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Montevideo, September 21st 2024 - 09:58 UTC

Stories for September 2024

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 18:26 UTC

    Trump not so eager to debate Harris again

    The Republican candidate insisted Tuesday's debate was “rigged” against him

    Former US President Donald Trump said he felt now “less inclined” to hold another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris after Tuesday's clash which the Democratic hopeful was deemed to have won, albeit with some assistance from ABC’s moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, whose performance he found to have been ”dishonest.” Trump also admitted that he would consider a rematch if hosted by “a fair network.” Now it is Harris who was said to be looking forward to another round.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 13:21 UTC

    Falklands at UK OTs Forum on Public Finances and Good Governance

    Representatives from UK Overseas Territories are attending the Good Governance and Public Finance Forum taking place at Westminster

    Delegates from the Falkland Islands are attending the UK Parliament for the Good Governance and Public Finance Forum taking place at Westminster, 10/12 September.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 13:15 UTC

    Falklands Legislative Assembly celebrates Gibraltar National Day

    The flags of the Falklands and Gibraltar flying at Victory Green in Stanley

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly is proud to join Gibraltar in celebrating Gibraltar Day today, 10th September. As fellow Overseas Territories, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar share a unique bond, one rooted in the resilience, and a shared commitment to preserving our cultures and values as part of the global British family and Commonwealth.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 13:02 UTC

    Red and white festivity on Gibraltar National Day 2024

    On a warm sunny day, Gibraltarians in traditional Rock colors of red and white assembled at noon for some short political addresses and to sing the National Anthem

    The 10th of September is celebrated as Gibraltar National Day, to commemorate the referendum held on that date in 1967 in which the people of Gibraltar were asked whether they wished to pass under Spanish sovereignty, remain under British sovereignty, with its own self-governing institutions. The result was a landslide victory for the latter choice.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    Harris shows Trump she is not Joseph Biden

    Harris was said to have won the debate, albeit with some help from ABC's moderators

    The Democratic Party dusted off all fears Tuesday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after Vice President Kamala Harris' performance in the TV debate against former President Donald Trump.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 10:05 UTC

    SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission lifts off for first-ever non-professional spacewalk

    The spacewalk is scheduled for Thursday and is expected to be broadcast live

    Internet Service Provider (ISP) Starlink's parent company SpaceX Tuesday launched the Polaris Dawn manned mission featuring a billionaire, a pilot, and two female company employees for the performance of the first-ever private spacewalk in history.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 09:57 UTC

    Brazil: Lula announces creation of National Climate Authority

    The Climate Authority initiative had been discussed after Lula won the 2022 and environmental crises in Rio Grande do Sul and Amazonas have resurfaced it.

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that he intended to create a National Climate Authority, Agencia Brasil reported. The new agency's mission would be to deal with extreme natural phenomena. Lula made these remarks in Manaus before dozens of environmental experts, as 61 of the 62 municipalities in the State of Amazonas face an emergency due to the drought.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 09:55 UTC

    Man sets himself ablaze in front of La Moneda Palace in Santiago

    The man was reported to have said that “a superior being” had ordered him to act that way

    A 35-year-old man set himself ablaze bonzo style in front of Chile's Presidential La Moneda Palace after being told to do so by “a superior being.” He was reported to have 65% of his body affected, with his chances of survival still uncertain.

  • Tuesday, September 10th 2024 - 19:04 UTC

    Uruguayan authorities arrest 14-year-old terrorism suspect

    The suspect attended a local technical school (UTU) which will now have to look after the rest of the students, some of whom might have been lured into terrorism

    A Uruguayan 14-year-old student who spoke fluent Arabic and whose dangerousness had been tipped to local authorities by the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Israeli Secret Service (Mossad) has been arrested in the rural town of Lascano in the southeastern department (province) of Rocha.

  • Tuesday, September 10th 2024 - 12:59 UTC

    Macaé Evaristo chosen to replace Brazil's disgraced human rights minister

    Evaristo has been a teacher since the age of 19. She has a college degree in social work, plus a master's and a PhD in education

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced on Monday evening that he had chosen social worker and teacher Macaé Evaristo as the country's new human rights minister following the dismissal of Silvio Almeida, who was accused of sexual harassment.