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Stories for November 27th 2024

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

    YPFB okays Argentina pumping gas to Brazil through Bolivia

    The agreement with Argentina's Total Energies and Brazil's Grupo Matrix Energía “represents a crucial step,” Dorgathen said

    Bolivia's State-run Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) agreed to allow Argentina to pump gas to Brazil through the existing pipeline, company President Armin Dorgathen announced Tuesday during the International Forum on Hydrocarbons, Fertilizers, Renewable and Alternative Energies in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. “We will promote the efficient flow of gas between Argentina and Brazil, taking advantage of existing infrastructure and strengthening regional cooperation,” he said.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 09:51 UTC

    Sexual scandal now involves Chile's President himself

    Boric claims he was the victim of a woman of legal age who said she loved him

    A case of alleged sexual assault dating back some 10 years has resurfaced against Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font just when the uproar from the scandal involving former Undersecretary of the Interior Manuel Monsalve was waning down with the official in pre-trial detention

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 09:29 UTC

    Colombia and UK instate reciprocal visa requirement

    The UK lifted the need for visas for Colombians on Nov. 9, 2022, but backtracked due to an increase in irregular migration

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Tuesday that his country would require tourist visas for UK nationals effective immediately in reciprocity for London's decision to reinstate the condition for citizens of the South American country.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 08:57 UTC

    Netanyahu announces 60-day truce with Hezbollah

    Netanyahu deemed this decision appropriate to focus on the Iranian threat while renewing Israel's forces and targeting Hamas

    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday a 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon with Hezbollah. However, his country will maintain “freedom of action” if the understanding is violated.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 08:15 UTC

    UK’s BAE Systems testing a new autonomous underwater vehicle

    Called Herne, it is based on a commercial vehicle that is being developed for naval use, it is centered on BAE's Nautomate autonomous military control system.

    For the last eight weeks, BAE Systems has been testing a new extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle at a secret testing harbor on the UK south coast. Called Herne, it is like a small submarine, which can operate using its inbuilt systems without any human input.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 07:59 UTC

    HMS Protector expedition to study impact of tourism and climate change in Antarctica

    The researchers from the University of Portsmouth, Dr Keiron Roberts and Dr Adele Julier, joined ice breaker HMS Protector for intensive weeks of scientific work (Pic Royal Navy)

    Scientists will study the impact of tourism and climate change on one of the world’s most unique and fragile environments during a Royal Navy expedition to Antarctica.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 07:20 UTC

    Greetings from the Falkland Islands

    In 1876 the Chilean corvette Chacabuco with Governor of Magallanes Diego Dublé Almeyda visited the Falklands, returning with an amount of sheep, thus initiating the Patagonian sheep farming

    By MLA Gavin Short for Infogate  - We have passed nearly through spring and are but a few days away from summer which has proved to be cooler and wetter than in previous years, which is a blessing after the dry seasons experienced over the last few years and I believe that despite the lower temperatures, grass growth is good which will be welcomed by our rural sector.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 02:40 UTC

    Sunday was World Walrus Day, with some 25,000 along the Atlantic

    Reaching more than 3m long and weighing over a ton, walruses regularly spend most of their time on sea ice. They need ice to breed and to rest

    From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 November) is World Walrus Day!