Stories for April 2022

Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 20:51 UTC
Uruguayan opposition demands explanations regarding Turkish FM incident

Uruguay's opposition Broad Front (Frente Amplio) has threatened not to grant their consent to the country's designated ambassador to Turkey following the incident with that country's Foreign Minister, who during the weekend when Armenian demonstrators in Montevideo were met with a gesture belonging to the far-right Grey Wolves group.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 20:00 UTC
Paraguay to celebrate Labor Day on May 2 to boost tourism

Paraguayan authorities have decided the May 1 Labor Day holiday will be celebrated Monday, May 2, in a move to boost tourism as the activity strives to bounce back from two years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, President Mario Abdo Benítez announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Turkish FM racist and ultra-right-wing gestures in Montevideo sparks controversies

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou described a gesture by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu against Armenian demonstrators in Montevideo Uruguay as “regrettable,” while Ankara's Ambassador has been summoned to account for the events.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Argentina remains a witness of corruption even when culprits confess

Argentina's judiciary system continues to be a mere witness to corruption practices even after those bribing local officials have admitted to their doings in foreign jurisdictions, it was reported Monday by a Buenos Aires newspaper.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Putin's health in doubt following circulation of video footage

Video footage of Russian President Vladimir Putin looking shaky, unsteady, and distracted, which went viral over the last few days has resurfaced rumors worldwide about the health of the 69-year-old leader.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Record wildfires and floods in Europe's 2021 summer, the hottest on record

Europe experienced the hottest summer on record in 2021, according to EU scientists in their Copernicus Climate Change Service report. The temperature in Europe was one degree Celsius above the 1991-2020 average.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Argentina shocked by brochure advising on safer consumption of drugs

Argentine opposition Deputy Waldo Wolff of the Macrist Juntos por el Cambio (JxC - Together for Change) Monday announced he would be filing a lawsuit against the City Council of Morón, a district in the western outskirt of Buenos Aires, after a series of leaflets advising on the cautious use of drugs sparked nationwide controversy.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Falklands' inshore waters globally recognized as Key Biodiversity Areas

A Falklands Conservation project has identified the Falklands Islands’ inshore waters as globally recognized Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) for breeding seabirds, driving forward their aim for quality marine management practices in the Islands.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Chilean president pledges food subsidies for vulnerable families; inflation the highest in three decades

Chilean president Gabriel Boric said his government was preparing a mechanism to help vulnerable families pay for their basic food basket, which is to be financed with subsidies.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
World's Penguin Day, five of 18 species live in the Falkland Islands

April 25, marks World Penguin Day, an opportunity for many wildlife organizations to tout conservation efforts for these charismatic, amphibious birds. It’s nearly winter in the southern hemisphere, and April 25 coincides with Antarctic penguins’ annual northward march to the sea.