Stories for March 2022

Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Compassionate charter flight for the Falklands' Chilean community on March 19

Next March 19, a 'compassionate' charter flight with a capacity for 168 passengers, will be flying to Chile from the Falkland Islands, returning Saturday, April 9, 2022. The flight will only stop in both Punta Arenas and Santiago on the outbound and return journeys.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Severe drought impacts on Argentine corn and soybean crop estimates

Argentina’s corn 2021/22 crop has now been estimated at less than the 48 million tons of just a few weeks ago, according to the Rosario grains exchange, because a severe drought has slashed yields. Likewise with soybeans first estimate of 40,5 million tons.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:46 UTC
Rasputitsa or General Mud joins the Ukrainian resistance against Russian invasion

Ukrainian farmers call it Rasputitsa, and military experts, ”General Mud', the twice-yearly phenomenon which causes muddy conditions on roads as snow thaws in spring plus wet weather, and the heavy rainfall in autumn.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Allende's niece and a Latin woman member of Biden's cabinet will attend the inauguration of Boric in Chile

Renowned Chilean Latin-American writer Isabel Allende will be part of the United States government delegation to the taking office of Chilean elected president Gabriel Boric, on Friday 11 March, according to a release from the White House.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
Global carbon emissions reach all-time high in 2021 after COVID-19

The International Energy Agency (IEA) Tuesday warned through a statement that “global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to their highest level ever in 2021 as economies recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and coal use increased.”
Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 23:49 UTC
UN: women spend more than three times as much time on domestic and care work as men

This March 8, on the occasion of International Women's Day, the UN established the theme “Gender equality today, for a sustainable tomorrow”. In order to “move towards achieving sustainable development, responding to the climate crisis we face, managing and reducing disaster risk and strengthening the resilience of all women, leaving no one behind”.
Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 21:35 UTC
Russia announces ceasefire Wednesday to activate humanitarian corridors

Russia will declare a temporary ceasefire Wednesday to provide for the functioning of humanitarian corridors from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Mariupol, it was announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 21:16 UTC
Argentina to welcome Ukrainian refugees

The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández Tuesday announced it would be granting humanitarian visas to Ukrainian refugees fleeing their war-torn country.
Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 20:15 UTC
BBC to resume broadcasting from Russia despite muzzle law

While most western news outlets have decided to no report from inside Russia, the BBC Tuesday announced it would resume broadcasting in English after thoroughly reviewing the country's new legislation against fake news, which provides for harsh prison sentences for the publication of information deemed false.
Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 20:14 UTC
Puerto Rico lifts most COVID-19 restrictions

Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi Monday announced that effective March 10, the mandatory use of facemasks will stand only at health care facilities, after a significant drop in infections (positivity standing at 4.1%) had made it possible to lift several restrictive measures originally set in place to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.