Stories for September 18th 2024

Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 16:00 UTC
Bolivia's Foreign Minister says Evo-led coup in the making

Bolivia's Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda said Tuesday that a coup d'état against President Luis Arce Catacora was being arranged by former head of state Evo Morales and his followers through road blockades and other measures.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 13:48 UTC
Lula insists Ukraine should seek a peaceful solution to war with Russia

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted this week that his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky should take the South American country's advice and seek a peace negotiation with Moscow. Lula made those remarks after Zelensky dubbed the roadmap submitted jointly by Brasilia and Beijing “destructive.”
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 10:45 UTC
Falklands: FIRS, the supply link between UK and Mount Pleasant Complex

Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands has provided information on how the British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, are kept alert and ready for the defense of the Islands with regular shipments from the UK.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:54 UTC
Brazilian court about to release suspect in reporters Bruno and Dom case

Brasilia's Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region (TRF1) Tuesday agreed to review an appeal filed by the legal team of one of the three defendants in the much-publicized 2022 murder of native-peoples activist Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Indigenous Land of Vale do Javari in the Amazon, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:30 UTC
Blinken reiterates US support to Venezuelan opposition leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado -who stayed in the South American country- and former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia, who has sought asylum in Spain. The official from President Joseph Biden's administration insisted his country would “continue to defend the return to democratic freedoms” in Venezuela.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:21 UTC
Peruvian President denied permission to attend United Nations GA

Peru's one-house Congress on Tuesday voted against allowing President Dina Boluarte to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, with 55 votes to 50 and 5 abstentions. Boluarte intended to be in the United States between Sept. 22 and 25 while remaining in charge of the South American country remotely.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:00 UTC
Falklands celebrates decision to hold Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2026

The Falkland Islands Sports Council celebrated and shared the good news from Scotland on the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Although the Commonwealth Games 2026 Statement refers to Scottish government support and no other details, from the Falklands reaction was most positive, “there is no further news on what sports are included, or the numbers of places we will have……but at least there is a Games.”
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 08:02 UTC
Argentine grain exports have to be completed in the Atlantic because of insufficient draft along the Parana waterway

With the Parana crucial waterway again beginning to suffer the consequences of lack of a sufficient water level, making the loading of cereals and oil seeds at the main Argentine exporting port of Rosario, it is estimated that in the remaining months of the year, Bahía Blanca directly on the Atlantic will be receiving probably half a million tons of additional grains to dispatch.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 08:00 UTC
Brazil/China peace plan, rejected by Kiev, considered a chance by Russia

Brazil has positioned itself as neutral in the Ukraine war, refusing to join sanctions or provide military aid to Kiev, while proposing a peace initiative in cooperation with China. The joint Brazil/China peace plan or at least to end hostilities, has been defined by Ukrainian president Zelensky as “destructive”.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 07:59 UTC
Falklands Tourist Board preparing for this summer's season

With the incoming cruise season round the corner the Falkland Islands Tourist Board is actively preparing for what is expected to be a very busy summer. With that in mind the Falklands Tourist Board is inviting any individuals and or businesses involved within the tourism industry to attend a pre-season meeting scheduled for this Wednesday at the Jetty Visitors Center, beginning at 17:00 hours.
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