Stories for May 2022

Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:18 UTC
Argentina's society outraged as President “buys his way out of lockdown”

Argentina's society was outraged Tuesday after it was announced that President Alberto Fernández and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez were let off the hook for violating the lockdown he had himself decreed during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
NATO membership has changed over the years: from 12 founding members to an alliance of 30

In 1949, the primary aim of the creation of NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was to have a pact of mutual assistance in response to the threat from the Soviet Union. The principle of collective defense is at the heart of NATO´s founding treaty binding together its 30 member countries.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Guatemala joins list of countries to skip Summit of the Americas

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Tuesday announced he would join the ranks of leaders of the Americas who have chosen not to attend next month's regional Summit in Los Angeles, California, following the reluctance of US President Joseph Biden to invite Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Uruguayan President highlights differences between his country and Argentina

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday described what in his opinion were the 4 political differences between his country and Argentina during a symposium hosted by Buenos Aires' daily Clarín called Democracy and Development.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Presidential hopeful Lula getting married

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, who looks poised to return to the Planalto Palace after the Oct. 2 elections, is getting married this Wednesday to Rosângela Silva.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Paraguayan mayor in critical condition after taking 7 shots

The 53-year-old mayor of the Paraguayan town of Pedro Juan Caballero was in critical condition early Wednesday following his assassination attempt Tuesday afternoon.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Uruguay central bank increases rate, anticipates a 'contractive monetary policy' to combat inflation

Uruguay's central bank on Tuesday announced an increase of 75 basis points to 9,25%, in its monetary policy reference rate, meaning also the bank has entered the contractive phase, as so many other Latin American central banks, in an effort to rein in inflation.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Wheat has become a most promising crop, following on the Ukraine war and India's ban on exports

The intense heat wave in India which has turned out to be the hottest spring in the last one hundred years is having its impact on people, fauna and agriculture. Thermometers recording 50 degrees centigrade, and the lack of water, has forced the government in New Delhi to halt all wheat exports, in anticipation of any shortages that could lead to extreme situations.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:26 UTC
Changes to Northern Ireland Protocol by London could lead to a trade war, warns Brussels

The European Union has announced that it will respond with all measures at its disposal if the British government pushes ahead with unilateral changes to the Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. UK has said it wants to change the legally binding treaty that it signed less than two years ago.
Wednesday, May 18th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
McDonald's and Renault leave Russia; for fast food giant it's definitively

Fast food giant McDonald's and French auto maker Renault are leaving Russia and its lucrative market because of an unpredictable operating environment. McDonald's has been in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and has hundreds of outlets and employs thousands, but it has joined many other Western companies exiting the Russian market because of the international sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine.