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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:23 UTC

Stories for July 2024

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 19:54 UTC

    Argentina lose “unusual” Olympic opening game

    Moroccan fans threw firecrackers at Argentina's bench forcing a 2-hour interruption after which Medina's goal was overturned

    The 2024 Paris Olympic Games kicked off Wednesday with some men's football in addition to rugby and other games, while the opening ceremony is to take place later this week.

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 15:27 UTC

    Falkland Islands authorities respond to Argos Georgia incident

    A coordinated rescue operation was swiftly initiated, involving the Falkland Islands Government, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

    The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority reported an emergency situation involving the fishing vessel Argos Georgia on Monday, July 22, 2024. The vessel, with 27 crew members on board, began taking on water approximately 200 miles east of Stanley, prompting an immediate request for assistance.

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Argos Georgia rescue: 14 alive, eight dead and five missing

    “Puerto Toro” arrived, together with the FPV Lilibet, at the incident location at 09:00 hours, July 23, some 1.220 kilomerters from Punta Arenas, having rescued fourteen crew members alive

    The loss of the St Helena longliner Argos Georgia, some 170 miles from the Falkland Islands, and whatever is happening with the 27 members of its crew, mostly Spaniards from Galicia, tells a different far more tragic story of what is happening with rescue operations because of the extreme climate conditions, 35 knots wind and eight-meter tall waves.

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    Argos Georgia rescue: Falklands Stanley hospital ready to receive survivors

    The King Edward Memorial Hospital in Stanley, Falklands main health service

    The lastest update from the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority, Tuesday 23 July, 2024 approximately 15:00 hours Falklands time, said that on Monday 22 July 2024, the Maritime Authority received information that the fishing vessel Argos Georgia, with 27 persons onboard, was taking on water and requesting assistance some 200 miles east of Stanley.

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:11 UTC

    Milei attending Paris Olympics amid rumors of rift with VP

    Milei was jeered and applauded at the Teatro Colón

    Argentine President Javier Milei is off to Paris to attend the inauguration of the 2024 Olympic Games, leaving Vice President Victoria Villarruel at the helm of the Executive Branch amid mounting rumors that things between the two of them are far from good.

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:07 UTC

    Richardson says Marshall Plan needed for Latin America

    Richardson said she was worried that Chinese developments in the region could swiftly become military assets

    US Southern Command Chief General Laura Richardson called on leaders in her country to devise some “Marshall Plan” in Latin America replicating the one enacted in post-World War II Europe, which is highly necessary to neutralize Chinese and Russian influence in the region.

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 08:38 UTC

    Biden administration picks replacement for Asunción Embassy

    Escobar still needs the Senate's nod to replace Ostfield

    The US Government of President Joseph Biden has picked career diplomat Gabriel Escobar to take over from Marc Ostfield as the next Ambassador to Asunción, it was reported Tuesday. Escobar still needs the Senate's nod.

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 08:36 UTC

    UK policy, funds for aerospace projects but no support for Harland & Wolff

    Secretary Reynolds told Parliament that a government guarantee on £200 million of borrowing for Harland & Wolff shipyard posed too great a risk to taxpayer money

    The new Labor government gave a clear indication of its policies and course of action this week when it announced at the Farnborough International Air Show a £103 million funding for aerospace projects, supporting greener travel and thousands of jobs across the UK. This contrasts with the rejection of a guarantee loan for the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 08:30 UTC

    Large amounts of cocaine found in Brazilian sharks

    Further studies are needed to determine whether the cocaine found in marine animals can have negative effects on human health

    Researchers at the Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) found traces of cocaine in 13 sharks of the species Rhizoprionodon lalandii, popularly known as tubarão-bico-fino-brasileiro, cação rola rola or cação-frango, according to a study in the appearing this week in the journal Science of The Total Environment, Agencia Brasil reported Tuesday.

  • Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 - 20:21 UTC

    US Secret Service Director resigns over Trump case

    Cheatle had been reluctant to resign after what she admitted was the worst episode since the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan

    US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned her post Tuesday after cracking under questioning from lawmakers following her agency's sloppy work regarding the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.