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Stories for November 2024

  • Saturday, November 30th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Chilean Governor announces ambitious Tierra del Fuego tunnel project

    The initiative seeks to replace the current crossing of the Strait of Magellan by barge

    Governor Jorge Flies of the Chilean Magallanes and Antarctica Region announced a project to build an underwater tunnel linking the mainland with Tierra del Fuego, an initiative from which Argentina would also benefit. The proposal submitted during a National Conference on Policies for Extreme Zones in Chile seeks to replace the current barge 3.7 kilometers crossing through the Strait of Magellan. The 4-kilometer submarine tunnel would entail a US$1.5 billion investment.

  • Saturday, November 30th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Posters of VP Villarruel rekindle feud with Milei

    It is yet unknown who was behind the stunt that did shake Buenos Aires' political waters

    Buenos Aires dawned Friday with posters of Vice President Victoria Villarruel apparently launching a political movement of her own, which further stirred the political momentum amid tensions between her and President Javier Milei. The phenomenon sparked a series of accusations as to who was behind the initiative, of which the Senate Speaker's Office denied any knowledge.

  • Saturday, November 30th 2024 - 10:39 UTC

    Sharp fall in unemployment in Brazil

    Marinho said that high interest rates have contributed to the slowdown in job creation

    According to the latest issue of Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) Household Sample Survey, unemployment stood at 6.2% in the quarter ending last month, Agencia Brasil reported. It was the lowest mark since the measurement began being tracked in 2012. The previous quarter, ending in July, had a rate of 6.8%, while in the same quarter last year, ending in October, the rate stood at 7.6%.

  • Saturday, November 30th 2024 - 10:25 UTC

    Brazil: US dollar pierces R$ 6 barrier

    Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) did not intervene in the exchange rate

    The US dollar closed for the first time above the psychological R$ 6 barrier on another turbulent day in Brazil's markets, Agencia Brasil reported. The local scene continued to reverberate after the spending cut package announced earlier this week by Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, also impacting the stock exchange scene during the day.

  • Saturday, November 30th 2024 - 10:21 UTC

    Brazil successfully completes first phase of Operation Potiguar

    The second phase of Operation Potiguar is scheduled for the second half of 2025

    Brazil's Air Force confirmed Friday the successful launch of an unmanned rocket into space. The unit was built with 100% national technology, it was also explained at the Barreira do Inferno Center in Parnamirim, in the State of Rio Grande do Norte.

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 23:19 UTC

    Lula and Orsi discuss Brazil-Uruguay ties at Planalto Palace

    Orsi (L) stressed the importance of Uruguay's relationship with Lula's Brazil

    Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed Uruguay's President-elect Yamandú Orsi on Friday at the Planalto Palace to discuss the possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the European Union (EU) as well as other issues.

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 23:06 UTC

    Falklands, upcoming visit to the Islands by next of kin of Argentine fallen soldiers

    The Argentine military cemetery which next of kin will be visiting

    The Falkland Islands Government has announced that on Wednesday 04 December, a private charter is scheduled to arrive at Mount Pleasant Airport, carrying the next of kin of fallen Argentine soldiers during the 1982 conflict..

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 21:46 UTC

    Brazilian becomes oldest man alive

    Marinho Neto says the key to his longevity was to always be surrounded by people who loved him

    Brazil's 112-year-old João Marinho Neto has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest man alive following the death on Nov. 25 of Briton John Alfred Tinniswood, who was also 112.

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 15:51 UTC

    Pepe Mujica criticizes Cristina Kirchner: “The old lady is at the head of Peronism screwing around”

    Mujica expressed broader concern about democratic regression in Latin America, citing examples like Nicaragua. “What pisses me off the most is when they play at democracy and then cheat,” he lamented

    Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica has taken aim at prominent Latin American leaders, criticizing a lack of generational renewal in politics and authoritarian trends in the region. Speaking from his home in Montevideo, Mujica called out Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner, accusing her of clinging to power rather than transitioning into an advisory role. “There’s the old Cristina at the head of Peronism, instead of leaving room for new generations. How hard it is for her to let go of the cake!” Mujica quipped.

  • Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:57 UTC

    France's Parliament gives thumbs down to EU-Mercosur FTA

    France's Senate joined the Lower House in an unusual display of consensus in an otherwise politically divided country

    France's Parliament was unusually united this week in rejecting the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), thus yielding to protests from local farmers who fear unfair competition. The Senate gave its thumbs down Thursday, just one day after the Lower House did the same by 484 votes against 70.

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