Stories for February 14th 2022

Monday, February 14th 2022 - 21:30 UTC
Bolsonaro lands in Moscow for talks with Putin

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro turned a deaf ear to the US State Department's advice and has already landed at Moscow, where he is to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin amid mounting fears of all-out war in Ukraine.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 21:11 UTC
Argentine health authorities decide who should get 4th dose of vaccine

When over 78% of Argentines have already taken at least two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 33% have even received a booster shot, health authorities nationwide are planning who will need yet another injection against the pandemic disease, it was reported Monday.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay greenlights use of Taiwanese COVID-19 vaccine

Paraguayan health authorities Monday issued an emergency clearance for the use of the Taiwanese-developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine, it was announced.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 19:59 UTC
New charges to be filed against Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia

Bolivian judicial sources Monday reported a fourth set of charges could be filed against former interim President Jeanine Áñez for crimes that took place during her spell as acting head of state.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
OOS marks the beginning of an era when seas are to be protected as well

The First One Ocean Summit (OOS) held at the French City of Brest, last Friday arrived at a series of conclusions regarding environmental policies which were deemed necessary to protect the planet in the coming years, it was announced.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Nicaraguan opposition leader Hugo Torres dies in jail

Former Nicaraguan guerrilla leader Hugo Torres Jiménez -who once risked his life to defend current President Daniel Ortega- has died Saturday in jail where he had been placed by the administration of the same man his life he had defended.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 08:47 UTC
Argentina to send military team to China to discuss arms deal

The Government of Argentina is planning to send a military team to China in March to broker the purchase of combat aircraft, for which over US $ 600 million have been allocated as per the 2022 Budget bill, it was reported.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 08:13 UTC
UN envoy due in Bolivia to monitor Áñez's trial

A Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers sent by the United Nations (UN) is due in Bolivia this coming Tuesday at the invitation of the local government to assess the conditions under which former interim President Jeanine Áñez is brought to trial.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 07:56 UTC
Russia-Nato war over Ukraine remains a distant possibility

By Gwynne Dyer - On January 18 US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that “our assessment has been that (a Russian invasion of Ukraine) could happen any time between mid-January and mid-February”.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 07:45 UTC
Bolsonaro visits new populist friends, “strong man Putin” and Hungary's Viktor Orban

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to arrive in Russia on Tuesday for an official visit, which has been described at a highly awkward diplomatic timing, given the stand-off in Ukraine between Moscow and the Western alliance.