Stories for April 10th 2024

Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 23:59 UTC
Alberto Fernández's assets frozen amid insurance scandal

A Buenos Aires court ordered the freezing of all assets belonging to former President Alberto Fernández, who is under investigation for corruption over the alleged purchase during his term in Casa Rosada of overpriced insurance policies from brokers with whom he was previously acquainted.
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 19:51 UTC
Petrobras finds oil not far from Amazon River mouth

Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobras said Wednesday it had discovered a new reservoir in the ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin, in the Anhangá exploratory well, located between the states of Amapá and Rio Grande do Norte.
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 19:26 UTC
Climate change: March this year was the hottest ever recorded

According to a study released Wednesday by the European Climate Observatory, last month was the hottest March on record worldwide, as well as the tenth consecutive month with maximum temperatures recorded at sea since June 2023. March 2024 recorded an average of 14.14 degrees Celsius (57.9 degrees Fahrenheit), beating the previous record of 2016 by a tenth of a degree.
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 11:09 UTC
South Georgia: Invitation to submit proposals to act as Mint for Commemorative Coins

The Commissioner of the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands has invited proposals to act as the Government’s Mint for the production of commemorative coins.
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 11:06 UTC
Another major Chinese construction and real estate developer ready to fall

China Construction Bank (Asia), a state owned financial institution filed a petition in Hong Kong to wind up the Shamao Group, after the Chinese real estate and construction developer failed to repay loans worth HK$1.58bn (US$ 201.8m; £159.7m).
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 11:05 UTC
“God Particle” Nobel prize winner, Professor Higgs has died at 94

The University of Edinburgh reported on Tuesday that Nobel winner Peter Higgs, the man who gave rise to the “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94.
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Uribe to become first former Colombian president under trial

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez will become the first former head of state of the South American country to be brought before the courts, the prosecution announced Tuesday in Bogota. The date for the start of the trial has not yet been set. Uribe faces bribery and procedural fraud charges.
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 10:33 UTC
Falkland Islands Government Office pays tribute to veterans on reunion weekend

A delegation from the Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) in London recently participated in the South Atlantic Medal Association (82) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Reunion Weekend held in Hull on April 6th and 7th.
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 10:22 UTC
Political forces in Haiti agree on Presidential Transitional Council

Political forces in Haiti have agreed on the formation of a 22-month Presidential Transitional Council to lead the violence-torn country to fresh democratic, credible, and participatory elections through which to restore normalcy, it was reported in Port-au-Prince.
Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 10:17 UTC
UN Security Council to review Essequibo controversy

Guyanese authorities have requested the United Nations Security Council to review Venezuela's territorial claims over the oil-rich Essequibo region, under the jurisdiction of the former British colony since 1899, but which Caracas has annexed to all its official maps following a referendum last year.