Stories for 2023

Friday, February 3rd 2023 - 10:01 UTC
Brazilian Navy announces Sau Paulo carrier to be sunk despite environmental protests

The Government of Brazil plans to sink the decommissioned French-built Sao Paulo aircraft carrier in the middle of the Atlantic ocean after the depleted structure has spent months wandering with no port to dock for scrapping due to the presence of toxic materials in the hull, it was reported Thursday.
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Friday, February 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Revive and restore Wetlands

On 30 August 2021, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 2 February as World Wetlands Day to raise awareness of the urgency of reversing the accelerating loss of wetlands and to promote their conservation and restoration. The day marks the date of the adoption of the “Convention on Wetlands of International Importance” held in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
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Friday, February 3rd 2023 - 09:53 UTC
US State Dept. official confirms clearance for Paraguayan beef moving forward

Negotiations for Paraguayan beef to land in the United States are at an advanced stage, US State Department Director for Brazil and Southern Cone Affairs Baxter Hunt told Deputy Foreign Minister Raúl Silvero Silvagni, it was reported Thursday in Asunción.
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Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 23:54 UTC
Uruguay: Drought losses estimated at USD 1.200 million, Minister says

Uruguay’s Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fishing, Fernando Mattos, appeared before the Permanent Commission of Parliament at the request of the opposition Frente Amplio (Broad Front) to explain the measures taken by the government in response to the drought that has affected the country since last year.
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Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 11:03 UTC
Republicanism: Australia will honor indigenous cultures in its A$ 5 bill instead of Charles III

Australia's new Five Dollar bill will replace an image of British monarch Charles III with one honoring Australian Indigenous cultures. It is the last banknote in Australia that still bears the head of recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II.
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Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Uruguay cattle breeders fear 'monopoly conditions' as Brazilian companies control most of the beef industry

Brazil's protein producer giant Minerva Foods issued a note to the market communicating the purchase of state-of-the-art Breeders and Packers Uruguay (BPU Meat) abattoir and processing plant for USD 40 million. The conclusion of the deal is still pending approval by the Uruguayan authorities.
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Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 10:57 UTC
Falklands Veterinary Officers report on Gentoo rookery Penguin pox

On Tuesday 24 January, Veterinary Officers and Falkland Landholdings representatives visited Berthas Beach following reports of several juvenile Gentoo penguin deaths. The unwell and dead penguins that were reported displayed severe penguin pox lesions.
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Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Peru's Congress once again votes against advancing elections

Peru's Congress refused once again Wednesday to bring forward the elections to 2023 as requested by President Dina Boluarte who was acquiescing to the demands of the numerous demonstrators that flocked the streets and roads since the Dec. 7 impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones.
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Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 10:44 UTC
“Lula won't last long,” Bolsonaro warns

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday during a speech before a group of his followers in the US State of Florida that the current administration of President Luiz Inàcio Lula da Silva might have its days numbered.
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Thursday, February 2nd 2023 - 10:32 UTC
Argentine opposition cries foul play in 2010 census

Leaders of the Argentine opposition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) coalition Wednesday argued that census data regarding the population of the La Matanza constituency in the province of Buenos Aires had been tampered with in 2010 to collect undue co-participation funds for the next 12 years.
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