Stories for March 2022

Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Sanguinetti warns Uruguay may end up like Argentina if LUC is repealed

Former two-time Uruguayan President Julio María Sanguinetti said it was wise to compare his country's situation with that of Argentina so that people could know what is at stake next weekend at the referendum on whether to repeal or not 135 provisions of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC).
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Petropar lowers price of fuel at pumps effective March 21

The price of fuel at pumps in Paraguay will be reduced as of Monday, the state-run company Petropar has announced.
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Peru's President vows to push forward with Second Agrarian Reform

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Sunday announced his Government's upcoming actions will be aimed at strengthening the Second Agrarian Reform, because, after all, “our lands give us all the food and our brother farmers deserve to be supported in a comprehensive and rapid manner.”
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:33 UTC
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk crossed to the Atlantic after a brief call at Punta Arenas

The United States aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk is on its way to a scrapyard in Texas and too large to slip through the Panama Canal, the ship must sail around South America.
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:20 UTC
South Orkney Sunshine glacier shrunk one seventh in 20 years, HMS Protector confirms

The Royal Navy’s polar research ship HMS Protector found an enormous Antarctic glacier vanishing at an alarming rate. The mighty Sunshine Glacier has shrunk by one-seventh in 20 years – an area the size of more than 130 football pitches has melted away.
Monday, March 21st 2022 - 08:13 UTC
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge land in Belize

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton have landed Saturday evening in Belize, marking the first stop of a Caribbean tour by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who are next to visit Jamaica and The Bahamas. William is not new to the area; he spent several months in the country when he served in the Welsh Guards.
Sunday, March 20th 2022 - 14:50 UTC
Boris Johnson compares Ukraine's war with Britons voting for Brexit

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under strong criticism for comparing the struggle of the Ukrainian people against the Russian invasion with Britons voting for Brexit in 2016.
Sunday, March 20th 2022 - 14:44 UTC
Ukraine's lesson: you need to have your own nukes

By Gwynne Dyer – Would Vladimir Putin’s Russia have invaded Ukraine three weeks ago if it had 1,900 nuclear warheads on 176 ICBMs and 2,600 tactical nuclear weapons?
Sunday, March 20th 2022 - 14:32 UTC
Brazil strongly campaigning to have fertilizers delisted from sanctions

Brazil has called for fertilizers to be excluded from the list of sanctions currently imposed as a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and ongoing fighting. Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Costa Dias addressing a virtual meeting of peers from countries of the Americas, including the United States, pointed out limiting or banning fertilizer trade has a direct impact on farming productivity, food availability, boosts food prices and threatens food security, mainly among the most vulnerable countries.
Saturday, March 19th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Bolsonaro's popularity coming around ahead of presidential elections

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro sees his chances of reelection in October improve after a drop in unemployment announced Friday helped him narrow the gap against the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.