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Stories for November 5th 2024

  • Tuesday, November 5th 2024 - 22:50 UTC

    FAB completes 10th evacuation flight from war-torn Lebanon

    FAB missions have already evacuated 2,072 people and 24 pets from Lebanon since Oct. 2, 2024

    Brazil's Air Force (FAB) has completed its tenth humanitarian Operation Cedar Roots mission airlifting people out of war-turn Lebanon and bringing them to safety in South America, Agencia Brasil announced. A total of 213 refugees arrived in São Paulo at 4.06 am at the Guarulhos military Air Base for a total of 2,072 evacuees since Oct. 2. The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has also rescued 24 pets. According to Brazilian authorities, some 20,000 nationals of the South American country live in Lebanon.

  • Tuesday, November 5th 2024 - 15:16 UTC

    Falkland Islands to host Overseas Territories Prison Conference

    Stanley’s Police Station includes the new jail inaugurated in 2009

    His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and the Falkland Islands Government are pleased to announce they will be hosting the 2024 Annual Overseas Territories (OT) Prison Superintendent Conference in the Falklands.

  • Tuesday, November 5th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina's new FM sworn in under “the forces of heaven”

    Werthein will try to cut down the number of Ambassadors abroad as well as their wages

    Argentina's new Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein took his oath of office on the Torah on Monday. The choice of Jewish religious scripture was capitalized on by President Javier Milei, who made a few comments on the matter and told his new official that “the forces of heaven send you signs.”

  • Tuesday, November 5th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

    Lammy says money reparations would be a simplistic way out

    Lammy said Britain is pursuing a new approach to relations with African nations

    British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Monday in Lagos, Nigeria, that the so-called “slave reparations” called for by many former colonies were not about the “transfer of cash,” which would be a “simplistic press debate.” He argued instead that there were other ways in which 21st-century Britain could address the impact of such a “horrific and horrendous” practice of yesteryear, such as better trade relations with African countries.

  • Tuesday, November 5th 2024 - 10:12 UTC

    Guatemalan authorities have corruption evidence against former President Giammatei

    However, the former head of state has immunity as a member of the Central American Parliament

    Guatemalan authorities found enough evidence to indict former President Alejandro Giammattei for corruption in the so-called “Red Q” case. However, the Attorney General's Office should request Giammatei's immunity lifted before proceeding any further with the “abuse of authority” and “influence peddling” charges in a case of hiring an official who was later sanctioned by the United States, namely the former director of the National Electrification Institute Melvin Quijivix Vega.

  • Tuesday, November 5th 2024 - 10:09 UTC

    FAO regional forum on sustainable livestock starting in Punta del Este

    FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu is to appear through a video speech

    A regional conference for the sustainable transformation of livestock hosted jointly by Uruguay's Agriculture and Livestock Ministry and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is starting Tuesday at the exclusive beach resort of Punta del Este in the department (province) of Maldonado.