Stories for 2024

Thursday, November 7th 2024 - 07:20 UTC
AgroAlba MOU signed in Caracas

The Governments of Venezuela and St Vincent and the Grenadines signed Wednesday the AgroAlba Memorandum of Understanding in Caracas. The multilateral initiative is an integration mechanism within The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) seeking to foster productive investment and strengthen food sovereignty through the promotion of sustainable development, Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yván Gil explained.
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 21:25 UTC
World leaders congratulate Trump on his win - still not Harris

While leaders from the world over have congratulated Republican candidate Donald J. Trump on his electoral win on Tuesday which has earned him a second 4-year term at The Oval Office, Vice President Kamala Harris is yet to acknowledge defeat, as is customary in these cases. Perhaps Trump himself was the only one to break that tradition four years ago when rumors of vote count-rigging still gave him hope against Joseph Biden.
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 19:37 UTC
Slight increase in Uruguay wool exports, with a timid comeback of China, but overall outlook remains depressive

In the first ten months of this year, Uruguayan exports of ovine goods reached US$ 158.2 million which is 7% below the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the Uruguayan Wool Secretariat, SUL. This is a slight improvement from the two previous months when exports were 10% and 13%, less than the same period a year ago.
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 17:58 UTC
Brazilian beef industry ready to fight EU deforestation law scheduled to become effective December 30

As the deadline for the implementation of the European Union anti deforestation law, scheduled for next December 30, (even when it could be delayed), the powerful Brazilian cattle and meat industry is working on the presentation of a pilot traceability and monitoring project for the supply chain to present to the EU.
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 14:16 UTC
Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly moves forward on Starlink and VSAT licensing reforms

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has accepted a set of recommendations from the Telecommunications Select Committee, aimed at making internet access more affordable and accessible through adjustments to VSAT licensing fees and potential domestic tariffs for Starlink services. These proposals will now be reviewed by the Executive Council, with a response expected within six months.
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 10:50 UTC
No stopping Trump's way back into White House

Although there was still no official confirmation, the Republican camp was preparing in the wee hours of Wednesday for what appears to be Donald Trump's unstoppable march back onto the White House following victories in key swing states such as Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Even the pro-Kamala Harris outlet The New York Times reckoned Trump's victory chances stood at “over 95%.”
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 09:43 UTC
Delgado and Orsi to hold presidential debate on Nov. 17

Uruguay's Presidential candidates Álvaro Delgado and Yamandú Orsi will be debating on Nov. 17, one week before the runoff, it was announced Tuesday in Montevideo. The eristics duel will be split into five blocks, it was also agreed by the two campaign teams.
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 09:28 UTC
CFK chosen Peronist Party Chairwoman

The Justicialist (Peronist) Party's (PJ) Electoral Board Tuesday confirmed former two-time President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) as the new party chairwoman after no other contender challenged her “Primero La Patria” list following the dismissal of La Rioja Governor Ricardo Quintela's bid for allegedly lacking the necessary endorsements. CFK won by 13 votes to 1.
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 09:17 UTC
Autochtonous dengue cases reported in Argentina

Argentine health authorities admitted that the first case of autochthonous dengue fever has been detected in the country, specifically in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) and more precisely in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) Balvanera district, according to the latest issue of the Health Ministry's Epidemiological Bulletin.
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 - 08:49 UTC
Netanyahu sacks Defense Minister amid breach of trust

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday sacked Defense Minister Yoav Gallant amid allegations of security leaks that could have jeopardized Tel Aviv's war efforts against Iran and its terrorist proxies Hamas and Hezbollah.