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Lula pledges federal assistance to flood-ridden Rio Grande do Sul State
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite that the federal administration would spare no effort assisting the southeastern State get through the current heavy storms that have left at least 32 casualties, Agencia Brasil
Israel Hamas War Protests Worldwide; Visiting a Donkey Festival in Colombia
As protests over the Israel Hamas war roil college campuses across the U.S., similar protests are happening elsewhere in the world. We hear from some of them. And a quirky festival in Colombia celebrates the donkey.
Venezuelan opposition is showing new life after naming a candidate to take on Maduro
Venzuela's opposition finally gets to name a candidate to take on President Nicolas Maduro in July's election. The authoritarian leader has used all sorts of underhanded tricks to seize the advantage.
Uruguay launches app to involve people in fight against dengue-spreading mosquito
Uruguay's Health Ministry Friday launched the application "Mosquito Alert" and urged the population to use it so that authorities can better fight the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which is behind the spread of dengue, zika, and chikungunya, it was reported in Montevideo.
Bolivia's Assembly fails to move on with Mercosur joining protocol
The Lower House of Bolivia's Plurinational Legislative Assembly (ALP) Thursday failed to approve the country's accession to the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) after Speaker Israel Huaytari adjourned the session during which the matter was to be debated. Lawmakers loyal to
Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international
Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.
U.S. university protests over the war in Gaza galvanize other demonstrations
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been taking place on university campuses around the world since last October. Morning Edition focuses on three countries: the United Kingdom, France and Mexico.
The Inkerman Company leaves Falklands with spectacular live fire capability demonstration
This week the latest Falkland Islands Roulement Infantry Company (FIRIC), The Inkerman Company, left the Mount Pleasant Complex, MPC, headquarters of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI. They ended their deployment with a fairly spectacular live fire capability
BAS requires "penguin detectives" for vital research on iconic animals
This week, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is inviting the public to become ‘penguin detectives’ and spend five minutes counting emperor penguins to help with vital research into these iconic animals.
Mondino says all Chinese people look the same and becomes social media laughingstock
Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino took heavy social media flak Thursday after her remarks in a newspaper interview that all Chinese people looked the same. Therefore nobody could know whether or not the staff at the controversial base in the Neuquén province were
Uruguay: Exports grow 27% interannually in April
According to a study from the government's Uruguay XXI Institute released Thursday in Montevideo, the South American country's exports of soybeans, beef, live cattle, and cellulose drove the total sales abroad to a 27% growth in April from last year's figures during the same
Heavy storms: Rio Grande do Sul's number of fatalities updated to 29
The number of fatalities in Southeastern Brazil was updated to 29 on Thursday after at least 203 cities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul were hit by heavy storms, which are also forecast to move on to neighboring Santa Catarina over the next few days. Some 60 people are still
South Georgia after an Operational Manager with understanding on tourism and maritime affairs
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands’ (GSGSSI) are looking for an exceptional candidate to join the Government team based in Stanley, Falkland Islands from August 2024. They will oversee the full range of operational work in this diverse and exciting UK
World Press Freedom Day 2024: environmental journalism, an increasingly dangerous profession
The world is going through an unprecedented environmental emergency which poses an existential threat to this and future generations. People need to know about this – and journalists and media workers have a key role in informing and educating them.
Mexican police search for missing foreign tourists
Mexican police have arrested three people over the disappearance of an American and two Australians.
Dam bursts and death toll rises in Brazil floods
More than 30 people have been killed and 60 are missing in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
