Stories for 2023

Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Uruguayan orange producers said to be retaining cheap Argentine labor

Agricultural producers in the Salto area have been reported to hire Argentine labor from Concordia just across the border and pay them three times less than they would local workers, Uruguay's National Union of Salaried, Rural, and Related Workers (Unión Nacional de Asalariados, Trabajadores Rurales y Afines - Unatra) denounced.
Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
Edilene Lobo becomes first black woman to join Brazil's TSE

Lawyer Edilene Lobo became the first black woman to join Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) after she was sworn in as a substitute judge on Tuesday before Chief Justice Alexandre De Moraes, Agência Brasil reported.
Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Falklands Airbridge rerouted to East Midlands Airport, from August 12 to 26

Due to essential repair work to the runway at RAF Brize Norton, the South Atlantic Airbridge connecting with the Falkland Islands will temporarily fly into, and out of East Midlands Airport (EMA). The final SAA flight into RAF Brize Norton prior to work commencing is scheduled to be the northbound service TOW 2233 due to depart MPC on Saturday 12 Aug. The following TOW 2230 service on Monday 14 Aug will depart from East Midlands Airport.
Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 09:28 UTC
New Covid-19 strain classified by WHO as EG5 and “variant of interest”

The World Health Organization, WHO, on Wednesday classified a new strain of Covid 19 as a “variant of interest.” The EG.5 variant has been spreading rapidly in the United States, encompassing over 17% of cases. Although also detected in China, South Korea, Japan and Canada.
Thursday, August 10th 2023 - 09:06 UTC
King Charles III 50p coins begin circulating , “a piece of British history”

A batch of millions of 50p coins celebrating the coronation of King Charles III will begin circulation in UK. Featuring a design by Royal Mint coin designer Natasha Jenkins, the coins are the second 50ps to enter circulation bearing the monarch's official coin portrait.
Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
UK warned EU of “Argentina's misinterpretation” on any Falklands reference

The British press is revealing some of the facts surrounding the European Union/Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit, held in the third week of July in Brussels when Argentina celebrated that in the controversial final communiqué, a reference to the Falklands was changed to Malvinas Islands.
Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Overseas Territories two-day Biodiversity Strategy forum held in the Falkland Islands

A successful two-day workshop for the new Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy, held in the Falkland Islands concluded successfully last Friday. The workshop led by the UK’s Joint Nature Conservation Committee, in partnership with FIG and representatives from conservation, science, rural business, economic development, tourism and fishing sectors.
Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
Argentina: Milei closes campaign ahead of PASO elections

Libertarian Deputy Javier Milei closed his campaign for Sunday's Simultaneous, Open, and Mandatory Primary (PASO) presidential elections like a rock star in a packed Buenos Aires indoor 15,000-capacity Movistar Arena, capitalizing on one of Mexican singer Luis Miguel's days off at the venue.
Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 10:34 UTC
Colombian President wants to create “Amazon NATO” to defend jungle “with weapons”

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego Tuesday suggested during his speech at the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) Summit in the Brazilian city of Belém that an international environmental court should be created to prosecute crimes in the area, in addition to an “Amazon NATO” to defend the region “with weapons”.
Wednesday, August 9th 2023 - 10:31 UTC
Eight Amazon countries sign Belem Declaration

Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela Tuesday signed the Belém Declaration on the opening day of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) Summit in the Brazilian State of Pará, Agencia Brasil reported.