South America

Sat, 18 May 2024 11:07:00 GMT
China purchasing 95,000 tons of beef monthly from Brazil
April 2024 was a historic milestone in beef exports for Brazil having shipped 236,842 tons, generating revenues totaling US$ 1.043 billion, points out Agrilink. Leading the list was China, trailed closely by the United Arab Emi...

Sat, 18 May 2024 10:59:00 GMT
Falklands War: partly released documents on Welsh Guard losses trigger more controversy
BBC is reporting that declassified documents, --to be kept secret until 2065--, have cleared an army regiment of any blame in the biggest loss of British life during the Falklands War. Forty-eight crew were killed when the Sir ...

Sat, 18 May 2024 10:57:00 GMT
Wages keep losing purchase power in Argentina, study finds
According to a study released Friday in Buenos Airers by the Research and Training Center of the Argentine Republic (Cifra), formal wages took a slump of nearly 15% in the last semester, particularly after the Dec. 13 118.3% de...

Sat, 18 May 2024 10:45:00 GMT
Ecuadorean stowaway captured in Chile trying to board flight to Argentina
A new security incident was recorded Friday at Santiago de Chile's Nuevo Pudahuel - Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport when an Ecuadorean stowaway was caught trying to board a cargo plane bound for Argentina.

Sat, 18 May 2024 10:45:00 GMT
BAS marine biologist elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society
Professor Lloyd Peck, Science Leader and marine biologist at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), joins over 90 exceptional researchers from across the world in being elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s nation...

Sat, 18 May 2024 10:35:00 GMT
Two more Uruguayan meatpacking plants cleared for shipments to China
Chinese authorities have authorized additional Uruguayan slaughterhouses to ship beef and horsemeat from plants in Florida and Canelones to that country, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos confirmed Friday.

Sat, 18 May 2024 10:05:00 GMT
Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence
The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring the respect of human rights, the rule of law and democracy legal standards in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) syste...

Sat, 18 May 2024 09:50:00 GMT
Prime Minister Sunak and wife among the richest families in UK
The Sunday Times Rich List has published that the personal wealth of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty has been estimated at £651m, up from £529m in 2023. This was mainly due to Ms. Murty's shares in Infosys, ...

Sat, 18 May 2024 09:14:00 GMT
Cambridge will vote to award Freedom of the City to Ice Patrol HMS Protector
Next 23 May a full council meeting from the landlocked city of Cambridge will decide on plans to award the Royal Navy Ice Patrol HMS Protector, Freedom of the City.

Sat, 18 May 2024 07:28:00 GMT
Gibraltar Commissioner of Police attends Guardia Civil anniversary parade
At the invitation of the Colonel of the Spanish Guardia Civil, Francisco Almansa, Commissioner of Police Richard Ullger and Assistant Commissioner Cathal Yeats were in Algeciras where they attended the 180th anniversary parade ...

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