Stories for 2024

Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:46 UTC
Uruguay: Montevideo-Salto route by a foreign carrier started

Paraguayan carrier Paranair Tuesday performed the maiden flight between the Uruguayan cities of Montevideo and Salto, thus marking the beginning of a new era in commercial aviation with foreign operators serving domestic routes.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:32 UTC
Brazilian Senate gives nod to future BCB CEO

Brazil's Federal Senate Tuesday greenlighted by 66 votes to 5 the appointment of Gabriel Galípolo as the next Central Bank (BCB) CEO to succeed Roberto Campos Neto, who stems from former President Jair Bolsonaro's administration and whose term ends Dec. 31.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:23 UTC
Bluetongue restriction zone in the UK widened

The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it had extended the regional bluetongue restriction zone after two cases of the disease were reported along the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire border. This means following restrictions on moving animals.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:18 UTC
Falklands: Sapper Hill Television and Radio Services Outages

Falklands residents of Stanley and Camp are advised that owing to annual power supply work, BFBS will lose power to their transmitter site behind the West Store at MPC from 8.30 am on Thursday 10 October, until 2 pm on the same day.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 03:26 UTC
Where is Latin America on the map of recent innovations? The race for Bitcoin, AI, and more

Did you know that in 2022 Latin America represented 9.1% of the total global crypto? North America and Asia are those areas that are often at the center of attention, whereas Latin America is gradually becoming a serious player in the high-tech industry.
Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 00:58 UTC
Key trends shaping the iGaming landscape in South America

In the past few decades, online casinos have grown in popularity all over different continents, and South America is no exception to this rule. As per platforms like Statista, we can see that the revenue reached by this sector is expected to get to $8.71 billion by 2029. However, to understand what is behind this growth, let’s dive deeper into the current state of online casinos and the key trends below.
Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 22:56 UTC
Colombia: Petro under probe over campaign finances

Colombian electoral authorities announced Tuesday that they were launching an inquiry against President Gustavo Petro for allegedly overstepping campaign financing caps in 2022 en route to the Casa de Nariño. The head of state replied -once again- that a coup d'état was boiling up.
Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 13:33 UTC
Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to artificial intelligence pioneers

Sweden's Royal Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday that it was granting the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their “discoveries and inventions in artificial intelligence” and “machine learning with artificial neural networks.” The distinction also represented a € 970,000 cheque.
Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Peronist Party in search of a new (or old) leader

After former President Alberto Fernández was forced to resign as chairman of the Peronist Party given the domestic violence and corruption scandals in which he is involved, the vacancy opened up a new front that may well decide the future of Argentine politics in the years to come. While former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner intends to fill the void, La Rioja Governor Ricardo Quintela came forward as a new option.
Tuesday, October 8th 2024 - 10:03 UTC
Argentine VP meets with Spanish Senate Speaker in Madrid

Argentine Vice President Victoria Villarruel met Monday in Madrid with her Senate Speaker colleague Pedro Rollán on the opening day of her first trip abroad since her inauguration last year.