Stories for October 2024

Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
María Corina Machado denies Maduro's claims of exile: “I am still in Venezuela”

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has categorically denied President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that she has fled the country and sought refuge in Spain. For days, Maduro had been pushing the narrative that Machado had left Venezuela, allegedly following the path of fellow opposition figure Edmundo González Urrutia, who sought asylum in Spain. On Wednesday, however, Machado dispelled these rumors, asserting in a televised interview, “Venezuelans know that I am still here, and Nicolás Maduro knows it too. They are desperate to know where I am, but I am protecting myself and caring for myself. I am not going to give them that pleasure.”
Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:28 UTC
Falklands next Chief Executive, “a bit nervous”, points to the interesting moment of the Islands' development

Dr Andrea Clausen has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands Government and will step into the position in April 2025. Dr Clausen will be the first Falkland Islander and the first female to take on the Chief Executive role, and evidence of how much the Falklands have invested in their people.
Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:24 UTC
IAATO and COMNAP announce 2024 Antarctic Fellowships

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) (*), and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP) have announced their selections for the 2024 Antarctic Fellowship. The annual Antarctic Fellowships, are an investment in the professional development of talented early career researchers.
Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:04 UTC
Federal Police in Rio launches probe into HIV-infected organ transplants

Brazilian Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro launched an inquiry into the case of six patients receiving HIV-infected organs for transplants, Agência Brasil reported Wednesday. Other institutions already investigating the matter include Rio's Civil Police, the Health Ministry, and the Health Department.
Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Commons tribute to Alex Salmond, twice First Minister of Scotland

On 14th October before Question Time, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle expressed the condolences of the House to family and friends of the former lawmaker and twice First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond.
Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 09:50 UTC
Liam Payne plunges three stories to his death in Buenos Aires

British pop musician Liam Payne of One Direction fame died Wednesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in circumstances still under investigation. He was found dead in his hotel room after plunging three stories. The location looked ransacked and filled with traces of heavy drugs. First responders said he had a severe blow to his head as a result of the fall.
Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 09:36 UTC
Biró sacked from Aerolíneas Argentinas Board

Aerolíneas Argentinas Wednesday dismissed APLA pilots union leader Pablo Biró from its board of directors given the alleged incompatibility of the two functions, it was reported in Buenos Aires. “His actions are detrimental to the company,” a shareholders assembly found. In response, Biró said he would appeal the measure before the courts.
Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 06:13 UTC
Panama Canal posts significant setback in FY2024

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) reported this week a 29.3% drop in passing ships during Fiscal Year 2024 as a result of the severe drought affecting the interoceanic crossing. A total of 9,944 transits were recorded this year, a significant setback from 14,080 crossings in 2023. A fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 of the following year.
Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 05:45 UTC
UK music world shocked by the death of Liam Payne in Buenos Aires

The music world reacted Thursday shocked in the United Kingdom by the death of British singer Liam Payne, former member of the band One Direction, who fell last night from a third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 21:49 UTC
Oropouche virus detected in Brazil could belong to new variant

Brazilian scientists said this week that the samples of the Oropouche virus recently detected in South America's largest country could belong to a new variant. According to the latest study on the subject published in The Lancet, the recent increase in cases “could be linked to a new recombinant Oropouche virus, with an increased capacity to replicate.” These findings would be in line with a similar work published last month in Nature.