Stories for September 2nd 2024

Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 15:04 UTC
Key passenger tells his version of bomb threat aboard Aerolíneas Argentinas flight

X user Agustín Coto, arguably the main character in the Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR 1883 bomb threat saga, posted his version of the events on his social media account, which shed some additional light onto the events surrounding Sunday's service between Ushuaia and Buenos Aires, which already got additional notoriety for carrying celebrities Carmen Barbieri and Marcelo Polino as passengers.
Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 13:34 UTC
Starlink not banning X in Brazil

Starlink, the satellite internet service provider (ISP) owned among others by tycoon Elon Musk, has announced it would not abide by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes' decision to ban the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter and also a Musk business) in South America's largest country.
Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 12:45 UTC
Brazilian authorities rescue thousands from slave-like conditions

Slightly under 7,000 people have been rescued by Brazilian authorities from slave-like conditions over the past two years, according to a report released Monday. In 2023, a total of 3,240 victims were freed against 2,587 the previous year. Last month, 934 rescues were carried out, including that of a 94-year-old woman.
Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:40 UTC
Milei vetoes pensions increase but faces Congress' reprisal

Argentine President Javier Milei vetoed in its entirety Bill 27.756 providing for an increase in the wages of senior citizens and pensioners. The measure became effective after appearing in Monday's issue of the Official Gazette.
Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:38 UTC
Paraguayan businesses concerned as dollar keeps soaring

Given the seemingly unstoppable soar of the US dollar against the local guaraní during a whole week, the Association of Importers and Traders of Paraguay (Asimcopar) said it feared the current trend might hit year-ending sales, which largely feature imported items.
Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:35 UTC
Mass gas emission cut proposed in Brazil by 2035

According to a study by the Climate Observatory network, Brazil needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 92% by 2035 if South America's largest country is to make a fair contribution to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (ºC), Agencia Brasil reported. This target is based on 2005 emissions of 2.4 billion net tons, reducing the annual limit to 200 million net tons, it was also explained.
Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:29 UTC
Bomb threat mid-flight in Aerolineas Argentinas service from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires

A scheduled Aerolíneas Argentinas flight from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires had to return to the airport of origin amid a bomb threat. The case got additional notoriety because entertainers Carmen Barbieri and Marcelo Polino were onboard as passengers.
Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 07:49 UTC
Uruguay should not underestimate mpox threat, official says

Uruguay's Health Undersecretary José Luis Satdjian insisted this weekend that the country must remain alert for a possible monkeypox outbreak: “We cannot lower our guard,” the official stressed while pointing out that local authorities have stayed in contact with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) after the declaration of public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 07:44 UTC
Drought in Brazil reaching unprecedented limits

According to Brazil's National Center for the Monitoring of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), South America's largest country is facing the most severe drought in its recent history. The agency also noted that more than one third of the country was affected by “extreme drought.”