Stories for May 2024

Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:57 UTC
UK's not too generous attitude towards Overseas Territories higher education students

Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee’s Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories has published on Monday, written evidence received for its work on the UK Government’s support of education for British Overseas Territories students.
Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:54 UTC
Spanish lawmaker supports Milei through diplomatic controversy

Spanish Congresswoman Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo y Peralta Ramos supported Argentine President Javier Milei's statements about Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez. The Popular Party (PP) lawmaker grew up in Buenos Aires and has Argentine and French citizenships, in addition to her Spanish nobility titles.
Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:52 UTC
Lula urges UK authorities not to extradite Assange

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called on British magistrates not to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States, which is to be decided upon in London on Monday, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:45 UTC
Wars and climate change to blame for slowdown in world commerce, UN official says

A high-ranking United Nations (UN) official warned last week that worldwide commerce was threatened by climate change and wars such as the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:40 UTC
Argentina technical reports indicate abundant squid and anticipate a great catch

The two latest assessment reports from the Argentine National Research and Development Fisheries Institute, INIDEP, presented to the National Fisheries Council point out that the Argentine Illex Squid stock conditions are most abundant and anticipate a great catch season.
Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:36 UTC
Milei's deficient diplomacy triggers concurring responses

The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell criticized Argentine President Javier Milei for his derogatory remarks in Madrid targetting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez and insisted that “attacks against relatives of political leaders have no place in our culture.” Borrell thus became just another voice condemning the South American leader's attitude.
Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:30 UTC
Uruguay purchases scientific hydrographic research vessel from the US

Uruguay has purchased a private scientific hydrographic vessel, from a United States company, Global Seas LLC, and has paid US$ 3,5 million, according to official information from the government.
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.