Stories for December 26th 2024

Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 22:21 UTC
Former Argentine Ambassador to Venezuela accused of treason

Argentia's Security Minister Thursday filed criminal charges for treason against former Ambassador to Venezuela Oscar Laborde for meddling before the Bolivarian regime in the case of Border Guard (Gendarmería Nacional) non-commissioned officer Nahuel Gallo who was apprehended by Caracas and accused of espionage. Signing the documents was Security Ministry's Chief Legal Counselor Fernando Soto.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 10:09 UTC
Paraguay: Peña backs official who cut ties with DEA and backtracked

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña insisted that Jalil Rachid should not resign as head of the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (Senad) despite sending a note to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stopping all cooperation and then recanting after finding out an agreement dating back to 2022 was in force.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 10:05 UTC
Russian diplomats in Buenos Aires invoke immunity to skip breathalyzer tests

The Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires filed a protest Wednesday before the Argentine Government of President Javier Milei after traffic police tried the test three members of the diplomatic mission for alcohol.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:56 UTC
Fur seal sighted in Rio de Janeiro

The City Council of Niteroi, in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro, said Civil Defense agents and biologists were monitoring a fur seal spotted on Itaipuaçu beach, in Maricá, last Sunday, Agência Brasil reported. The area was cordoned off by local authorities, it was also explained.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:41 UTC
Ex IMF managing director to prison for the second time on tax fraud and corruption

The former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Spain's Conservative deputy prime minister, Rodrigo Rato was sentenced on Friday to four years and nine months in prison by the Madrid Provincial Court.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:31 UTC
Falklands Men’s football team invited to the Orkney Games 2025

It is summer time in the southern hemisphere and there is plenty of sports activity in the Falkland Islands. And not only has a cricket pitch been inaugurated as well as a club house, pavilion and bar, but also the first match against an MPC team was won by Stanley.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:20 UTC
Brazilian authorities close car manufacturing plant due to “forced labor”

Brazilian authorities reported this week that some 163 workers had been rescued from slave-like conditions at the BYD plant in Camaçari, a municipality in the metropolitan area of Salvador, in the state of Bahia.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:09 UTC
At least 29 survivors reported in Brazilian-built airliner crash

A Brazilian-built Embraer E-190 jet of Azerbaijan Airlines registration 4K-AZ65 carrying 67 people crashed near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau Wednesday, killing 38 people, while 29 others, including three children, were rushed to emergency services for treatment. The passengers included 37 Azerbaijanis, 16 Russians, 6 Kazakhstanis, and 3 Kyrgyzstan nationals.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:02 UTC
German fascism on the rise, and is admired by Elon Musk

By Gwynne Dyer - Alternativ fur Deutschland (AfD) means ‘The Alternative for Germany’ — and the alternative on offer is fascism. Not actual Nazism, but the AfD uses fascist rhetoric and tactics to attract German voters. It has also attracted some improbable foreign admirers.
Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 08:52 UTC
Falklands, national minimum wage accommodation offset survey results published

The results from the first round of consultation on the national minimum wage accommodation offset have now been published. The survey ran from Tuesday 24th September to Sunday 3rd November 2024, with consultation events held in Stanley, Port Howard, Goose Green and MPC.