Stories for September 3rd 2024

Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 22:30 UTC
Downspout affects Paraguayan foreign trade freight rates

Paraguayan import/export operations, which are heavily dependent on barge transport through the Paraná and Paraguay Rivers, saw costs go up 29.2% interannually in July as lower water levels limited both navigation and the amount of cargo each vessel can carry. In the third week of August, the Paraguay River was one centimeter above its historical minimum.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 22:02 UTC
US seizes aircraft belonging to Maduro's fleet

Venezuela's Chavista Government Tuesday argued that the seizing in the Dominican Republic by US authorities of an aircraft occasionally used by President Nicolás Maduro constituted a “criminal” act of “piracy.”
Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Former Argentine president sued for extending Covid-19 lockdowns beyond sanitary needs

Federal Prosecutor Guillermo Marijuan and Buenos Aires City Congressman Yamil Santoro filed separate criminal complaints Monday against former President Alberto Fernández after Martín Guzmán, who served as Economy Minister under him, said in an interview that the Covid-19 quarantines were extended for political gain rather than out of a sanitary concern.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 10:08 UTC
Venezuela: Arrest warrant issued against Edmundo González Urrutia

A Venezuelan court Monday issued an arrest warrant against former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who the opposition insists won the July 28 polls with 67% of the vote, thus failing to recognize the National Electoral Council's (CNE) announcement that the incumbent Nicolás Maduro had prevailed with a 52% support. This result was later validated by the Supreme Court (TSJ) at Maduro's request.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 10:04 UTC
Brazil's STF panel upholds De Moraes' decisions against X

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) unanimously backed case rapporteur Alexandre De Moraes' decision to suspend X from South America's largest country. The five members of the STF's First Chamber voted virtually and concurrently to uphold De Moraes' ruling to shut down the social network X in the country.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:54 UTC
Uruguayan minister in Brazilian agro-show to promote dairy produce exports

“Uruguay is a net exporter of dairy produce and for years we have been a reliable, serious and main supplier for the Brazilian market. We can't be seen as predators or a threat for Brazil, we are a good trade partner in the framework of Mercosur,” Uruguayan Agriculture and Food minister Fernando Mattos told daily Correio do Povo, during his visit to Expointer, the largest agro show in the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:51 UTC
Falklands: Operation Manager of Demining Project in the King's Honorary List

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly and Government House in an official release said they were delighted to learn that former Operations Manager, Phillimon Gonamombe, of the successful 11-year demining project in the Falklands has been appointed as an Honorary MBE by H M The King.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:46 UTC
Falklands commissioning first independent inspection of Stanley's Hospital, KEMH

Falklands Islands King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) is committed to providing good quality, cost-effective and evidence-based health services that address the identified needs of the population we serve, in order to preserve life, treat illness and promote lifelong well-being within the resources that are available in the Falkland Islands.