Stories for September 13th 2024

Friday, September 13th 2024 - 21:39 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentinas strike leaves 37,000 passengers stranded

Flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas had to cancel 319 flights Friday, altering the travel plans of some 37,000 passengers, as a result of a joint strike carried out by the airline industry labor groupings representing either pilots or crewmembers.
Friday, September 13th 2024 - 10:05 UTC
Colombia: Petro says there are plans to overthrow him in the next three months

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Thursday said an “imminent” coup d'état against him was in the making. He warned that his removal from office was to be carried out in the next three months and mentioned that large sums of money were involved in his intended removal from office.
Friday, September 13th 2024 - 09:38 UTC
Thousands mourn Fujimori with Peru's flag flying at half mast

Thousands of Peruvians started parading before former President Alberto Fujimori's casket Thursday at the Culture Ministry in Lima to pay their last respects to the controversial conservative leader still regarded by many as the country's best head of state ever despite staging a coup d'état and being convicted for crimes against humanity.
Friday, September 13th 2024 - 09:17 UTC
Uruguay: Astesiano granted parole

Former Uruguayan Presidential Chief Bodyguard Alejandro Astesiano has been released from jail given his good behavior and other reasons that led Judge Noelia Gutierrez to understand that his social insertion was favorable. The Prosecutor's Office now has six days to appeal the measure.
Friday, September 13th 2024 - 08:59 UTC
Brazil still open to Venezuelan refugees, says Lula

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted this week that his country would remain open to welcoming refugees from Venezuela, Agencia Brasil reported. The head of state made those remarks during a radio interview in Manaus. He also said he hoped the neighboring country would soon “return to normalcy.”
Friday, September 13th 2024 - 08:05 UTC
Falklands lawmakers in round of political contacts in UK

Falkland Islands lawmakers, MLAs Leona Roberts and Mark Pollard who will be doing the round of United Kingdom political parties conferences, have also taken the opportunity to intensify strong bonds with political contacts in London.
Friday, September 13th 2024 - 07:56 UTC
Falklands at Magistrates and Judges Conference in Rwanda

The Falklands Government has said they are proud to have Senior Magistrate Malcolm Simmons represent the Islands at the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association Conference, which took place this week in Kigali, Rwanda under the theme of “Environmental Justice”.
Friday, September 13th 2024 - 07:50 UTC
Falklands Regional Student Competition, UK Embassy in Argentina announces ten finalists

The British Embassy in Argentina has announced the 10 finalists from Argentina to the Falkland Islands Regional Student Competition 2024/2025. The applicants answered the question “Why would I like to meet my neighbors in the Falkland Islands?” in a video.
Friday, September 13th 2024 - 07:37 UTC
Why independence movements fail in French Overseas Territories

By Gwynne Dyer - With the sole exception of the 50 people on Pitcairn Island, the United Kingdom (once known as the British Empire) liquidated its holdings in the Pacific Ocean long ago. France, by contrast, has a half million citizens in the Pacific (and another 2 million living in other bits of its former empire on islands in all the world’s major oceans).
Friday, September 13th 2024 - 07:23 UTC
European Central Bank cuts basic interest rate 0.25 percentage points to 3,5%

While inflation in the Euro zone was down to 2,2% in August, and with sliding tendency, plus a lack of growth reaction from the economy, the European Central Bank, ECB, on Thursday decided to cut interest rates by another 0.25 percentage points to 3,5%.