Stories for March 2022

Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 02:48 UTC
Mexican President against invasions, censorship, and black lists

As a country that has been invaded in the past, by the United States in 1914, “we cannot accept” any more invasions, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Wednesday.
Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 02:41 UTC
Bolivian gov't and Evo do not see Ukraine crisis the same way

Despite belonging to the same political party (Movement Towards Socialism - MAS), the current government of Bolivia and former President Evo Morales have dissenting views regarding the Ukraine crisis.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 20:09 UTC
Rio city officials about to lift mandatory face masks indoors

Rio de Janeiro local authorities are considering the possibility of scrapping the mandatory use of facemasks given the decreasing number of COVID-19 infections reported over the past few weeks.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 20:06 UTC
Former VP Lucía Topolansky resigns seat on Uruguayan Senate after 22 years

Former Uruguayan Vice President Lucía Topolansy Wednesday turned in her resignation to her seat on the Senate through a letter after 22 years of Parliamentarian services.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine president says IMF deal being fine-tuned

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday said his country was still fine-tuning details of an agreement with The International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the repayment of a US $ 44 bn loan taken during the Mauricio Macri administration.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Falklands: Argentina interested in a third phase of the Plan to identify fallen combatants in Malvinas

Argentina is interested in a third phase of the Humanitarian Project Plan which has successfully helped with the identification of Argentine combatants fallen in the Falklands/Malvinas during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict, triggered by the Argentine invasion of the Islands. Argentine president Alberto Fernandez made the announcement during his annual March first speech to Congress, officially opening the legislative year.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:36 UTC
US and allies agree to release 60 million barrels of their oil reserves

The United States and allies will be releasing 60 million barrels from their reserves, in an effort to contain the effect on supply and prices of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Thirty million will come from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the other half from allies in Europe and Asia.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:26 UTC
Falkland Islands appoints new Chief of Police

The Falkland Islands Government has announced the appointment of Superintendent Michael Luke as Chief of Police within the Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP).
Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Lula tells Mexico Bolsonaro meant a setback for Brazilians

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Tuesday in Mexico that his country was going backward under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro, whom he is expected to remove from office through this year's elections.
Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:21 UTC
ICC launches probe into alleged Putin war crimes

Russian President Vladimir Putin may end up in jail for having ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said Tuesday, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a query into the ongoing events.