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Montevideo, December 21st 2024 - 13:50 UTC

Stories for August 2024

  • Saturday, August 24th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

    Life expectancy reaches 76.4 years in Brazil

    Life expectancy had fallen after the Covid-19 pandemic but is slowly growing back

    A study released this week by Brazil’s Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) showed that life expectancy at birth in South America's largest country reached 76.4 years. Those born in 2023 can easily hope to live until the age of 79.7 years in the case of women while men would live until 73.1 years on average, Agencia Brasil reported. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the overall projection stood at 76.2 years.

  • Saturday, August 24th 2024 - 08:50 UTC

    Eleven countries in the Americas not to honor Caracas' TSJ ruling

    In a separate declaration, Patel said that a ruling “by the Maduro-controlled Supreme Court of Justice has no credibility”

    Eleven countries in the Americas issued a statement Friday saying they would not be recognizing Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) ruling declaring Nicolás Maduro the winner of the July 28 elections without producing any of the voting minutes to back up such a claim.

  • Saturday, August 24th 2024 - 08:08 UTC

    RFK Jr. sidesteps from presidential bid to support Trump

    “He is a phenomenal person, a phenomenal man who loves the people of this country,” Trump said of RFK Jr. during their joint appearance

    Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) Friday dropped his campaign and joined forces with former Republican President Donald Trump ahead of the Nov. 5 elections in the United States as both made a joint appearance at a rally in Arizona to announce the news.

  • Saturday, August 24th 2024 - 07:19 UTC

    Falkland Islands Community School Celebrates Outstanding GCSE Results

    Principal of FICS, Sebastian St John, praised the students, “results are well deserved, and testimony of the hard work pupils have put into their studies...”

    The Falkland Islands Community School (FICS) is thrilled to announce the excellent GCSE results achieved by its 2024 Year 11 cohort. These remarkable achievements will enable many students to pursue their educational and career aspirations with a solid foundation for future success.

  • Friday, August 23rd 2024 - 23:13 UTC

    The Economist: Javier Milei's military splurge; many Argentines are asking why

    On 9th July, Argentina's national day president Milei was invited to the lead tank of the grand parade downtown Buenos Aires

    Self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalists ought to be skeptical of large standing armies. President Javier Milei of Argentina seems to relish them. Even as he tightens the government purse, he has committed to raising defense spending from 0.5% of gdp to 2% over the next eight years. He vows to “restore the prestige” of the army and transform it into a hi-tech force.

  • Friday, August 23rd 2024 - 20:39 UTC

    Uruguay trying to lessen dependence on China for its beef exports

    North America, mainly US, has been the main destination of Uruguayan beef in the first half of this year, ahead of China

    Uruguay is committed to lessen its dependence on the Chinese market for its sales of meat and beef in particular. In recent years China, as with most other Latin American countries has become its main trade partner, absorbing non processed agricultural commodities and minerals while flooding local economies with Chinese industrial goods.

  • Friday, August 23rd 2024 - 20:16 UTC

    UK distillers toast £25m Brazilian boost for Scotch Whisky under the Geographical Indication status

    Industry estimates, Brazil is in the top five global growth markets for alcohol over the next 5 years and its population of over 200 million people already have an appreciation for whisky

    UK Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds on Wednesday 21 August visited Glengoyne Distillery in Scotland to celebrate Brazil’s decision to grant special protected status to Scotch Whisky - bolstering ‘Brand Scotland’ by promoting iconic Scottish products across the world. 

  • Friday, August 23rd 2024 - 12:30 UTC

    C24 visiting mission to British Virgin Islands next week

    The mission headed by Menissa Rambally will gather first-hand information on the situation in BVI, focusing on the political developments, including the constitutional review process.

    The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, also identified as C24, currently chaired by Menissa Rambally (Saint Lucia), will undertake a visiting mission to the British Virgin Islands from 26 to 27 August. 

  • Friday, August 23rd 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Four LatAm countries insist Venezuela's TSJ consolidated fraud

    Arévalo de León, Boric, Lacalle, and Peña agreed on calling Maduro a dictator

    Four Latin American countries were quick Thursday to voice their disagreement with Venezuela's Supreme Court (TSJ) ratifying incumbent President Nicolás Maduro's alleged win at the July 28 elections despite fraud denunciations by the opposition backed by the Organization of American States (OAS) and a large part of the international community.

  • Friday, August 23rd 2024 - 09:49 UTC

    US Embassy in Buenos Aires issues “black widow” travel alert

    Tourists were also suggested to trust their instincts and not hesitate to walk away from any awkward situation

    The United States Embassy in Buenos Aires Thursday issued an alert to American travelers willing to visit the Argentine capital given an increase in cases of “black widows,” women who drug their occasional partners to steal their belongings, particularly at bars and among users of dating apps.