Stories for March 2022

Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:49 UTC
“China does not agree with unilateral sanctions that lack the basis of international law”, foreign ministry spokesperson

China's foreign ministry spokesperson during the daily media conference called for an end to the Cold War mentality and emphasized that Beijing does not agree to resolve issues with sanctions that lack the basis of international law.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Argentine Foreign Minister insists UK needs to explain what happened to 1982 nukes

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday insisted the United Kingdom had sent nuclear weapons to the Falkland Islands in 1982 and claimed British authorities should come clean about the issue.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Chilean president-elect again condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine

Chilean President-elect Gabriel Boric has again strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and called on public opinion to watch and listen closely to the nine minutes message of Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski to the Russian people.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Falklands Government confirms compassionate charter flight to Chile 19 March

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) can confirm that it intends to charter a flight to Chile from the Falkland Islands on Saturday 19 March 2022, returning Saturday 9 April 2022. The flight will only stop in both Punta Arenas and Santiago on the outbound and return journeys.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:38 UTC
IPCC reveals global impact of human induced climate change

A new report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published on Monday 28 February, has outlined the causes, impacts, and solutions to climate change.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Chile submits report on the extended continental shelf west of the Antarctic Peninsula

The Chilean foreign minister Carolina Valdivia on Monday submitted to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf the report on the extended continental shelf to the west of the Antarctic Peninsula. This is closely linked to Chile's role in scientific research and conservation issues.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:15 UTC
What will happen in the world wheat market if the Russia/Ukraine conflict is not over by June

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also caused major disruptions in the agricultural commodities' markets with soaring prices for wheat, corn, soybeans... and much speculation.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:01 UTC
Turkey prepared to limit Russian warships transit between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean

Turkey has said that the situation in Ukraine has become a “war”, a declaration that authorized Ankara to activate the Montreux Convention which limits Russian war vessels from entering the Black Sea, through the strategic straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelle which link with the Mediterranean.
Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Uruguayan children skip 2nd vaccination appointment

One out every four Uruguayan children scheduled for the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine has missed their appointments over the past three days, leaving a sizable number of Pfizer units on the brink of expiration, it was reported Monday in Montevideo.