Stories for October 2024

Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 09:06 UTC
US State Dept. bans former Ecuadorean leaders from entering the country

The US State Department announced Wednesday it was designating former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa (2007-2017) as ineligible to enter the country. The measure also applied to former Vice President Jorge Glas (2013-2018) due to their involvement in cases of significant corruption while in public office. Both leaders reportedly “abused” their position by accepting bribes, including through political contributions, in exchange for awarding public works contracts.
Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 07:58 UTC
Falklands firefighters invitation, “Come down this Saturday”

Falklands Fire and Rescue Service is having its day with a 'Have a Go' this Saturday, October 12th: it starts at 1000 and ends at 1400 at the Fire station.
Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 07:54 UTC
Falklands, Update on avian influenza

Since Monday 1 July 2024, three suspect birds/animals have been reported, 2 sets of swabs have been taken. One set returned positive results and 1 set of negative results. There are 3 sets of swabs pending.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian nun chosen for UNHCR award

Sister Rosita Milesi, a Brazilian nun, lawyer, social worker, and movement builder who has championed the rights and dignity of displaced people for nearly 40 years, has been granted the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, the United Nations announced in Geneva Wednesday. Besides Milesi, four other women were named regional winners.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 13:13 UTC
Proteins show the way for 2024 Nobel Chemistry Prize winners

Sweden's Royal Academy of Science announced Wednesday that researchers David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their studies regarding proteins.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 10:53 UTC
De Moraes allows X back in Brazil

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Tuesday ordered the social network X reinstated in South America's largest country after banning it for failing to comply with national laws and subsequent court decisions, Agencia Brasil reported.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 10:14 UTC
Chile needs to address insecurity at medical facilities

Chile's Interior Minister Carolina Tohá admitted Tuesday that her country needed to review its security policies, particularly regarding healthcare facilities, where several incidents have been recorded. According to the National Confederation of Municipal Health Officials (Confusam), there were 7,184 aggressions against healthcare staff nationwide last year, and these figures are on the rise now.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 09:13 UTC
YPF to relocate Vaca Muerta HQs to Buenos Aires

Argentina's state-run oil company YPF announced Tuesday that it would be opening an operations center in its tower in the exclusive Puerto Madero district in Buenos Aires to run Vaca Muerta. The move is expected to cut costs by 30% and save up to US$ 1.5 billion a year.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:46 UTC
Uruguay: Montevideo-Salto route by a foreign carrier started

Paraguayan carrier Paranair Tuesday performed the maiden flight between the Uruguayan cities of Montevideo and Salto, thus marking the beginning of a new era in commercial aviation with foreign operators serving domestic routes.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:32 UTC
Brazilian Senate gives nod to future BCB CEO

Brazil's Federal Senate Tuesday greenlighted by 66 votes to 5 the appointment of Gabriel Galípolo as the next Central Bank (BCB) CEO to succeed Roberto Campos Neto, who stems from former President Jair Bolsonaro's administration and whose term ends Dec. 31.