Stories for 2024

Monday, February 26th 2024 - 04:18 UTC
UK goes full Net Zero: quits treaty allowing companies to sue green economy policies

Calling it “outdated” the United Kingdom has withdrawn from an international treaty that lets fossil-fuel companies sue governments pursuing climate policies for billions in compensation for lost profits.
Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 11:58 UTC
Bullrich tells Bukele she wants to replicate his security plan in Argentina

Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich told El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele Friday in Washington DC at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) summit that “we want to follow the model you are carrying out” to tackle crime. Argentine President Javier Milei is scheduled to speak Saturday at this event after meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 11:21 UTC
UK Ambassador visits Uruguayan Antarctic Base, praises program's efforts

The Uruguayan Antarctic Institute welcomed United Kingdom Ambassador to Uruguay, Faye O'Connor, to the Artigas Antarctic Scientific Base between February 14th and 19th.
Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 11:09 UTC
Bulgarian Navy hands over parts of 1976 Argentine plane crash found in Antarctica

The Bulgarian Navy's Brothers Cyril and Methodius scientific vessel docked in Mar del Plata this week to hand over pieces of an Argentine Navy aircraft that crashed in Antarctica in 1976 with ten military personnel and a television crewman on board. The items, found on Jan. 15 on Livingston Island, will be taken to a Navy facility in Bahía Blanca to determine if they belong to the twin-engine plane.
Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 10:53 UTC
Controversial reporter files criminal case against Uruguayan president

Uruguayan reporter Jorge Bonica, who achieved notoriety in his country for continuous allegations against leading political figures and even tried his luck with the Basta Ya political party allegedly targeting corruption, Friday filed a criminal complaint against President Luis Lacalle Pou for smuggling and influence peddling. The head of state was said to have allowed the entry of Argentine goods into the country.
Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 10:24 UTC
Argentina: Chubut Governor threatens to cut oil supply if federal funds are withheld

Chubut Governor Ignacio Torres Friday warned Argentine President Javier Milei that his province would stop exporting oil if the federal administration insisted on “improperly withholding half of the [so-called] co-participation” funding. “If on Tuesday there is no resolution from the courts, we will not export even one more barrel of oil,” threatened Torres, whose stance was endorsed by several fellow governors and also by Buenos Aires Mayor Jorge Macri.
Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 10:08 UTC
Hyundai pledges US$ 1.1 billion investment in Brazil until 2032

South Korean carmakers Hyundai announced this week a US$1.1 billion investment in Brazil during a meeting with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Planalto Palace on Thursday, Agencia Brasil reported.
Saturday, February 24th 2024 - 09:09 UTC
Blinken meets with Milei at Casa Rosada

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Friday conveyed to Argentine President Javier Milei the support of the Joseph Biden administration to the South American country's economic plan. Blinken described his meeting of nearly two hours as “incredibly positive” and highlighted Argentina's “extraordinary potential,” it was reported from Buenos Aires.
Friday, February 23rd 2024 - 16:43 UTC
Venezuelan authorities confirm death toll of 16 after illegal mine collapse

Venezuelan authorities confirmed the death toll of 16 miners following the collapse of an illegal gold mine in the southern state of Bolivar on Tuesday. Search efforts concluded Friday with no further casualties reported.
Friday, February 23rd 2024 - 11:07 UTC
Brazil: Dino highlights separation of branches of gov't as he is sworn into the STF

Former Security Minister Flávio Dino said Thursday upon being sworn in as a Justice on the Supreme Federal Court that it was paramount for the country that each branch of government did its bit independently, Agencia Brasil reported. At 55, Dino has 20 years to serve on his bench until reaching the mandatory retirement age.