Stories for 2024

Saturday, July 6th 2024 - 07:53 UTC
Brazil to build lab marking pandemic readiness

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended this week the laying of the foundation stone for the Orion Project, a laboratory complex specialized in disease-causing pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites to be built in Campinas, in the State of São Paulo. According to Agencia Brasil, the facility is expected to be the most advanced in Latin America and one of the most important in the world.
Saturday, July 6th 2024 - 07:47 UTC
COVID-19 investigation during the first community outbreak in a remote island: Falkland Islands

Published in the National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information, with the contribution of the following, Alice Wynne; Thomas Bale; Rebecca Edwards; Natalie Wright and Petra Manley
Saturday, July 6th 2024 - 07:26 UTC
Falklands Legislative Assembly congratulates new UK Government

The elected Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly extends its congratulations to the Labour Party on their victory in the UK General Election. We also extend our congratulations to The Right Honorable Sir Keir Starmer on his election as an MP, and subsequent appointment this as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by His Majesty The King Charles III.
Friday, July 5th 2024 - 22:19 UTC
Beryl makes landfall in Mexico

After leaving at least three people dead in Jamaica, Beryl made landfall as a Category 2 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale Friday on the Mexican coast. It eventually downgraded to a tropical storm, although it continued to pose a serious risk with heavy storms and damaging waves, authorities warned residents. According to Mexico's National Water Commission (Conagua), Beryl winds reached 175 km/h with peaks of 220 km/h. Classes were suspended as of Thursday.
Friday, July 5th 2024 - 19:16 UTC
Lula visit announced to Mercosur's newest full member Bolivia

Bolivia's Deputy Communications Minister Gabriela Alcón announced Friday that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would be arriving in Santa Cruz de la Sierra next Monday for meetings with local authorities and businessmen. It will be the first visit of a foreign head of state since Bolivia's full Southern Common Market membership President Luis Arce Catacora signed into law this week.
Friday, July 5th 2024 - 18:42 UTC
Starmer goes through “kissing of the hands” and forms new UK gov't

Sir Keir Starmer was sworn in Friday as the UK’s new prime minister in lieu of the Conservative Rishi Sunak who turned in his resignation following Thursday's appalling electoral defeat earning Labour at least 412 of the 650 seats in Parliament.
Friday, July 5th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
UKs Labour wins with a huge majority; Tories in disarray lose votes to Reform, Liberals and Greens

U.K.’s Labour Party is on course to win a huge parliamentary majority in the country’s general election, putting an end to 14 years of Conservative governments. Labour is forecasted to have a majority of 166 seats in the House of Commons.
Friday, July 5th 2024 - 10:33 UTC
Milei creates Ministry of Deregulation and Transformation of the State

The Government of Argentina announced Thursday the creation of a Ministry of Deregulation and Transformation of the State to be headed by Economist and former Central Bank (BCRA) President Federico Sturzenegger, who will be sworn in Friday.
Friday, July 5th 2024 - 09:17 UTC
Brazil's Federal Police files case against Bolsonaro

Brazil's Federal Police (PF) accused former President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday of money laundering and conspiracy to commit a crime in the attempted misappropriation of jewelry gifted by Saudi Arabia while he was in office.
Friday, July 5th 2024 - 06:43 UTC
Brazil has opened its market for Australian mutton and lamb

Despite Mercosur partners with significant flocks, Brazil has reopened its market for Australian mutton and lambt, including sheep meat by-products and edible offal, the Australian Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry announced this week.