Stories for 2024

Saturday, January 6th 2024 - 10:39 UTC
United Kingdom launches search to find the artist of a striking Falklands painting

A search has been launched by the DIO for the artist of a striking painting that depicts the brutal reality of the Falklands War. The picture was found in a former classroom at HMS Raleigh by a staff member who works for the Defence Infrastructure Organization (DIO). With the classroom not currently in use, the painting had been all but forgotten about.
Saturday, January 6th 2024 - 10:32 UTC
Legendary “Old Wolf” Zagallo dies aged 92

Football legend Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo, who was in one way or another linked to 4 of Brazil's 5 World Cup titles, passed away Saturday in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 92, it was announced on the Old Wolf's (Velho Lobo) Instagram profile.
Saturday, January 6th 2024 - 10:32 UTC
Argentina resumes joint border controls on river travel from Uruguay

Argentine officers resumed operating at Uruguayan ports to run joint border crossing points “to optimize the experience of travelers of the different river passenger transportation companies and to strengthen the collaboration between both countries,” the National Direction of Migration explained through the Interior Ministry to which it belongs.
Saturday, January 6th 2024 - 10:10 UTC
FPSO Sepetiba begins production at Petrobras’ third largest oil field off Brazil

Oil and gas giant Petrobras has started production from a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel at its giant Mero oil field in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The third production unit at the field, out of a total of five, since two are yet to be installed.
Friday, January 5th 2024 - 10:21 UTC
Brasilia rioters wanted to kill De Moraes, judge says

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the Jan. 8 rioters who seized the buildings of all three branches of government, wanted to hang him in the process. Those financing the uprising planned to convince the army to join a coup after the invasion of Congress, case rapporteur De Moraes explained in an interview with O Globo.
Friday, January 5th 2024 - 10:20 UTC
Another school shooting in US leaves two students dead, including the perpetrator

A 17-year-old gunman killed one person and wounded five others before taking his own life in yet another school shooting spree in the United States, this time in Iowa. The perpetrator was a student at the Perry High School in the town of Perry in Dallas County, it was also reported. The shooting occurred on the first day of classes following winter break. Iowa has a long history of school shootings, dating back to 1984.
Friday, January 5th 2024 - 10:19 UTC
Paraguayan pork exports record significant increase

According to a report from Paraguay's National Service of Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa) released this week in Asunción, pork exports have been recording growing numbers since 2019 and reached a 173% increase from 2022 to 2023.
Friday, January 5th 2024 - 10:15 UTC
Uruguay: Inflation within target for first time in many years

Inflation in Uruguay during the year 2023 amounted to 5.1%, it was reported in Montevideo. The South American country's lowest rate in 18 years was achieved mainly thanks to prices reasonably stable in household goods, transportation, and communications, it was explained by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew only 4.9% in 2005.
Friday, January 5th 2024 - 10:13 UTC
Jones-Huala extradited yet again to Chile

Mapuche rebel Facundo Jones Huala was extradited Thursday for a second time in his life from Argentina to Chile to serve out the remainder of his prison sentence for a 2013 arson attack. Jones Huala was escorted across the Andes by Interpol and law enforcement officers from both countries.
Friday, January 5th 2024 - 09:46 UTC
Brazilian support for Argentine sovereignty claim over the Falklands

On Wednesday, 3 January, the Brazilian government made an official statement in support of its second trade partner, and Mercosur associate, Argentina, and its sovereignty claim over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands.