MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 6th 2024
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Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:14 UTC
Maduro makes WhatsApp his newest enemy
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Monday that the instant-message application WhatsApp needed to “get out” of his country because it was a tool “used by fascist groups” to launch threats. He made those remarks days after questioning the “unregulated” operations of Instagram and TikTok.
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Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 10:12 UTC
Lula and Boric agree to have Bioceanic Corridor operational by 2025
Presidents Gabriel Boric Font and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday agreed on the importance of speeding up the construction of the bioceanic corridor. They made those remarks while appearing at the Chile-Brazil Business Forum in Santiago. Later in the day, they also signed 19 bilateral understandings.
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Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 09:37 UTC
Falklands Governor congratulates Fire and Rescue Service
Falkland Islands Fire & Rescue Service's Chief Fire Officer Gardner Fiddes, who has been in the service for a total of 34 years (22 years of them being Chief Fire Officer) is retiring and in line with the department's ethos of career development within the service, Group Manager Gerard Jaffray will take up his new role as Chief Fire Officer for the service. Also within the service, Ian France will become the new Group Manager and Jeremy Clarke will become the new Watch Manager 'B' in their respective roles. A new Watch Manager 'A' role is still being sorted and will be announced in the near future.
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Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 08:12 UTC
PAHO issues bulletin regarding risks of Oropouche fever spreading
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued a bulletin on Saturday warning of the risks of vertical transmission of Oropouche fever from pregnant women to their fetuses, Agencia Brasil reported.
