MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 27th 2026
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Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 23:55 UTC
The Falklands close the second Loligo squid season three days after reopening it
The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department announced on Thursday the closure of the second Loligo squid season due to low biomass levels, just three days after fishing had resumed following a two-week pause.
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Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 21:43 UTC
Drums in his neighbourhood and a wake in parliament: Uruguay bids farewell to Ruben Rada
Uruguay bade farewell on Thursday to musician Ruben Rada with a wake open to the public at the Legislative Palace, the seat of parliament, after hundreds of people had gathered the previous night with drums in the neighbourhood where he grew up, with no official summons involved.
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Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 21:32 UTC
Specialist outlets estimate GTA VI absenteeism could cost the US a billion dollars
Video game and technology outlets estimate that the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, scheduled for November 19, could cost the United States economy more than a billion dollars in lost productivity, due to the number of workers expected to skip work to play. The estimate has circulated within the sector's digital ecosystem since last year and does not come from a published study.
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Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 21:00 UTC
More than 390 bodies recovered and nearly 1,500 unaccounted for after the Nepal Himalaya flood
Rescue teams have recovered at least 389 bodies in Nepali territory and three more in China's Tibet region, while close to 1,500 people remain unaccounted for after the flood that swept down Himalayan valleys on Wednesday along the border between the two countries. A Nepali police spokesman told the Reuters news agency the death toll would continue to rise as relief work advances.
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Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 08:20 UTC
Beijing asks Washington to “overcome obstacles” before Xi's White House visit
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the United States to “remove interference” and “overcome obstacles” in high-level exchanges between the two countries, during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday with US Ambassador David Perdue, as part of preparations for President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington.
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Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 08:09 UTC
Argentine lawmakers travel to Brasília to repair relations with Brazil
A delegation of Argentine deputies and senators from opposition parties will travel to Brasília next Wednesday with the aim of repairing bilateral relations, strained since President Javier Milei referred to his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in offensive terms. The group is due to meet the Brazilian Senate's foreign relations committee, the foreign ministry and representatives of the presidency.
