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Montevideo, September 16th 2024 - 18:53 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:54 UTC

    Uruguayan minister in Brazilian agro-show to promote dairy produce exports

    Uruguayan minister Fernando Mattos denied the country was a 'predatory' exporter of dairy products or a threat to Brazilian farmers

    “Uruguay is a net exporter of dairy produce and for years we have been a reliable, serious and main supplier for the Brazilian market. We can't be seen as predators or a threat for Brazil, we are a good trade partner in the framework of Mercosur,” Uruguayan Agriculture and Food minister Fernando Mattos told daily Correio do Povo, during his visit to Expointer, the largest agro show in the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Sul.

  • Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:51 UTC

    Falklands: Operation Manager of Demining Project in the King's Honorary List

    Ordnance uncovered and collected in mined fields, finally destroyed as part of the eleven year project to clean and recover Falklands soil and beaches

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly and Government House in an official release said they were delighted to learn that former Operations Manager, Phillimon Gonamombe, of the successful 11-year demining project in the Falklands has been appointed as an Honorary MBE by H M The King.

  • Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:46 UTC

    Falklands commissioning first independent inspection of Stanley's Hospital, KEMH

    Lay out of KEMH, in Stanley, has already received external oversight from UK's Ministry of Defense

    Falklands Islands King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) is committed to providing good quality, cost-effective and evidence-based health services that address the identified needs of the population we serve, in order to preserve life, treat illness and promote lifelong well-being within the resources that are available in the Falkland Islands.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 15:04 UTC

    Key passenger tells his version of bomb threat aboard Aerolíneas Argentinas flight

    A fellow traveler apparetly from Brazil told flight attendants Coto was carrying a bomb, which caused the emergency landing and police deployment

    X user Agustín Coto, arguably the main character in the Aerolíneas Argentinas flight AR 1883 bomb threat saga, posted his version of the events on his social media account, which shed some additional light onto the events surrounding Sunday's service between Ushuaia and Buenos Aires, which already got additional notoriety for carrying celebrities Carmen Barbieri and Marcelo Polino as passengers.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 13:34 UTC

    Starlink not banning X in Brazil

    Starlink faces “the cancellation of its license,” Baigorri explained

    Starlink, the satellite internet service provider (ISP) owned among others by tycoon Elon Musk, has announced it would not abide by Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes' decision to ban the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter and also a Musk business) in South America's largest country.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 12:45 UTC

    Brazilian authorities rescue thousands from slave-like conditions

    This year alone 482 police inquiries were opened to tackle slave-like work

    Slightly under 7,000 people have been rescued by Brazilian authorities from slave-like conditions over the past two years, according to a report released Monday. In 2023, a total of 3,240 victims were freed against 2,587 the previous year. Last month, 934 rescues were carried out, including that of a 94-year-old woman.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:40 UTC

    Milei vetoes pensions increase but faces Congress' reprisal

    Milei cited the Senate's Rulebook requirement that every bill includes in its foundations its source of financing

    Argentine President Javier Milei vetoed in its entirety Bill 27.756 providing for an increase in the wages of senior citizens and pensioners. The measure became effective after appearing in Monday's issue of the Official Gazette.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:38 UTC

    Paraguayan businesses concerned as dollar keeps soaring

    “We fear that this situation will affect the Christmas season,” Caje argued

    Given the seemingly unstoppable soar of the US dollar against the local guaraní during a whole week, the Association of Importers and Traders of Paraguay (Asimcopar) said it feared the current trend might hit year-ending sales, which largely feature imported items.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:35 UTC

    Mass gas emission cut proposed in Brazil by 2035

    According to Astrini, the goal is to present the study in technical forums and apply pressure on public officials

    According to a study by the Climate Observatory network, Brazil needs to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 92% by 2035 if South America's largest country is to make a fair contribution to limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (ºC), Agencia Brasil reported. This target is based on 2005 emissions of 2.4 billion net tons, reducing the annual limit to 200 million net tons, it was also explained.

  • Monday, September 2nd 2024 - 11:29 UTC

    Bomb threat mid-flight in Aerolineas Argentinas service from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires

    Passengers were kept waiting outside the aircraft while police searched for explosive devices

    A scheduled Aerolíneas Argentinas flight from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires had to return to the airport of origin amid a bomb threat. The case got additional notoriety because entertainers Carmen Barbieri and Marcelo Polino were onboard as passengers.