Stories for December 2nd 2024

Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 22:14 UTC
Paraguay confirms first dengue casualty this epidemiological season

Paraguayan authorities confirmed Monday the first casualty in this dengue epidemiological season spanning from September to mid-July: It was an adult male who died last week in the department of Guairá. Health Surveillance Director Andrea Ojeda admitted that this season started late (in November) compared to previous onsets.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 21:26 UTC
ICC Chief Prosecutor addresses Venezuela's human rights crisis

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan Monday demanded that Venezuelan authorities release all adolescents and other political prisoners held after protests erupted following the controversial July 28 elections where President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner despite failing to produce any documentation attesting thereto while the opposition Unitarian Democratic Platform (PUD) published the minutes of 83% of the voting stations proving that their candidate Edmundo González Urrutia had triumphed.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 10:12 UTC
Milei pushes for trade flexibility at Mercosur Summit, eyes U.S. agreement

Argentine President Javier Milei will attend the Mercosur summit in Montevideo on December 5-6, advocating for the bloc’s members to gain the freedom to sign independent trade agreements. This marks a departure from Mercosur’s traditional collective bargaining stance but stops short of proposing an exit from the bloc.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:49 UTC
Argentina celebrates 65th Anniversary of Antarctic Treaty

The Government of Argentina celebrated Sunday the 65th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty which, Buenos Aires insisted in a statement, “established the exclusively peaceful use of Antarctica and promoted scientific cooperation on the sixth continent.”
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:42 UTC
Biden pardons son on arm and tax evasion charges

Backtracking on his own words, US President Joseph Biden Sunday announced he had pardoned his son Hunter on two criminal charges, claiming they were politically motivated.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:23 UTC
US dollar at bay in Paraguay but expected to grow

The US dollar retreated against the Paraguayan guaraní at the end of November but local analysts believe it will keep its upward trend in the days to come. An intervention from the Paraguayan Central Bank (BCP) was needed in October to keep it from crossing the ₲ 8,000 barrier and keep it on a leash to close Friday at ₲ 7,760 from ₲ 7,860 the previous month, thus representing a 1.2% decline.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:07 UTC
Falklands, construction of a new HMS Sheffield, a state of the art Type 26 Frigate

Construction has begun on the Royal Navy's latest Type 26 frigate, HMS Sheffield, with the first steel being cut in a ceremony in Glasgow. The official beginning of construction was marked by an event attended by Defense Procurement Minister Maria Eagle.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:04 UTC
Over 672,000 patients treated with medical cannabis in Brazil

According to a yearbook released last week by Kaya Mind, a company that promotes the benefits and business opportunities related to cannabis, over 672,000 patients had been given these treatments, which represented a 56% increase from last year, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:01 UTC
Argentine carmakers lower price of brand-new models

Argentine carmakers announced during the weekend that they would be lowering the retail prices of some of their brand-new models after the suppression of the so-called PAIS tax on transactions abroad, which applied to the import of vehicles and autoparts, it was explained. The measure is also a response to a significant plunge in sales.