Stories for March 2022

Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:23 UTC
Machu Picchu ruins to remain open during declaration of emergency

Peruvian authorities have guaranteed tourist services are to remain operational in Machu Picchu despite the recent declaration of emergency by the federal government.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
Ukraine: the world’s defense giants are quietly making billions from the war

By Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been widely condemned for its unjustified aggression. There are legitimate fears of a revived Russian empire and even a new world war. Less discussed is the almost half-trillion dollars (£381 billion) defense industry supplying the weapons to both sides, and the substantial profits it will make as a result.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:12 UTC
Meta social media: violence OK if against Russians

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company owning social media giants Facebook and Instagram will not object to postings calling for violence if they are addressed at the Russian Federation or members of its government, particularly President Vladimir Putin, whose death may be freely wished for.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Brazil outlines 30-year plan to cut fertilizer overseas dependency

Agricultural power Brazil faced with an insufficient stable supply of fertilizers for its farmers, and given the current volatility of international prices because of the war in Ukraine has made public the goals of its National Fertilizer Plan, which includes some sharing with Mercosur partners.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 08:41 UTC
Petrobras increases price of fuel for distributors after 57 days

Brazil's Petrobras has increased the price of refined gasoline and diesel for distributors as of March 11. The average price has gone up to R$3.86 (US$ 0.77) for regular fuel and R$4.51 (US$ 0.9) for diesel.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 23:55 UTC
With approval ratings below Pinochet's, Piñera welcomes foreign dignitaries

Chile's outgoing and incoming Presidents Sebastián Piñera and Gabriel Boric Thursday had a large series of engagements with foreign dignitaries who are in the country to attend Friday's inauguration.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 20:01 UTC
Man who killed Che dies aged 80

Retired Bolivian Army non-commissioned officer Mario Terán Salazar dies Thursday, aged 80. Terán rose to worldwide notoriety for being the man who killed Argentine doctor turned Cuban guerrilla leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara in 1967.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:55 UTC
Argentina less expensive than Uruguay, study shows

According to a study by the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), that measured prices in Salto, Uruguay, and Concordia, Argentina, the former turned out to be 130.3% more expensive than the latter, it was reported.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:55 UTC
Falklands: Planning Committee unanimously recommends rejection of plans for the new port

The Falkland Islands Planning and Building Committee (PBC) has recommended, unanimously, that the current plans for the new port to be refused by Executive Council. Following the decision the committee adjourned to provide written reasons, --environmental and shortcomings--, to Executive Council (ExCo) for consideration when making the final decision whether to accept or not.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:51 UTC
February inflation in Chile moderates but still high; beware of consequences of the Russia/Ukraine war

Inflation in Chile during February climbed 0,3%, well below market expectations, but still 7,8% in the last twelve months, the highest recorded since November 2008. The release was done by the country's stats institute, INE, and was indeed a positive announcement given the private estimates (0,6% and 0,7%) and the fact that inflation was effectively surging, 1,2% in January.