Stories for April 23rd 2022

Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 23:50 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro disregards Temer's advice on Silveira's pardon

Jair Bolsonaro Friday turned down the proposal made public by his predecessor Michel Temer to suspend the Presidential pardon granted to convicted Deputy Daniel Silveira until all judiciary steps have been exhausted. Temer is a highly qualified Law Scholar.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 21:46 UTC
Earth Day 2022 selected theme, “Invest in our planet”

Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a reminder to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life. First celebrated in 1970, this year marks its 52nd anniversary.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 13:42 UTC
UK reopens embassy in Ukrainian capital next week

The UK government will re-open the British embassy in Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv next week. The embassy was forced to temporarily close due to Russia’s full-scale and illegal invasion. A contingent of British staff remained in western Ukraine to provide humanitarian and other support.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Navitas banned from Argentina for twenty years for operating in Falklands' waters

Israel's Navitas Petroleum has been banned from all activities in Argentina for the next twenty years for involvement in the hydrocarbons industry in the Falklands/Malvinas zone without Argentine permission.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Rural producers to stage tractor caravan protest in Buenos Aires

Argentine rural producers are planning to stage a tractor convoy parade Saturday onto Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo in front of Casa Rosada to protest against several measures by the administration of President Alberto Fernández which have seriously affected them.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Chile: Rebel groups strike again in Araucanía

Mapuche rebels in southern Chile shot a lorry driver along Route 5 Friday morning in La Araucanía and later burned down his vehicle. The trucker was rushed to a hospital nearby in serious condition.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:39 UTC
Castillo to seek referendum regarding Constitutional reform in Peru

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Friday announced he would be launching a public consultation so that the citizenry may decide on whether a new Constitution is wanted or not.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:35 UTC
Falklands “Evening of Reflection,” a gathering of those in the Islands during the conflict

On Thursday night, an evening of reflection was hosted at the Town Hall for members of the Falkland Islands community and their families who were in Stanley during the war in 1982.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Co-authors of a paper on seabirds in the Falkland Islands, winners of the Ecological Society of America's top award

A study on seabirds in the Falkland Islands was recently selected as the winner of the Ecological Society of America's W.S. Cooper Award. The winners of the prestigious award are co-authors Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and the Climate Change Institute, and Kit Hamley, Ph.D. candidate in the Climate Change Institute.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Brazil's Health Minister officially announces end of covid-19 emergency

Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Friday signed the declaration officially marking the end of the COVID-19 public emergency of national interest, which had recognized the severity of the pandemic and allowed authorities of all jurisdictions to act accordingly.