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Montevideo, November 25th 2024 - 11:23 UTC

Stories for 2024

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 07:06 UTC

    Cattle in eleven US states with outbreaks of avian flu H5N1

    Samples were collected and sent to the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which confirmed the presence of the virus in cows

    With the outbreak of Avian flu H5N1 in Minnesota, Midwest state bordering Canada, the number of infected cattle in the United States confirmed has reached over eighty animals across some eleven states. Besides Minnesota the other states with infected cattle include, South Dakota, New Mexico, Michigan, Iowa, Idaho, Ohio, Colorado and North Carolina.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 07:04 UTC

    FAO Report: for the first time aquaculture production surpasses capture fisheries

    Global aquaculture production reached an unprecedented 130.9 million tons, of which 94.4m tons are aquatic animals, 51% of the total aquatic animal production.

    World fisheries and aquaculture production has hit a new high, with aquaculture production of aquatic animals surpassing capture fisheries for the first time, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 07:00 UTC

    Food commodity prices increased for the third consecutive month in May

    The Cereal Price Index rose 6.3% from April, reflecting growing concerns about unfavorable crop conditions curbing yields for the 2024 harvests

    The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the third consecutive month in May, as higher prices of cereals and dairy products outweighed decreases in quotations for sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 07:00 UTC

    Japan has built a new 9,300 tons whaling fleet mother ship which is ready for the hunting season

    Built at a cost of US$ 47 million, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru has a slipway to haul up to 70- ton fin whales, and can store up to 600 tons of meat.

    Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet mother ship, the Kangei Maru, which can be anticipated will mean renewed frequent clashes with environmental groups that are also acquiring a new vessel to combat whaling in Antarctica waters.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 06:22 UTC

    Montevideo launches mobile flu vaccination

    The sanitary campaign gained momentum in the last few weeks

    Health teams from Montevideo's City Council will start canvassing the Uruguayan capital from Monday through Friday with mobile vaccination units to foster immunization against influenza and also Covid-19. The initiative comes at a time of high circulation of respiratory viruses, it was explained.

  • Saturday, June 8th 2024 - 10:30 UTC

    Paraguay not welcoming UN suggestion to legalize abortion

    “They are free to make recommendations, but we are free and we will enforce our sovereignty,” Gutiérrez stressed (Pic ABC)

    Paraguay's Minister of Childhood and Adolescence, Walter Gutiérrez, said Friday in Asunción that a suggestion from the United Nations to legalize abortion in the South American country collided with the Constitution and other national laws. “We would have to change the constitution,” he explained.

  • Saturday, June 8th 2024 - 10:10 UTC

    Alckmin underlines China's importance for Brazil

    The Chinese still do not drink too much coffee, Alckmin noted

    In an interview with Brazilian reporters during his Chinese trip, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin underlined the importance of the China-Brazil High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Committee (COSBAN).

  • Saturday, June 8th 2024 - 09:46 UTC

    Unprotected red hydrocoral species found in Strait of Magellan

    The “Errina Antarctica” species does not have any type of protection even though it is found in Chile in a vulnerable state of conservation

    Scientists in southern Chile have found in the Strait of Magellan a type of red hydrocoral, consisting of immobile animals similar in appearance to a plant or a rock. The specimens of “Errina Antarctica” were discovered in the Kawésqar National Reserve, a protected marine area more than 3,000 km from Santiago, it was reported Friday.

  • Friday, June 7th 2024 - 20:40 UTC

    Buenos Aires media workers highly underpaid

    “The serious situation cannot be solved by hiding it,” Lecchi explained

    A survey conducted by the Union of Buenos Aires Journalists (SiPreBA) found that 3 out of every 4 newspeople in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) had wages below the poverty line. The study was released in the wake of the June 7 Journalist Day celebrations in Argentina. Over 1,000 media workers were interviewed.

  • Friday, June 7th 2024 - 20:01 UTC

    VPs of China and Brazil highlight joint achievements

    Han (R) and Alckmin co-chaired the COSBAN meeting in Beijing

    Vice Presidents Han Zheng of China and Geraldo Alckmin of Brazil discussed strengthening strategic coordination while co-chairing the seventh China-Brazil High-Level Coordination and Cooperation Committee (COSBAN) meeting in Beijing.