MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 24th 2024
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Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 20:43 UTC
Lula wants permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa and Latin America
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday opened the 79th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York with a speech focused on the Security Council's shortcomings in the face of recent global events and called for a permanent seat on the body for Latin America as well as for Africa while insisting that such an omission was “an unacceptable echo of the domination practices of the colonial past.” Today, only the United States, Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom are permanent members, and all of them have veto powers.
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Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 15:50 UTC
Use of unauthorized suicide capsule sparks controversy in Switzerland
Authorities in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen arrested a group of people Tuesday in connection with the first-time unsanctioned use of the assisted suicide capsule known as Sarco, with which a 64-year-old American woman took her own life. Although assisted suicide is permitted in the country under certain conditions, prosecutors fear that these requirements had not been met.
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Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 10:35 UTC
Busy days for Falklands delegation at the stand in Labour's Conference Liverpool
A flurry of activity and visits at the Falkland Islands stand at the Labour Party Convention taking place in Liverpool with Members of the Legislative Assembly Leona Roberts and Mark Pollard as hosts with the support from staff of the Falklands Government Office in London.
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Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 10:11 UTC
Argentina's bonds slump after Milei's NYSE speech
Argentine bonds on Wall Street fell up to 3.6% on average Monday after President Javier Milei's speech before the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), during which he announced that his government would release the currency exchange rate controls once zero percent inflation is achieved. During his speech on Monday, Milei also rang the traditional bell that starts stock market operations.
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Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 10:10 UTC
Buenos Aires court orders arrest of Maduro, Cabello, and other Chavista leaders
An Argentine court ordered Monday the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for their systematic plan to detain, kidnap, and torture people, which escalated after the controversial July 28 elections which the incumbent leader claims to have won despite producing no tangible evidence attesting to that. The measure also reaches over 30 Chavista leaders.
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Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 09:59 UTC
Brazil condemns Israel's onslaught against Hezbollah in Lebanon
Brazil's Foreign Ministry condemned “in the strongest terms” Israel's deployment into parts of Lebanese territory Monday which left 492 people dead and 1,645 wounded. Itamaraty also deplored Tel Aviv's declarations in favor of the military operations urging “Lebanese civilians to evacuate their homes in those regions” as people fleeing southern Lebanon caused traffic jams.
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Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 09:04 UTC
Paraguayan President puts his country's Constitution ahead of international agreements
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña told the United Nations (UN) Future Summit that it was essential for his country “to preserve its values and principles” while generating equal opportunities for all. “Paraguay defends international positions based on principles, not on mere interest, convenience or pragmatism,” he stressed during the gathering at which the Pact for the Future was adopted.
