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Montevideo, November 16th 2024 - 04:25 UTC

Stories for October 2024

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:23 UTC

    Bluetongue restriction zone in the UK widened

    The virus is spread by the bites of midges that are often blown over from the continent during spells of warm weather.

    The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it had extended the regional bluetongue restriction zone after two cases of the disease were reported along the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire border. This means following restrictions on moving animals.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:18 UTC

    Falklands: Sapper Hill Television and Radio Services Outages

    BFBS FI transmission on 98.5MHz will continue but may be subject to some breaks in service.

    Falklands residents of Stanley and Camp are advised that owing to annual power supply work, BFBS will lose power to their transmitter site behind the West Store at MPC from 8.30 am on Thursday 10 October, until 2 pm on the same day.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 03:26 UTC

    Where is Latin America on the map of recent innovations? The race for Bitcoin, AI, and more

    Photo: Pexels

    Did you know that in 2022 Latin America represented 9.1% of the total global crypto? North America and Asia are those areas that are often at the center of attention, whereas Latin America is gradually becoming a serious player in the high-tech industry.

  • Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 00:58 UTC

    Key trends shaping the iGaming landscape in South America

    Sports events have always enjoyed a lot of popularity in South America

    In the past few decades, online casinos have grown in popularity all over different continents, and South America is no exception to this rule. As per platforms like Statista, we can see that the revenue reached by this sector is expected to get to $8.71 billion by 2029. However, to understand what is behind this growth, let’s dive deeper into the current state of online casinos and the key trends below.

  • Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 22:56 UTC

    Colombia: Petro under probe over campaign finances

    “The coup d'état has begun,” Petro claimed

    Colombian electoral authorities announced Tuesday that they were launching an inquiry against President Gustavo Petro for allegedly overstepping campaign financing caps in 2022 en route to the Casa de Nariño. The head of state replied -once again- that a coup d'état was boiling up.

  • Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 13:33 UTC

    Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to artificial intelligence pioneers

    The two laureates “used fundamental concepts from statistical physics to design artificial neural networks that function as associative memories and find patterns in large data sets,” it was explained

    Sweden's Royal Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday that it was granting the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their “discoveries and inventions in artificial intelligence” and “machine learning with artificial neural networks.” The distinction also represented a € 970,000 cheque.

  • Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Peronist Party in search of a new (or old) leader

    Quintela or CFK? Who will guide Peronism's attempt at regaining power in Argentina?

    After former President Alberto Fernández was forced to resign as chairman of the Peronist Party given the domestic violence and corruption scandals in which he is involved, the vacancy opened up a new front that may well decide the future of Argentine politics in the years to come. While former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner intends to fill the void, La Rioja Governor Ricardo Quintela came forward as a new option.

  • Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 10:03 UTC

    Argentine VP meets with Spanish Senate Speaker in Madrid

    Villarruel and the conservative Rollán talked for over an hour

    Argentine Vice President Victoria Villarruel met Monday in Madrid with her Senate Speaker colleague Pedro Rollán on the opening day of her first trip abroad since her inauguration last year.

  • Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 09:32 UTC

    Uruguayan gov't says Israel entitled to self-defense

    “It is essential to seek diplomatic solutions,” Paganini underlined

    Uruguayan Foreign Ministry Omar Paganini Monday underlined Israel's right to self-defense on the first anniversary of the Hamas raids in which over 1,000 people were killed and over 200 taken hostage to the Gaza Strip, thus triggering Tel Aviv's full-scale military response. Montevideo's top diplomat also expressed his concern given the number of civilian casualties and forced displacements while urging all parties to de-escalate the conflict.

  • Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 09:30 UTC

    Second firefighting aircraft lands in Bolivia

    “We are attacking fires by land and air, sparing no effort or resources to protect our population, our flora, and fauna,” said Arce

    A second four-engined turboprop Electra tanker aircraft arrived in Bolivia Monday to join the firefighting efforts against wild flames hitting various parts of the country, particularly Santa Cruz de la Sierra, where the Viru Viru International Airport was closed for hours due to poor visibility.