Stories for March 17th 2022

Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:58 UTC
Argentine mine workers go on strike

Workers of the “Contreras Mogetta BBBC Consorcio De Cooperación” hired by Galaxy Lithium to exploit the Sal de Vida mine in the Argentine province of Catamarca have gone on strike citing overdue payments and non-compliance with the supply of proper gear.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:56 UTC
Uruguayan fruit company in the red has new owners

The international produce company Frutura has bought over the Uruguay-based Citrícola Salteña, a leading global supplier and marketer of high-quality citrus and juice.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:55 UTC
Paraguayan truckers to lift protests if stabilization fund bill is approved

A group of union leaders representing Paraguyay's lorry drivers Thursday announced they would lift the road blockades if the Senate passes the bill to create a fuel price stabilization fund.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 20:53 UTC
Increase in fuel price, a crime against Brazilians, says Bolsonaro

Brazil's oil company Petrobras came under heavy criticism Wednesday from President Jair Bolsonaro, who claimed the decision to raise the price of fuel at pumps was both “absurd” and “a crime against the population.”
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Argentina publishes easy-read guide on Malvinas for “adequate reporting and avoiding inaccuracies”

Argentina's Public Defender's Office set out a booklet with a list of recommendations for the “adequate treatment by media” of issues linked to the sovereignty dispute over the Falklands/Malvinas, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and adjoining maritime spaces with the purpose of avoiding “inaccuracies towards audiences”.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Fed raises interest rate, first time since 2018, and anticipates six/seven more increases this year

The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it raised its target for short-term interest rates a quarter-percentage point to 0,50% and anticipated six/seven more rate increase for the rest of 2022, as the US faces the highest inflation in four decades.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Argentine war veterans pepper-sprayed for demanding proper medical care

A group of veterans of the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War was repelled with tear gas Wednesday by the Buenos Aires police during a demonstration in front of the PAMI social security agency where they demanded the fulfillment of the medical care program to which they are entitled.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Opposition deputy wants Ukraine's President to speak before Argentine Congress

Argentine opposition Congressman Mario Negri wants Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski to deliver a message to Parliament as he did before western powers legislatures.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
British-Iranian nationals back in UK after long years in jail

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, who hold dual British and Iranian citizenship, have arrived back in the United Kingdon in the early hours of Thursday local time after being imprisoned in their native country for several years.
Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Judge rules former Honduran President may be extradited to US

A Honduran judge Wednesday ruled in favor of extraditing former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States, where he is wanted for alleged drug trafficking and illegal use of weapons.