Stories for 2024

Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 09:54 UTC
Fitch keeps Uruguay's rating unchanged and stable

The international credit rating agency Fitch announced Tuesday that it was keeping Uruguay's BBB grade unchanged and with a stable outlook given the South American country's “relatively high” GDP, strong governance indexes, and sound external finances.
Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil's economy back on progress' track

According to a report from Brazil's Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) released Tuesday, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of South America's largest country grew 0.8% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the last three months of 2023 and 2.5% interannually after a 0.1% contraction in the fourth quarter of last year.
Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 09:34 UTC
USS George Washington crosses into Chilean waters

Chile's Navy confirmed Tuesday through a posting on X that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington had crossed the Strait of Magellan into Pacific Ocean waters and was on her way to Valparaíso. Accompanying the vessel were the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) and the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet tanker USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189).
Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 09:27 UTC
Falklands, Arrival and transportation of the Sea Harrier and Lynx helicopter

We would like to advise the public that a Sea Harrier and Lynx helicopter will be transported to Stanley at the following times. The aircraft are being moved by a team from the Joint Aircraft Recovery and Transportation Squadron (JARTS) and are being helped by Big B’s Haulage, and the Haulage and Groundworks section of the Falklands Islands Company.
Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 20:42 UTC
Llaitul goes on hunger strike to demand a prompt Chilean Supreme Court review of his case

Convicted Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul Monday went on a hunger strike from his Chilean prison to protest against his 23-year jail sentence for timber theft, usurpation of land, and assault on authorities since the 1990s.
Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 19:27 UTC
Buenos Aires Gay Community warns of dangers under Milei

The Organizing Committee of Argentina's Gay Pride March issued a statement on its social media condemning recent statements from Worship Secretary Francisco Sánchez while accompanying President Javier Milei on his Spanish tour which included a stop at a get-together of far-right political forces hosted by Vox and where the South American leader delivered a speech that resulted in Madrid's Socialist administration pulling its ambassador from Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 11:59 UTC
Mexico has elected its first female president, but has behind a very powerful mentor

By Luis Romero Gómez (*) -On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in Mexico, and two years later, women cast votes in a federal election. Now, nearly 70 years later, Mexico has elected a woman president for the first time, according to Sunday's election results.
Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 11:55 UTC
British bank, Standard Chartered, accused of helping to fund terrorists, US court papers allege

BBC is reporting that a British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, according to US court papers allege. The piece by Andy Verity points out that Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice after Lord Cameron’s government intervened on its behalf in 2012.
Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 11:44 UTC
Service at Westminster Abbey and reception to celebrate UK Overseas Territories Day

On Monday 3 June, UKOTA marked the establishment of UK Overseas Territories Day at the Evensong service at Westminster Abbey in London, which included special prayers for the Overseas Territories.
Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 09:36 UTC
Poverty on the rise in Argentina, study finds

According to a study published Monday by the Observatory of the Argentine Social Debt (ODSA for its acronym in Spanish), poverty rose to 55.5% of the population, affecting nearly 25 million people in the South American country in the first quarter of 2024. At the same time, indigence (a situation even below poverty) reached 17.5% with a food insecurity scope of 24.7% of the population.