Stories for September 2024

Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:21 UTC
Peruvian President denied permission to attend United Nations GA

Peru's one-house Congress on Tuesday voted against allowing President Dina Boluarte to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, with 55 votes to 50 and 5 abstentions. Boluarte intended to be in the United States between Sept. 22 and 25 while remaining in charge of the South American country remotely.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:00 UTC
Falklands celebrates decision to hold Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2026

The Falkland Islands Sports Council celebrated and shared the good news from Scotland on the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Although the Commonwealth Games 2026 Statement refers to Scottish government support and no other details, from the Falklands reaction was most positive, “there is no further news on what sports are included, or the numbers of places we will have……but at least there is a Games.”
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 08:02 UTC
Argentine grain exports have to be completed in the Atlantic because of insufficient draft along the Parana waterway

With the Parana crucial waterway again beginning to suffer the consequences of lack of a sufficient water level, making the loading of cereals and oil seeds at the main Argentine exporting port of Rosario, it is estimated that in the remaining months of the year, Bahía Blanca directly on the Atlantic will be receiving probably half a million tons of additional grains to dispatch.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 08:00 UTC
Brazil/China peace plan, rejected by Kiev, considered a chance by Russia

Brazil has positioned itself as neutral in the Ukraine war, refusing to join sanctions or provide military aid to Kiev, while proposing a peace initiative in cooperation with China. The joint Brazil/China peace plan or at least to end hostilities, has been defined by Ukrainian president Zelensky as “destructive”.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 07:59 UTC
Falklands Tourist Board preparing for this summer's season

With the incoming cruise season round the corner the Falkland Islands Tourist Board is actively preparing for what is expected to be a very busy summer. With that in mind the Falklands Tourist Board is inviting any individuals and or businesses involved within the tourism industry to attend a pre-season meeting scheduled for this Wednesday at the Jetty Visitors Center, beginning at 17:00 hours.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 07:53 UTC
Features of choosing a used Mercedes

Many people who have decided to buy a car are especially intensely and attentively interested in the models of the German concern Daimler. They look attractive and offer many progressive solutions for comfort and safety. Mercedes Benz produces cars of different categories and body types in several lines, so there is plenty to choose from.
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Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 16:52 UTC
Brazilian physicians worried about respiratory damage caused by widespread fires

Respiratory disease specialists are concerned about people suffering the effects of long-lasting forest fires in several parts of South America's largest country and insist children and the elderly need special attention, Agencia Brasil reported. Excessive smoke in the air coupled with a dry climate has caused discomfort to many, Brazilian Society of Pneumology and Physiology (SBPT) President Margareth Dalcolmo warned.
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Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 14:09 UTC
French nationals advised not to travel to Venezuela

French citizens have been urged to avoid all travel to Venezuela whenever possible after the arrest of three US nationals, two Spaniards and one Czech national said to be plotting to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro with the endorsement of the CIA.
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Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 14:09 UTC
Falkland Islands hold first Liberal Democrat fringe meeting at Brighton Conference

The Falkland Islands Government held their first fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton on September 15. Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly (MLA), Mark Pollard and Leona Roberts, joined a panel with Liberal Democrat Peers, The Lord Purvis of Tweed and Baroness Smith of Newnham, to discuss the topic “The Falkland Islands: Self-determination in the 21st Century.”
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Tuesday, September 17th 2024 - 12:50 UTC
Noboa wants foreign military bases back in Ecuador but needs Constitutional reform for that

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa has submitted before the Constitutional Court (CC) a projected amendment whereby foreign military bases might be admitted in the South American country. “The present request seeks that this magistracy carries out the prior control at a first moment of the project of partial reform to the Constitution that is presented, and that, through an opinion, pronounces itself regarding the way by which it should be processed,” read the document signed by the head of state.
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