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Montevideo, September 19th 2024 - 20:23 UTC

Stories for September 2024

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:40 UTC

    Milei vetoes pensions increase but faces Congress' reprisal

    Milei cited the Senate's Rulebook requirement that every bill includes in its foundations its source of financing

    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

    “We fear that this situation will affect the Christmas season,” Caje argued

    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 Astrini, the goal is to present the study in technical forums and apply pressure on public officials

    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

    Passengers were kept waiting outside the aircraft while police searched for explosive devices

    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

    “We cannot let our guard down under any public health threat,” Satdjian pointed out

    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

    Climate change and El Niño are among the factors contributing to this phenomenon

    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.”

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