Stories for March 18th 2022

Friday, March 18th 2022 - 21:27 UTC
30 years later, Israeli community in Buenos Aires pays tribute to those killed in embassy bombing

Hezbollah was once again singled out as the organization behind the 1992 bombing of Israel's Embassy in Buenos Aires, a crime for which, after 30 years, nobody has ever been held accountable.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 20:38 UTC
Office of Medellín's Mayor launches masturbation-awareness campaign

The Office of the Mayor of the Colombian city of Medellín has launched a most unusual campaign on social media to rid masturbation from the moral prejudices surrounding it.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 20:35 UTC
Truckers relax measures but remain on strike over fuel price in Paraguay

Paraguayan lorry drivers have vowed to ease down their road-blocking measures after they were promised a reduction in the price of fuel.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 20:31 UTC
Livent to increase lithium output in the Argentine province of Catamarca

Business developer Elon Musk's Tesla has been eyeing Argentine lithium for its battery-powered cars, due to which suppliers intend to double down output at Catamarca, it was reported.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Chilean drought: Santiago faces water rationing in second half of 2022

Chilean president Gabriel Boric has called on Metropolitan Santiago residents to make rational use of drinking water, since the situation is extremely serious, following several years of drought and or insufficient rainfall.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine Senate gives thumbs up to IMF deal

Argentina's Senate Thursday approved the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to repay the US$ 45 billion borrowed under the administration of former President Mauricio Macri in 2018.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Vaccinated travelers to be spared further testing to enter Uruguay

Uruguay's Minister of Tourism Tabaré Viera has requested his Public Health colleague Daniel Salinas to review the possibility that incoming travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are spared the swab test at the earliest.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Peru's Constitutional Court ruling clears path to Fujimori's release

Peru's Constitutional Court Thursday upheld a Presidential pardon granted in 2017 by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) to Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:52 UTC
Vessels with Ukrainian grains blocked by the Russian navy in the Black Sea

The Russian Navy is blocking grain-laden vessels from leaving the Black Sea after having loaded in Ukrainian ports, according to BayWa, Germany's largest grain trader which is involved with cereals trade in central Europe. Meanwhile, the IMO is calling for “blue corridors” to allow merchant vessels to sail without incidents.
Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Cuban demonstrators given jail terms of 4 to 30 years

Cuba's Judiciary handed down prison sentences ranging from 4 to 30 years to the July 11 demonstrators who filled the streets demanding an improvement to their living conditions, it was reported Thursday.