Stories for 2024

Monday, February 5th 2024 - 10:35 UTC
EU promoting consumers' “right to repair” by fostering the repair industry and extending products' life

With environmental protection and waste reduction in mind, European Union members are working to establish a “right to repair” for consumers to encourage more sustainable consumption and boost the repair industry by making repairs more accessible and cost-effective.
Monday, February 5th 2024 - 10:30 UTC
Falklands, visiting delegation of Welsh parliamentarians begins contacts

Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly received on Saturday the visit of esteemed representatives from the Senedd Cymru – the Welsh Parliament, fostering greater exchange between the Falkland Islands and Wales.
Monday, February 5th 2024 - 10:23 UTC
Argentine gov't sees inflation decelerating

Argentine President Javier Milei told the audience at his girlfriend's show at a Mar del Plata theater that “inflation has started to go down” and that the country “will soon move forward.” The head of state traveled on Saturday to the popular beach resort to be with Fátima Flórez during her birthday celebrations and returned to Buenos Aires on Sunday to make the arrangements for his trip abroad starting Monday.
Monday, February 5th 2024 - 10:20 UTC
Sea food consumption down some 34% in a decade in Spain, according to retailers lobby

Consumption of fish food in Spain has fallen to the tune of 34% per household in the last ten years according to the National Association of Provincial Fish and frozen sea produce Retail Companies and points out that government policies to promote fish food are not attracting consumers.
Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Argentine Lower House broadly approves Milei's workhorse bill

Argentina's Lower House Friday broadly approved by 144 votes to 109 President Javier Milei's so-called Omnibus Law bill to curb State spending and achieve zero deficit, it was reported in Buenos Aires. Next week, each provision of the draft will be analyzed separately, it was also explained.
Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:57 UTC
Dengue emergency reported in Rio de Janeiro

Health authorities in Rio de Janeiro are speaking of record hospitalizations of patients with dengue, Agencia Brasil reported Friday. In just one day in January, Rio de Janeiro's municipal health network had 362 people admitted with the condition, thus surpassing the previous record dating back to 2008. Municipal Health Secretary Daniel Soranz confirmed that the city was facing an epidemic of the disease.
Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:50 UTC
US nuclear aircraft carrier due in South Atlantic later this year

The United States Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington is expected to be sailing Argentine Sea waters in May as part of her continental tour, which will include other countries. The last time such a US structure was in the area was in 2010.
Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:47 UTC
Heat wave grips Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil

Media reports all across the Southern Cone Friday underlined the heat wave affecting Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay with temperatures reaching 48 degrees Celsius and forecast to remain around or above 40 degrees for several days.
Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:34 UTC
Paraná River: Traffic restored after ship is freed from bridge pillar

The Liberian-flagged freighter En May was removed on Friday from one of the pillars of the Zárate-Brazo Largo bridge that connects the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos, where she got stuck after losing her steering capabilities last Sunday. Full navigation was thus restored on the Paraná River waterway.
Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:28 UTC
At least 10 killed in simultaneous wildfires across Chile

At least ten people were reported Friday to have died in Chile as forest firest gripped the Valparaíso area, where President Gabriel Boric Font decreed a state of emergency.