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Stories for 2023

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 11:30 UTC

    James Cleverly in Chile: Falklands have a right to self determination and to choose their future

    Foreign Secretary James Cleverly made a fundamental speech on Latin American policy during his visit to Chile

    British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, on a political and trade visit to South America, including Colombia, Chile and Brazil, said the Falkland Islands people have the right to self determination recalling that ten years ago Islanders overwhelmingly voted to remain in the British Family.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:57 UTC

    Argentine mathematician awarded the Abel Prize, the highest distinction in the field

    The Abel Prize recognizes achievements in mathematics at any stage of a mathematician’s career

    The World Math Abel Prize was awarded to an Argentine professor and researcher, Luis Caffarelli for his work on “Partial Differential Equations.” It is the first time a Latin American citizen receives such a prize, whose research has been crucial to help describe phenomena such as the flow of water and demographic growth.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    US Federal Reserve divided on how to continue with interest rates, FOMC minutes

    One position advocated by “some” members judged that progress in reducing inflation was “unacceptably slow” and would necessitate further hikes.

    US Federal Reserve minutes released this Wednesday showed officials split at their last meeting over how to continue with interest rates: some members saw the need for more increases while others expected a slowdown in growth to remove the need to tighten further.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:41 UTC

    DeSantis finally announces White House bid on Twitter

    “If I get nominated I will do the job,” DeSantis promised

    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Wednesday announced he would be participating in the primary elections of the Republican Party to run for President of the United States in 2024. He will face former President Donald Trump, among others, if he is to make it to the White House. “I'm running for president to lead our great American comeback,” De Santis wrote on Twitter, where he also participated in a broadcast interview with Elon Musk.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

    Falklands' salmon farming reignites: application for judicial review

    Unity Marine Limited served on FIG an application for judicial review, relating to matters arising from the decision of Executive Council on 29 March 2022 in relation to aquaculture development

    The controversy surrounding the possibility of salmon industrial farming, and its environmental impact, has reignited in the Falkland Islands.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    Brazilian gov't, Google team up to filter hate speech

    A game for players to act as slave owners, which has been taken offline, triggered the Brazilian government's response

    Brazil's Ministry of Racial Equality (MIR) and Google will develop a filter to prevent hate speech, intolerance, and racism to be disseminated through the internet, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

    Taiwan disburses third donation to Paraguayan hospitals

    Taiwan is a strategic ally in matters of cooperation seeking the welfare and progress of both peoples, Borba explained

    Taiwanese authorities announced Wednesday in Asuncion a US$ 4,800,000 disbursement of a monetary donation to Paraguay's Health Ministry to be allocated to the Trauma Hospital, the Itauguá Hospital, and the Pediatric Children's Hospital of Acosta Ñu. It was the third installment of a US$ 14,992,733 donation from the Asian island for the “improvement of the Quality of Care of the Establishments of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare,” according to a statement from the Paraguayan Ministry.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

    LatAm's business index falls below average figures

    The business climate in Latin America registered its lowest level since the third quarter of 2022, according to the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

    Paraguay remained the Latin American country with the highest projected growth for the year 2023, according to a Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) study that also showed that the region has hit its poorest business climate in the last nine months, it was reported. Argentina is at the bottom of the list.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:06 UTC

    Brazil expects a record second crop of corn, some 102,4 million tons

    The harvest is expected to reach 102.4 million tons, a 10% increase compared to the previous cycle, according to estimates released this week by Rally da Safra

    As the harvest of soybeans has taken longer, the pace of corn planting in Paraná, the second largest corn producer in Brazil has been the slowest in history. The higher-than-expected productivity in some areas of Brazil’s second corn crop (also known as “safrinha“) is expected to more than compensate for the planting delay and ensure record numbers in 2022/23.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    Canada, Saudi Arabia resume full diplomatic ties after 5 years

    It was “about time” relations were restored, said former Canadian Ambassador Horak

    Five years after Saudi Arabia expelled Canada's ambassador from Riyadh over Ottawa's remarks on women's rights activists, both countries agreed Wednesday to restore full diplomatic relations, Global Affairs Canada (Canada's foreign ministry - GAC) announced in a statement.