Stories for February 2022

Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 10:34 UTC
Police raid at Rio favela leaves 8 civilians dead

Eight people were killed Friday after a Rio de Janeiro police raid at a local shantytown (favela). The law enforcement agents were trying to execute an arrest warrant against alleged drug trafficking gang leader Chico Bento.
Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 10:27 UTC
Scientific survey of penguins response to climate change in Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica

An international team of scientists, including two from the University of Bath, has just arrived back from an expedition studying penguin colonies in the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and Antarctic Peninsula, reports Phys-org.
Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Brazil: Lula celebrates PT's 42 years of fighting social inequality

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday celebrated the Workers' Party (PT) 42nd anniversary and stressed his will to change Brazil following the Oct. 2 elections, when he is favored to return to the Planalto Palace.
Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Latin American and Caribbean parliament call for Falklands' sovereignty talks with UK

The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, (Parlatino) met this week in Panama and called on the international community to support Argentina's request for a resumption of Falkland/Malvinas Islands sovereignty talks with the UK. The issue addressed was the “Malvinas Question, a Latin American cause”.
Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
PM Johnson has seven days to reply a questionnaire from the police investigating Partygate during the lockdown

A day after the resignation of the head of the London Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, having lost the confidence of London's mayor, all eyes are again set on the ongoing investigation into “Partygate”, which could eventually cost prime minister Boris Johnson his post.
Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
“Everything Changed”, A Falkland Islander’s Photographic Record of Invasion, Occupation, War and Aftermath

By Graham Bound – “Light falls on the faces and the eyes of men. Even from a distance of four decades, we gain a glimpse of their emotions: despair, pride, exhaustion, determination, and fear”
Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 09:33 UTC
Paraguay to require yellow fever vax when travel includes risk areas

In times when controversies over COVID-19 vaccination mandates keep mounting worldwide, Paraguay's authorities Friday announced a proof of immunization against yellow fever will be required to travelers arriving from or leaving for Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela.
Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
New judge also resigns from investigating Haitian president's murder

Haitian Judge Chavannes Étienne, who had been appointed to investigate the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, has resigned from the case Friday, thus becoming the fourth magistrate to make the same decision.
Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Fuel goes up in Paraguay, but tanking up in Argentina not an option

The state-run oil company Petróleos Paraguayos (Petropar) has announced an increase in the price of fuel at pumps effective Saturday, Feb. 12, despite previous announcements that there would be no changes until the end of the month.
Saturday, February 12th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Uruguay's industry keeps growing with pesos stronger against US dollars

Uruguay's industrial production showed a 12.3% growth during the year 2021 when compared to 2020 levels, according to a report released Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).