Stories for 2024

Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 11:44 UTC
Service at Westminster Abbey and reception to celebrate UK Overseas Territories Day

On Monday 3 June, UKOTA marked the establishment of UK Overseas Territories Day at the Evensong service at Westminster Abbey in London, which included special prayers for the Overseas Territories.
Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 09:36 UTC
Poverty on the rise in Argentina, study finds

According to a study published Monday by the Observatory of the Argentine Social Debt (ODSA for its acronym in Spanish), poverty rose to 55.5% of the population, affecting nearly 25 million people in the South American country in the first quarter of 2024. At the same time, indigence (a situation even below poverty) reached 17.5% with a food insecurity scope of 24.7% of the population.
Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 09:21 UTC
Leptospirosis taking its toll on Rio Grande do Sul flood victims

Health authorities in the Brazilian flood-hit State of Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul confirmed Monday that an eighth patient had died of leptospirosis, Agencia Brasil reported. The victim was a 31-year-old man from São Leopoldo who had prolonged exposure to contaminated water.
Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 08:58 UTC
Uruguay to prioritize Mercosur's ties with China

Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Omar Paganini anticipated that revitalizing dialogue with China will be a main priority once his country takes over the pro-tempore presidency of the South American Common Market (Mercosur) on July 8.
Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 19:43 UTC
Young dead whale found in exclusive Argentine beach resort

A dead humpback whale was found by a group of bypassers on the beach shores of the exclusive Argentine resort of Pinamar The causes of the death of the young mammal weighing approximately 15 tons are yet to be determined by experts in the Province of Buenos Aires, it was reported.
Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 19:17 UTC
Ecuadorian alternate lawmaker and his wife shot dead at circus function

Alternate Assemblyman and social media influencer Cristhian Nieto (of the opposition Revolución Ciudadana party of former President Rafael Correa) and his wife Nicole Burgos were shot dead in the Ecuadorean port city of Manta in the province of Manabí on Sunday evening in the middle of a circus function Mrs. Nieto was broadcasting on Tik-Tok.
Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 18:39 UTC
Brazil tops list of dengue-hit countries in the region

Brazil tops the list of suspected dengue cases in the region with 6.3 of them, followed by Argentina's 420,000, Paraguay's 257,000, and Peru's 200,000, Agencia Brasil reported Monday. In South America's largest country, more than 3 million of these notifications have yielded positive laboratory results.
Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 13:13 UTC
Chinese economy rebounding coincide Stats Office and IMF; Beijing pumping a US$ 138bn support

The Chinese economy rebounding, seems to be the message both from the country's National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, and even the IMF with a more optimistic outlook. According to NBS industrial profits during April were again in positive territory and so are other important economic indicators, which showed a moderate improvement from March, highlighting a sustained recovery of the world's second-largest economy.
Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 10:53 UTC
Sheinbaum poised to become Mexico's first woman president

According to preliminary projections announced by Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE) at around midnight Sunday local time, Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MoReNa) Party was poised to become the first woman president of the traditionally macho Latino country. The INE's calculations showed Sheinbaum would be garnering between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote. Turnout was between 60% and 61.5%, it was also reported. Over 99.5 million Mexicans were registered to vote.
Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 10:44 UTC
A smiling Milei attends Bukele's new inauguration

On his way back from California, Argentine President Javier Milei stopped in El Salvador for Nayib Bukele's new inauguration ceremony, which was also attended by other heads of state and government, such as King Felipe VI of Spain with whom he exchanged a brief moment that caught the eye given the recent diplomatic crisis with the Socialist administration of Pedro Sánchez.