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Stories for October 2024

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 23:30 UTC

    Falklands 2024/25 Shearing circuit took off at Goose Green

    Wool Handlers await the fleeces. (Pics Tara Wilson)

    The Falkland Islands 2024/25 Shearing circuit kicked off at Goose Green on Saturday October 19. The Open Shearing saw Adam Dickson take a well-deserved win, ahead of Jon Roberts in second place. Evan Jones finished third and Igan Kennedy was fourth. In the Wool Handling class Talia Jones beat Pilar Castro to the top spot. Leila Gilding came third with Holly Turner fourth.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:40 UTC

    Work begins in Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigate HMS Formidable

    Formidable is the third of five Type 31 frigates now under construction, alongside HMS Venturer and Active which are taking shape (Graphic RN)

    With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business leaders – as well as the hundreds of skilled engineers and technicians – local MP Graeme Downie pressed the button to set the machine in motion at Babcock’s state-of-the-art facility in Rosyth.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:21 UTC

    UK Office for Budget Responsibility, new government increases spending by £70bn annually for the next five years

    Chair from the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes

    A quick analysis by the Chair from the UK Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, on the Budget announced to Parliament on Wednesday by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:14 UTC

    First mpox case detected in London; overall risk for UK population “remains low”, UKHSA

    The individual has been transferred to the Royal Free Hospital High Consequence Infectious Diseases unit.

    The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a single confirmed human case of Clade Ib mpox, (monkey pox) but it has also said the risk to the UK population remains low.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    US gives nod to sale of F-16 equipment to Argentina

    “The proposed sale is structured to optimize the use of both nations' current resources,” a Pentagon spokesman also pointed out

    The US State Department Wednesday gave its nod to the possible sale of high-tech equipment for Argentina's F-16 combat aircraft. The US$ 941 million operation has the Fort Worth (Texas) based company Lockheed Martin as the primary contractor. “This agreement reinforces US foreign policy and security objectives by supporting the security of an important ally in South America,” the State Department said in a statement.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Venezuela pulls ambassador from Brasilia for consultations

    Caracas claims that Lula's advisor Celso Amorim was an agent of US imperialism

    Venezuela's Bolivarian regime Wednesday summoned its Ambassador in Brasilia to Caracas for consultations in repudiation of statements by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's foreign affairs advisor Celso Amorim, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 10:22 UTC

    Business as usual in Argentina as bus strike is lifted

    UTA leader Roberto Fernández took heavy flak for not staging the drivers' strike on Wednesday, together with the other groups

    It will be business as usual for Argentines on Thursday after the bus drivers' Unión Tranviarios Automotor (UTA) lifted the strike following an understanding with the Labor Ministry and the companies represented by the Asociación Argentina de Empresarios del Transporte Automotor.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 10:19 UTC

    BCP intervention keeps guaraní afloat against US dollar

    But Paraguay's economy faces other challenges such as the neverending downspout pushing freight costs upwards

    After an intervention by the Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) deemed as “timely” in Asunción's financial circles last week, the local currency appreciated against the US dollar and fell further away from the psychological ₲ 8,000 barrier. The BCP pledged to further inject at least US$ 15 million daily into the market, to stabilize the local currency. The dollar went up 9% against the guarani in 2024, largely driven by demand for the dollar in the international market and by local exchange needs.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 00:35 UTC

    How is gambling regulated in Europe vs Latin America

    Photo: Unsplash

    The gambling sector is very lucrative in every part of the world but tends also to be highly contentious. This has led to very stringent regulations in most places. This is to ensure player protection, maintain fair practices, and prevent criminal activities like money laundering.

  • Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 22:38 UTC

    Milei sacks Mondino for not siding with US against Cuba

    Milei was hoping to align Buenos Aires with Washington and Tel Aviv but Argentina's diplomatic team at the UN stuck to old policies

    Argentine President Javier Milei sacked Foreign Ministry Diana Mondino Wednesday after Argentina voted in line with most countries at the United Nations (UN) against the US trade embargo on Cuba in force since 1962. The 32nd consecutive non-binding resolution in the same regard was passed with 187 votes in favor, two against (USA and Israel) and one abstention (Moldova). Mondino will be replaced by the current ambassador to the United States, Gerardo Werthein.

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