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Stories for August 2024

  • Friday, August 30th 2024 - 09:31 UTC

    Former Red Brigades fighter arrested in Buenos Aires

    It remains to be seen whether Bertulazzi can now be extradited to Italy

    Argentine authorities Thursday arrested former Italian far-left Red Brigades guerrilla fighter Leonardo Bertulazzi who had been a fugitive since the 1980s and was residing in the South American country as an asylum seeker. The suspect's detention was made possible through a decision by Buenos Aires to strip him of his refugee status.

  • Friday, August 30th 2024 - 08:07 UTC

    São Paulo authorities arrest 10th suspect in connection with intentional fires

    Two firefighters have been killed so far since Aug. 21

    Authorities in the Brazilian State of São Paulo announced Thursday that a total of 10 suspects had been arrested in connection with the numerous fires affecting the area and which were proven to have been man-caused, Agencia Brasil reported. Two firefighters have died as a result of the phenomenon, which has already caused losses estimated to be over R$ 1 billion (around US$ 179.7 million).

  • Friday, August 30th 2024 - 07:42 UTC

    Chile's Senate wants ICC to order Maduro's arrest

    The motion was approved by 21 votes to none against and no abstentions

    Chile's Senate Tuesday sent a note to President Gabriel Boric Font to request the International Criminal Court in The Hague (The Netherlands) to issue an arrest warrant against Venezuela's ruler Nicolás Maduro for “serious crimes that constitute a threat to peace, security and the welfare of humanity.” The Bolivarian leader has been under investigation since 2021.

  • Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina's ruling party lawmakers keep leaving the boat

    Paoltroni questioned Milei's overly discretional handling of funds to the detriment of the needy

    Just one day after the departure of Congresswoman Lourdes Arrieta from the ruling La Libertad Avanza's (LLA) Lower House bloc, Formosa's Francisco Paoltroni was expelled Wednesday from the party's grouping on the Senate citing “irreconcilable differences,” which would corroborate that an alliance built up in haste to endorse Javier Milei's presidential bid was not achieved seamlessly.

  • Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 10:38 UTC

    De Moraes keeps targeting X in Brazil

    Ironically, De Moraes publishes his decisions through the STF's X account

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Wednesday gave tycoon Elon Musk 24 hours to appoint a legal representative for the social media platform X in the South American country or face suspension, Agencia Brasil reported. Ironically, the summons was posted through the STF's X account.

  • Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 09:16 UTC

    Leonardo DiCaprio welcomes Uruguay's environmental initiative

    Lobos Island has been a crucial strategic geopolitical and economic center since colonial times

    American actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio welcomed through his Instagram account Uruguay's decision to declare Lobos Island, a group of 22 rock formations in the South Atlantic off Punta del Este, a protected natural area to be shielded from buildings and urbanization developments. It was also said to have frustrated Maldonado Mayor (governor) Enrique Antía's plans for other tourist attractions.

  • Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 08:32 UTC

    Argentina betting on lithium and copper projects to overcome recession

    Minister Luis Lucero said Argentina was pushing to become a global supplier of lithium and copper with significant foreign investment

    With electric battery lithium leading, Argentina mining exports are expected to double to some US$ 10 billion in three years time, according to minister Luis Lucero who anticipated that copper is the other metal that will also have a huge boost given its importance in powering electric vehicles and artificial intelligence.

  • Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 08:24 UTC

    Falklands closer to having a National Park at Hill Cove Mountains

    A total of 67% of respondents agreed with the concept of designating a national park in the Falklands, and 54% agreed with the proposed location for the park

    The Falkland Islands is closer to having a national park in the Hill Cove Mountains to the north of West Falkland. This is the result of a public consultation held by the Falkland Islands Government Environment Department from February to April 2024 on the proposed designation of such a national park.

  • Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 08:18 UTC

    Case in Comodoro Rivadavia not mpox, lab tests show

    People who have had mpox in the past “are more likely to have some immunity than others,” the WHO explained

    Health authorities in the Argentine Patagonian city of Comodoro Rivadavia admitted Wednesday that a suspected case of monkeypox was ruled out after the laboratory results came in.

  • Thursday, August 29th 2024 - 08:18 UTC

    Falklands travelers to benefit with seats for the Ascension/St Helena Airlink

    The Falkland Islands Government has informed that an agreement has been signed with Ascension Island Government to guarantee travelers from the Falkland Islands ten seats on each flight connecting Ascension and St Helena – known as the St Helena Airlink. This agreement removes the risk of travelers from the Falklands not being able to book a seat by guaranteeing availability.