Stories for March 16th 2022

Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 22:55 UTC
Brazil's Central Bank raises interest rate to 11.75%, highest since 2017

Brazil's central bank (BCB) on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 1 percentage point to 11.75%, a high in nearly five years, in a bid to curb inflation that “continued to surprise” amid pressures exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Last time with such a high inflation was last April, 2017.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 21:20 UTC
Newspeople killed in Ukraine during attack; correspondent wounded

A Fox News cameraman with a vast experience covering armed conflicts and a Ukrainian reporter have died in an attack near Kyiv, while a correspondent for the network was also wounded in the incident, it was announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 21:18 UTC
Interior Minister's motorcade greeted with gunshots by Mapuche group in Chile

Chile's new Interior Minister Izkia Siches escaped unharmed after her motorcade in La Araucanía was halted and gunshots were fired into the air in Temucuicui, some 670 kilometers south of Santiago.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 21:16 UTC
Brazil's health minister recants Deltacron findings announcement

Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Tuesday went back on his steps and now said the two cases of Deltacron COVID-19 he had announced a day earlier are in fact still under investigation.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 20:58 UTC
South American corn seeks to offset Ukrainian supply to Europe

France and Spain have requested the European Union to loosen up its requirements for the import of cereals given the current impact the war in Ukraine is having on the price of food globally, it was reported.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina's inflation for February of 2022 reaches 4.7%

Argentina's inflation for the month of February of 2022 has reached 4.7% on average, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Tuesday. It was the highest percentage since March of last year and was driven chiefly by increases in the price of food due to droughts, heatwaves, and fires.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Lacalle Pou signals price of meat to go up in Uruguay

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday heralded there would be news regarding the price of meat and some other “fundamental inputs.” He also announced the measures will be announced at different times, and they also will be “internal, except for some imports of meat cuts.”
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Peruvian President claims his innocence before Congress

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Tuesday denied his alleged involvement in acts of corruption and denounced opposition politicians for their campaign to remove him from office.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Ushuaia and Punta Arenas consider the 2021/2022 cruise season over

Two companies that were still organizing Antarctic cruises, over the weekend and almost coincidentally announced that the current trips would be the last, in effect putting an end to a short season.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Falklands celebrated its fantastic diversity on the Multicultural Day Festival

The Falkland Islands celebrated last Saturday, March 12th, Multicultural Day, with massive participation from the different communities who participated in the event with a display of dance, music, food.