Stories for 2024

Monday, September 9th 2024 - 08:20 UTC
Argentine national killed in terrorist attack on West Bank border with Jordan

Argentine-Israeli national Adrian Marcelo Podzamczer, aged 52, was one of the three people killed in a terrorist attack Sunday at the Allenby border crossing bridge between Jordan and the West Bank when a terrorist got out of a lorry and opened fire on Israeli security forces before being eventually gunned down.
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Monday, September 9th 2024 - 08:12 UTC
Chavista groups withdraw from Argentine Embassy adjacencies

Venezuelan pro-government militias were reported to have stopped stalking the premises of what used to be Argentina's Embassy in Caracas after former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia arrived in Spain as an asylum seeker.
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Monday, September 9th 2024 - 07:20 UTC
Daylight saving time evens Santiago de Chile with Argentina and Uruguay

Chile switched to the summer sunlight-saving time, starting at zero hours last Saturday in most parts of the country, including the Santiago Metropolitan Region, where the electricity supply has gone through severe problems lately.
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Monday, September 9th 2024 - 06:58 UTC
Argentina's Cabinet Chief hospitalized but “stable”

Argentina's 74-year-old Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos was hospitalized this weekend at a Buenos Aires sanatorium but reported to be stable. He will not be discharged until further studies are conducted.
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Sunday, September 8th 2024 - 18:36 UTC
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González arrives in Spain after receiving political asylum

Edmundo González Urrutia, a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader who was elected, to many in the international community, as the legitimate winner of the July 28 presidential election, arrived in Spain this Sunday after being granted political asylum by the Spanish government. González had sought refuge at the Dutch Embassy in Caracas before securing his passage out of the country.
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Saturday, September 7th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Paraguay and Argentina reach understanding on Waterway tolls

The governments of Paraguay and Argentina have reached an understanding regarding the collection of tolls on the latter's part for the use of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, it was announced.
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Saturday, September 7th 2024 - 10:35 UTC
Problem with anti-icing system detected in Voepass crash probe

According to audio recordings preserved in the so-called “black box,” the co-pilot of the doomed Voepass flight 2283 spoke of “a lot of ice” before tragedy ensued, according to a preliminary report released Friday by Brazil's Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa), Agencia Brasil reported.
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Saturday, September 7th 2024 - 10:20 UTC
Uruguayan Senator calls for Cardama deal for new Ocean Patrol Vessels to be dropped

Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) Senator Sandra Lazo insisted Friday that Uruguay should backtrack on its decision to purchase two newly-built Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPVs) from Spanish shipyard Cardama, a company at risk of bankruptcy that has not yet commenced building the units ordered in mid-2023. The Spanish shipyard is still unable to obtain the collaterals required by the contract with the Uruguayan authorities.
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Saturday, September 7th 2024 - 10:09 UTC
Brazilian Bossa Nova legend Sergio Mendes dies aged 83

Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who once won a Grammy Award, succumbed Thursday in the city of Los Angeles to the effects of prolonged Covid-19, according to The Associated Press. He had been facing respiratory problems for months, O Globo reported. The pianist, composer, vocalist, and arranger was 83. He had moved to the United States in 1964 after the military coup d'état.
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Saturday, September 7th 2024 - 09:59 UTC
Lula sacks Human Rights Minister accused of sexual misconduct

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday sacked Human Rights Minister Silvio Almeida, who was accused of sexual harassment against several women. The PT leader said that no official would remain active in his administration under those circumstances, given the “seriousness of the accusations.”
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