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Stories for December 23rd 2024

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 23:05 UTC

    Andrés Ojeda chosen to chair Uruguay's Colorado Party

    Ojeda succeeds Colorado's iconic figure and former two-time Uruguayan President Julio María Sanguinetti

    Senator-elect Andrés Ojeda became the Uruguayan Colorado Party's new secretary-general in lieu of former two-time President Julio María Sanguinetti (1985-1990; 1995-2000), now aged 87. The 40-year-old Ojeda had jumped into the limelight when he ran for the presidency on Oct. 27 this year on behalf of the Colorado Party this year, clinching third place.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 22:19 UTC

    Nissan and Honda sign MOU toward merger by 2026

    ”It is necessary to make a bolder change than a collaboration in specific areas,” Mibe said

    It was more than rumors that Japanese automotive giants Nissan and Honda were eyeing a merger by 2026 which would revolutionize the industry with the appearance of what in Reuters' view would be the third-largest auto group worldwide. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding whereby discussions about integration via a joint holding company would go on during 2025, it was announced. Earlier this month, Nissan's CEO Makoto Uchida admitted that the company's situation was “severe.”

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 11:11 UTC

    Patagonian Train to run again next year

    The service had been interrupted in 2023 amid a severe economic crisis

    Argentine authorities announced the return of the railway service linking the city of Viedma on the Atlantic Ocean shore and the Andean resort Bariloche in the Province of Rio Negro starting Jan. 3 with two weekly frequencies.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Trump picks Claver-Carone for State Dept. Latin American branch

    Claver-Carone has spoken the truth about Milei's “miraculous” recovery

    US President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday he had chosen former Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Mauricio Claver-Carone as his future State Department's Envoy to Latin America. The Cuban-born Claver-Carone was appointed to the IDB at Trump's request in 2020 but was dismissed amid an affair with a subordinate whom he had given a pay raise.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 10:52 UTC

    Lingering symptoms of Covid-19 detected among 20% of Brazilians

    Epicovid 2.0 was conducted across 133 Brazilian cities

    Brazil's Health Ministry detected lingering symptoms among 20% of South America's largest country's population having had Covid-19, Agencia Brasil reported. Among the symptoms are fatigue, memory loss, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, joint pain, and hair loss, which have also been found to be more frequent among women and indigenous people.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Venezuela steps up Essequibo deployment amid dispute with Guyana

    Guyanese President Irfaan Ali called the construction of a bridge on Ankoko Island an “illegitimate claim”

    Venezuela's Bolivarian regime has built a bridge reaffirming its sovereignty claims over Guyana Essequiba. The provisional structure will allow the arrival of heavier machinery for the definitive bridge, it was explained. Last Thursday, a fixed bridge over the Cuyuní River on the island of Anacoco was inaugurated as part of the Venezuelan government's efforts to reaffirm its sovereignty over that disputed region. Attending the ceremony were Defense Minister Vladímir Padrino López and Transport Minister Ramón Velásquez Araguayán, among other high-ranking officials and military commanders.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 10:36 UTC

    Planes, buses, trucks, and automobiles crash during the weekend

    Galeazzi's aircraft fell in a densely populated area

    At least ten people died and 17 others were injured when a private plane owned and flown by businessman Luiz Cláudio Galeazzi, 61, fell in a densely populated area on Sunday minutes after taking off from the Canela Aeroclube bound for Florianópolis, carrying ten passengers onboard, none of whom survived, Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite confirmed. At least 17 people were taken to the Gramado Hospital for smoke inhalation.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 08:57 UTC

    MMO celebrates £30 million in support provided to UK fishing and seafood industry in 2024

    Fishing boats at the entrance to the harbour at Lyme Regis Dorset England

    The Marine Management Organization (MMO) is proud to celebrate its extensive support to the UK’s fishing and seafood industry in 2024 through various administered grant schemes.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 07:59 UTC

    UK government backs Spanish shipbuilder Navitas deal to take over Harland and Wolff

    UK Gov backs deal by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to save 350 Scottish jobs at yards in Fife and on Lewis, safeguarding cornerstone of defense and clean energy (Pic Getty Imagines

    A UK Government-backed deal will see Spanish shipbuilding subsidiary Navantia UK buy out Harland and Wolff, securing the future of all four yards in the UK, including two in Scotland. The buy-out saves the jobs of 350 skilled workers at the company’s sites in Methil, Fife, and Arnish in the Western Isles.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 07:47 UTC

    UK confirms appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as British ambassador in Washington

    The appointment of Lord Mandelson as next ambassador in US is considered crucial as UK seeks to continue deepening its relationship with one of its closest allies

    UK Prime Minister confirmed the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson to be the next British Ambassador to the United States of America. His Majesty the King approved the appointment on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy. 

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