Paraguay's Electoral Justice reached an understanding this week with social media giants Meta to tackle campaign misinformation. The company owns platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The agreement was reached at a meeting in Asunción on the occasion of the Aug. 20-21 XVII Inter-American Meeting of Electoral Authorities 2024.
The Electoral Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) ruled Thursday that incumbent President Nicolás Maduro won the July 28 polls and therefore has been reelected for the 2025-2031 term, Chief Justice Caryslia Rodríguez announced.
Brazil's Justice Ministry announced Wednesday that transit passengers will not be allowed to remain indefinitely at airports if they do not have an entry permit into South America's largest country. The measure will only apply to people arriving in Brazil from countries that require a visa and do not have Brazil as their final destination. The Federal Police (PF) argues that refugee claims are being used by criminal organizations as a pretext.
A UK satellite to support military operations successfully launched into space. Named Tyche, the satellite is UK Space Command’s first satellite which can capture daytime images and videos of the Earth’s surface.
A penguin which became famous for being in a same-sex male relationship, has died at the age of 11, the Sydney Sea Life Aquarium has announced. Staff at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium are heartbroken to share the news that Sphen, one-half of the world's most famous and loved gentoo penguin couples, has sadly passed away, the aquarium said in a statement.
Authorities in the Argentine province of Santa Fe confirmed Wednesday that the crew member of the INA LOTTE cereal freighter ship with symptoms compatible with monkeypox tested negative for the malady the World Health Organization declared last week to be a PHEIC (public health emergency of international concern). However, the man did have chickenpox.
Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo filed a bill before Congress Wednesday to legislate against the creation, financing, and training of mercenary groups in the country. The initiative took into account the involvement of 26 Colombian nationals in the July 7, 2021, murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, among other notorious incidents.
The Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting invites applications for the role of Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty. Apply to the FCDO by 30 September 2024.