Stories for February 2022

Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
UK becomes third largest defense spender in the world behind US and China

UK has overtaken India to become the third-largest defense spender in the world, according to a new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The new 'Military Balance 2022' report is an assessment of all military capabilities and defense economics of 171 countries worldwide.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Tall ships gather at Rio de Janeiro for naval parade

Ships from all navies in the region keep arriving at Río de Janeiro for the Velas Latinoamérica 2022 (Latin American Sails 2022) parade scheduled for Feb. 22
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil: Death toll at Petropolis reaches 80

Rio de Janeiro authorities Wednesday spoke of at least 80 casualties as relief work continued following Tuesday's mudslides and floods in the Petropolis area.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine air traffic controllers warn they might go on strike, ground flights

Argentine air traffic controllers have warned they might go on strike in the coming days, which would cause a major setback to operations nationwide as the vacation season nears its end and classes are about to restart.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Peruvian exports above pre-pandemic figures, report shows

Exports of Peruvian manufacturers during the year 2021 have surpassed pre COVID-19 pandemic levels, it was reported Wednesday by the Institute of Economic and Social Studies (IEES) of the National Society of Industries (SNI).
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Jones-Huala wanted back in Chilean jail following Supreme Court decision

Argentine-born Mapuche leader Facundo Jones-Huala has been declared a fugitive by the Government of Chile after the Supreme Court overruled -albeit not unanimously- a decision from a Temuco court of appeals whereby he had been granted parole. Jones-Huala had already served the minimum time required to be granted an early release.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Prince of Wales foundation under corruption probe

One day after the scandal involving the Duke of York in New York was settled, the name of the Prince of Wales has been dragged into a new police investigation regarding irregularities in the granting of honorary titles to a Saudi national in exchange for donations to charities.
Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 22:55 UTC
Cristina Fernández indicted in case of alleged bribes

A Federal Argentine Court rejected on Wednesday an appeal filed by the former president (2007-2015) and current vice president of the South American country, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, in relation to the so-called “case of the notebooks”.
Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay highlight bilateral increasing trade

Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday in Buenos Aires with his Uruguayan counterpart Francisco Bustillo to discuss a 33% increase in bilateral trade, among other issues.
Wednesday, February 16th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Duque wants Ukraine crisis not to repeat itself in Latin America

Colombia's President Iván Duque Tuesday told the European Parliament that Latin America was not going to be the stage of “geopolitical games of other nations,” which highly resemble the Cold War between the United States and its allies against the Soviet Union. His remarks were pointing at Russia's increasing military presence in Venezuela.