Stories for September 6th 2024

Friday, September 6th 2024 - 21:42 UTC
Macron picks the seasoned Barnier for French PM job

The 73-year-old Barnier has served four times as a cabinet minister and as the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator. On July 16, Macron accepted Gabriel Attal's resignation but asked him to stay in office on a caretaker basis until a replacement could be found.
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Falklands delegation at Expo-Prado strengthens relations with Uruguay

The Falkland Islands Government are pleased to announce the safe arrival of the Falkland Islands delegation to Uruguay on Sunday September First 2024, marking a significant opportunity to strengthen our long-standing relationship and explore new avenues of cooperation.
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:47 UTC
Explosive device goes off at Argentine Rural Society President's office

An explosive device went off Thursday at the headquarters of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) in Buenos Aires. There were no fatalities but SRA President Santiago Pino's secretary and other people were reported to have been wounded.
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:44 UTC
Former Uruguayan President Mujica hospitalized for a third time in 10 days

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica (2010-2015) was admitted Thursday for the third time in 10 days at a Montevideo sanatorium to go on with his cancer treatment. Mujica's head physician Raquel Pannone said the case affecting the 89-year-old leader was not particularly serious despite the recurrent hospitalizations.
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:29 UTC
Falklands to attend Lib-Dem, Labour and Conservative parties conventions

A delegation from the Falkland Islands Government will be attending the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences this year, while it will also be holding the first ever fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton with a conference titled, “Falkland Islands: Self determination in the 21st century”.
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:22 UTC
Machado urges US to recognize González Urrutia as as President-elect of Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado insisted Thursday that the United States should recognize Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate winner of the July 28 elections at which the incumbent Nicolás Maduro claims to have prevailed despite producing no evidence to support these allegations other than a declaration from the pro-Government National Electoral Council (CNE) and a ruling validating it from the subservient electoral branch of the Supreme Court (TSJ).
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:18 UTC
Increasing number of Covid-19 cases reported in Brazil

A health report issued Thursday by the Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) noted that the number of Covid-19 infections in South America's largest country was on the rise, Agencia Brasil reported.
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 09:36 UTC
Falklands plans to create a consultation Maritime Committee seeking advice from the sector

The Falkland Islands Government Committee system will have a new addition and that is the Maritime committee, and is forecasted to function broadly along the lines of the fisheries committee has been confirmed.