Stories for May 18th 2024

Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 11:07 UTC
China purchasing 95,000 tons of beef monthly from Brazil

April 2024 was a historic milestone in beef exports for Brazil having shipped 236,842 tons, generating revenues totaling US$ 1.043 billion, points out Agrilink. Leading the list was China, trailed closely by the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, which experienced a substantial 38.9% surge in imports compared to March 2024, driven by increased demand for beef offal.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Falklands War: partly released documents on Welsh Guard losses trigger more controversy

BBC is reporting that declassified documents, --to be kept secret until 2065--, have cleared an army regiment of any blame in the biggest loss of British life during the Falklands War. Forty-eight crew were killed when the Sir Galahad, an unarmed and undefended supply ship carrying British troops to the Falklands, was hit by the Argentine air force bombs on 8 June 1982, six days before the end of the conflict.—
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:57 UTC
Wages keep losing purchase power in Argentina, study finds

According to a study released Friday in Buenos Airers by the Research and Training Center of the Argentine Republic (Cifra), formal wages took a slump of nearly 15% in the last semester, particularly after the Dec. 13 118.3% devaluation of the local currency once Javier Milei took office as president.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:45 UTC
Ecuadorean stowaway captured in Chile trying to board flight to Argentina

A new security incident was recorded Friday at Santiago de Chile's Nuevo Pudahuel - Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport when an Ecuadorean stowaway was caught trying to board a cargo plane bound for Argentina.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:45 UTC
BAS marine biologist elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society

Professor Lloyd Peck, Science Leader and marine biologist at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), joins over 90 exceptional researchers from across the world in being elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:35 UTC
Two more Uruguayan meatpacking plants cleared for shipments to China

Chinese authorities have authorized additional Uruguayan slaughterhouses to ship beef and horsemeat from plants in Florida and Canelones to that country, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos confirmed Friday.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:05 UTC
Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence

The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring the respect of human rights, the rule of law and democracy legal standards in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 09:50 UTC
Prime Minister Sunak and wife among the richest families in UK

The Sunday Times Rich List has published that the personal wealth of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty has been estimated at £651m, up from £529m in 2023. This was mainly due to Ms. Murty's shares in Infosys, the Indian IT giant co-founded by her father.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 09:14 UTC
Cambridge will vote to award Freedom of the City to Ice Patrol HMS Protector

Next 23 May a full council meeting from the landlocked city of Cambridge will decide on plans to award the Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Protector, Freedom of the City.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 07:28 UTC
Gibraltar Commissioner of Police attends Guardia Civil anniversary parade

At the invitation of the Colonel of the Spanish Guardia Civil, Francisco Almansa, Commissioner of Police Richard Ullger and Assistant Commissioner Cathal Yeats were in Algeciras where they attended the 180th anniversary parade of the founding of the Guardia Civil.