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Stories for July 19th 2024

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 21:24 UTC

    Computer glitch paralyzes key services globally

    Airlines and banks globally were rendered inoperational due to the malfunction

    A Microsoft computer system crashed worldwide Friday as the so-called “blue screen of death” appeared on many users after the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike used a faulty software update hitting servers and cloud storage services causing severe losses and distress.

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 20:46 UTC

    Caputo confirms Argentina shipped gold abroad

    The Economy Minister exulted in telling savers that they would end up selling their US dollars to pay taxes and make the peso a strong currency

    Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo confirmed rumors from opposition lawmakers and union leaders indicating that the Central Bank (BCRA) was transferring gold from the country's coffers to foreign destinations. He explained that the move sought to generate a return on an otherwise unproductive metal.

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Brazil moves forward with food security initiative

    The key is to redirect the financial resources and knowledge to where they are most needed, Minister Dias explained

    The Brazilian government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought this week its initiative to create a global alliance to combat hunger and poverty through the promotion of food security strategies and boosting people's income to a United Nations panel in New York, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 10:52 UTC

    Maduro speaks of “bloodshed” if he is not reelected

    Maduro assured that his victory was the only result that would guarantee “peace” in the country

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro foresaw a “bloodbath” in his country if he fails to be reelected on July 28. According to the most recent surveys, he would be trailing opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia by more than 10 percentage points.

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 10:41 UTC

    Milei's gov't keeps sacking officials as global controversy over football chant mounts

    Garro said and denied saying that Messi should apologize for the controversial chant

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei sacked Sports Secretary Julio Garro after the latter said that Lionel Messi should apologize for the controversial chants of the national football team with discriminatory mentions to the ethnicity of France's players and Kylian Mbappé's sexual orientation. He was in fact called “puto” (faggot).

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 08:54 UTC

    Von der Leyen gets second 5-year term at the EC helm

    The German politician claimed her victory was that of the “pro-European Union, pro-Ukraine and pro-rule of law” democratic forces

    The 65-year-old German politician Ursula von der Leyen was chosen once again Thursday by the European Parliament to chair the European Commission for a second five-year term with 401 votes against 284 out of a total 720-seat House.

  • Friday, July 19th 2024 - 06:41 UTC

    Paraguay to buy Embraer military aircraft to fight organized crime

    The Paraguayan Air Force already operates six AT-27 Tucano turboprops, the training aircraft that evolved into the Super Tucano

    Paraguayan Authorities have issued the necessary paperwork to launch the purchase process of six Brazilian-built Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to be deployed in security and crime fighting, it was reported in Asunción Thursday.