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Montevideo, December 22nd 2024 - 09:02 UTC

Stories for November 9th 2024

  • Saturday, November 9th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

    Falklands MPC Typhoons ‘take over’ military airport in Rio do Janeiro

    The three fighters were accompanied by an Airbus A330-200 MRTT (Voyager KC3) and an Atlas C1 (Airbus A400M), registration numbers ZZ334 and ZM417, and landed at Galeao airport

    Brazilian media reports that on Friday, Rio de Janeiro’s airspace experienced an unusual day with the arrival of British fighters and temporary airport closures. A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft declared an emergency near the Brazilian coast while flying over the Atlantic.

  • Saturday, November 9th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

    BCP President says inflation no longer a problem

    According to Carvallo, the challenge today is focused on two aspects: increasing productivity and reducing debt

    Paraguayan Central Bank (BCP) President Carlos Carvallo said Friday in Luque at the Expo Paraguay Brazil convention that inflation in his country was no longer a concern. He made those remarks during his appearance at a panel titled “Inflation, currency, and macroeconomic challenges, and the BCP's strategic vision” at the event held at the South American Football Confederation's (Conmebol) headquarters.

  • Saturday, November 9th 2024 - 10:34 UTC

    Car sales skyrocket in Brazil

    These results were linked to the expansion of credit, employment, and income, in addition to a significant increase in deliveries to rental companies

    Car sales in Brazil went up 21.6% interannually last month, the best performance since 2014, according to a National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) report released this week. The document mentioned 264,949 units sold last month alone, a 12.1% growth from September and also the highest monthly sales volume since December 2014.

  • Saturday, November 9th 2024 - 10:29 UTC

    Paraguay joins Lula's Global Alliance Against Hunger

    Asunción will henceforth focus on “Zero Hunger in Schools” to support family farming and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises, among other undertakings

    The Paraguayan Government of President Santiago Peña Friday announced the South American country's “formal and voluntary” adherence to the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, an initiative fostered by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during his current G20 rotating leadership.

  • Saturday, November 9th 2024 - 10:26 UTC

    Spanish language Royal Academy incorporates the word “Che” to its latest dictionary edition

    “Che” is a characteristic term in the Spanish spoken in Argentina and Uruguay, and is a friendly, informal way of addressing a person.

    The River Plate word “che,” (‘chey’ in Falklands), has been officially incorporated into the latest edition of the Spanish Real Academy in recognition of the dynamic and inclusive Spanish language and its many linguistic versions in Latin America.