South America

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 06:32:00 GMT
Falklands' KEM Hospital modernization includes improvement of Pathology Laboratories
Following the approval by the Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) on Tuesday 23 April 2024, the Directorate of Health and Social Service (DHSS) and the Public Works Department (PWD), are delighted to announce that the Pha...

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:47:00 GMT
PM Sunak overhauls benefits system and tackle Britain's "sick note culture" in welfare reform
In a major speech the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a package of welfare reform measures to tackle the unprecedented rise in economic inactivity and ensure the benefits system is better targeted at those who need it most.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:32:00 GMT
Argentines satisfied with this year's squid catches, “higher than expected”
Landings of squid in Puerto Madryn, Chubut province, Argentine Patagonia are higher than last year's and can be considered a “great success for fisheries and our province,” according to Diego Pérez, manager of the Madryn p...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:36:00 GMT
Elon Musk's X nearing expulsion from Brazil?
Brazil's Federal Attorney General's Office (AGU) head Jorge Messias told Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes that his agency was entertaining the idea of banning Elon Musk's social platform X from South Amer...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:29:00 GMT
US Ambassador in Santiago to remain mum following leaks to the press regarding confidential talks with Congress
US Ambassador to Santiago Bernadette Meehan told Chilean lawmakers Wednesday that she would no longer be briefing them on the possible exclusion of the South American country from Washington's Visa-Waver program after details o...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:24:00 GMT
PAHO and Argentine authorities join forces to tackle dengue crisis
Argentine health authorities and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have joined forces to devise a strategy to tackle the outbreak of dengue fever after at least 315,000 cases have been confirmed so far this year, it w...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:21:00 GMT
UN Human Rights Office to resume operations in Venezuela following agreement with Maduro
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is set to return to operate in Venezuela, signaling a thaw in relations between the South American nation and the international community. The announce...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:47:00 GMT
Massive demonstrations across Argentina defend public education amid budget cuts
Hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, and workers flooded the streets of Argentina in a historic display of unity against proposed budget cuts to public education. The demonstrations, which took place in over twenty citi...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:22:00 GMT
Milei's impeachment sought by human rights group
Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was among the human rights activists who filed a request before Argentina's Lower House to impeach President Javier Milei "for the poor performance of his duties and possible comm...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:05:00 GMT
Falklands' fishing companies after a Southwest Atlantic fisheries management pact
“The Southwest Atlantic is the largest body of water in the in the world without a RFMO (regional fisheries management organization) and that’s something the Falkland Islands are very keen to see put in place,” said James...

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