Stories for 2023

Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:07 UTC
EU discussing approval of Roundup glyphosate for another ten years

The European Commission has proposed extending approval of the controversial weed killer glyphosate, long manufactured under the name Roundup, by 10 years. Approval in the European Union for the agrichemical is due to lapse this December unless member states agree to a reauthorization.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 12:04 UTC
Brazil central bank lowers interest rate for second month running

Brazil’s central bank this week lowered its interest rate by 50 basis points to 12.75% -- its second consecutive rate cut. Banco Central do Brasil last made a rate hike of 50 basis points in August 2022, carrying the rate to 13.75%, the highest since early 2017, and significantly up from a record low of 2% in March 2021.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 11:52 UTC
US Fed leaves rates unchanged but anticipates one more rise in November

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged this week, pausing an aggressive inflation fight amid growing optimism that the United States can achieve normal price levels without falling into a recession.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 11:40 UTC
Half a million Venezuelans asylum seekers allowed to work legally in US

Venezuelans seeking asylum in the US who are already living in the country will be allowed to work legally under new rules announced by the Biden administration. About 472,000 people will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for a period of 18 months.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 11:00 UTC
Hangover: England and Wales loose two pubs a day

Two pubs a day have disappeared in England and Wales in the first half of the year, according to government statistics. Figures showed that 230 pubs vanished in the three months to 30 June - an increase over the previous quarter when the doors to 153 pubs shuttered.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 09:46 UTC
Falklands Supreme Court to decide on dual nationality fundamental rights

The Falkland Islands Supreme Court convened on September 20 for a hearing in relation to the ongoing constitutional issue on the matter of MLA Teslyn Barkman, with a decisive hearing scheduled for November 27.
Saturday, September 23rd 2023 - 09:36 UTC
New legislation decriminalizes self-defense in Peru

Peru's one-house Congress has allowed the use of lethal force in case of “imminent danger” in a move to protect the citizenry. President Dina Boluarte has signed the bill into law, it was reported in Lima.
Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 10:11 UTC
New generation Falklander elected to the Legislative Assembly in representation of Camp

The Falkland Islands by-election for the Camp constituency, held on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 September resulted in the election of Jack Ford to office. The newly elected Member of the Legislative Assembly, Falklands autonomous internal government, told Penguin News that “personal contact and simple things like sitting in people’s kitchens and just putting the time in to listen to what they’ve got to say” made a difference.
Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 10:04 UTC
Argentina releasing LPG trucks bound for Paraguay

In the latest episode of the feud between Argentina and Paraguay, trucks carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bound for Asunción and detained by Argentine customs began to be released Thursday, it was reported, a week after barges carrying fuel were also detained for unpaid tolls on the Paraná River waterway.
Friday, September 22nd 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguayan Governor sees nothing wrong with child labor

The Governor of the Uruguayan department (province) of Artigas spoke naturally of child labor Thursday in a TV interview, which prompted a swift reaction from the national government.