Stories for March 23rd 2022

Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 23:59 UTC
Uruguay's “nays” round up campaign to win “revenge referendum”

Supporters of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) Tuesday closed their campaign in favor of keeping the norm unchanged and therefore vote “No” in next Sunday's referendum during a rally at Las Piedras.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 23:55 UTC
Nicaragua's Ambassador to OAS comes clean about Ortega's “dictatorship”

In a surprising move Wednesday, Nicaragua's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) decided to no longer remain silent about what is going on in his country and referred to its government as [President Daniel] Ortega's “dictatorship.”
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 22:57 UTC
Heavy rainstorms in Asunción leave at least 3 people dead

After no casualties were reported initially following heavy rainfalls in the Paraguayan capítal of Asunción, fresh reports Wednesday mentioned that at least three people had died, in addition to houses and schools destroyed.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 20:17 UTC
Restoring diplomatic ties with Chile hinges on maritime issue, Bolivian gov't says

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora Wednesday urged the new Chilean Government to discuss the maritime dispute between the two countries, on which the future of ties necessarily hinges.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
President Fernández, Georgieva hold talk ahead of IMF's board vote

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday held a virtual meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, during which he ratified his Government's commitment to the new program agreed upon.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Rio Grande prepares for the Malvinas Vigil and a remake of the Falklands landing 2 April

The municipality of the Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego province, together with the local branch of the Malvinas Veterans have organized an agenda of activities, with an open invitation to all residents from the province and former combatants from the 1982 Falklands war.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:26 UTC
Ukraine anticipates spring crops cut by half; only 7 out of 15 million hectares were sown

As a result of the Russian invasion, Ukraine's agricultural minister Roman Leshchenko said he expects his country's spring crop area may be halved this year to only 7 million hectares.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Some “rotten apples” in London's Metropolitan Police, independent report

Quite a few rotten apples have emerged from an independent report into the functioning of London's Metropolitan Police published on Tuesday, and despite situations of internal shortfalls and links to criminals within the force, there is no evidence of institutional corruption.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Forum of Brazilian Governors agrees on tax freezing to curb inflation

A forum of Brazilian Governors Tuesday agreed to extend for another 90 days the freeze on the average Tax on Merchandise Circulation (ICMS) that is levied on gasoline, ethanol and cooking gas to help mitigate inflation's impact on the citizenry's purchasing power, it was announced.
Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Brazilian two-month record breaking sales of soybeans and rice

Brazilian oilseeds and grain exports are booming. China's purchases of soybeans more than doubled in the first two months of the year, while husk rice overseas sales during February jumped 65% compared to a year ago.