Stories for 2024

Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 10:24 UTC
Heavy storms: Rio Grande do Sul's number of fatalities updated to 29

The number of fatalities in Southeastern Brazil was updated to 29 on Thursday after at least 203 cities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul were hit by heavy storms, which are also forecast to move on to neighboring Santa Catarina over the next few days. Some 60 people are still missing, it was also reported. A hydroelectric dam broke near Bento Gonçalves, raising the alert status.
Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 10:00 UTC
South Georgia after an Operational Manager with understanding on tourism and maritime affairs

The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands’ (GSGSSI) are looking for an exceptional candidate to join the Government team based in Stanley, Falkland Islands from August 2024. They will oversee the full range of operational work in this diverse and exciting UK Overseas Territory.
Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 09:48 UTC
World Press Freedom Day 2024: environmental journalism, an increasingly dangerous profession

The world is going through an unprecedented environmental emergency which poses an existential threat to this and future generations. People need to know about this – and journalists and media workers have a key role in informing and educating them.
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 23:04 UTC
Mujica's physician describes former president's condition

Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica's physician Raquel Panone described the extent of her patient's cancer during a press conference in Montevideo. “Pepe has esophageal cancer. We did other studies that showed that he has no lesion in any other organ,” she said while admitting that the tumor was malignant, as doctors had already feared.
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 19:39 UTC
Argentina's BCRA again lowers basic interest rates in less than one week

Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) once again lowered the benchmark interest rate from 60% to 50%. It was the fifth cutdown since the Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei took office in December last year. Thus, yields from fixed-term deposits will fall monthly from the current 5% per month to 4.2% for an annual effective rate of 64.8%.
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 19:11 UTC
Argentina: Drop in retail prices expected soon

In line with President Javier Milei's chainsaw politics to curb inflation, Argentine supermarkets expect a drop in retail prices shortly once imported items arrive to compete with local production as agreed upon with the Economy Ministry in March, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 10:24 UTC
Dengue fever causes over 2,000 deaths so far this year in Brazil

Dengue fever has killed over 2,000 people in Brazil while almost 4.2 million cases of the malady have been confirmed this year in South America's largest country. The incidence rate of the disease is 2,056.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 10:16 UTC
Colombia breaks up with Israel over Gaza deployment

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Wednesday announced that his country would be severing diplomatic ties with Israel as of Thursday over the latter's military deployment in Gaza at the behest of its “genocidal” head of government. Petro also insisted that “if Palestine dies, humanity dies.”
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 10:04 UTC
Petrobras hits new environmental achievement

Brazil's state-run Petrobras oil company announced this week a 41% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions between 2015 and 2023, Agencia Brasil reported. The result was “exceptional,” said Petrobras' Energy Transition and Sustainability Director Maurício Tolmasquim.
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 - 06:38 UTC
Falklands upgrades compensation for redundancy/unfair dismissal

The Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) agreed on Tuesday 23 April, legislation updates have been approved for the Employment Protection Ordinance, specifically on compensation for redundancy/unfair dismissal.