Stories for May 2022

Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Eight cases of new hepatitis detected in Argentina, one in critical condition

Argentina's health authorities are investigating 8 cases of acute hepatitis which are suspected of belonging to the new variant of unknown origin, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti confirmed Friday.
Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Germany fast-track building its first LNG terminal, operational by end of year

Germany has begun construction on its first LNG import terminal, and in the meantime, has rented four mobile floating tankers as it scrambles to rid itself of the need for Russian natural gas, reports Charles Kennedy from oilprice.com
Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic exempt from joining EU embargo on Russian oil imports

The European Union is set to give some member states heavily dependent on Russian oil – such as Hungary and Slovakia – time until the end of 2024 to comply with the proposed embargo on oil imports from Russia, as the bloc is looking to keep a united front against Putin and his invasion of Ukraine, reported Bloomberg on Friday.
Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
World food commodity prices decreased slightly in April, FAO report

World food commodity prices decreased in April after a large jump the previous month, led by modest declines in the prices of vegetable oils and cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.
Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
At least 18 killed in Havana hotel explosion

At least 18 people have been reported dead and over 60 injured following an explosion at Havana's Saratoga Hotel Friday. However, authorities did not rule out that the number of casualties could increase later in the day.
Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 08:00 UTC
Only working members of the Royal Family at the Trooping the Color balcony on June 2nd

The Queen has limited the Platinum Jubilee Trooping the Color balcony appearance to working members of the Royal Family. The Duke of York, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will therefore be omitted from the Royal line-up.
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 21:02 UTC
Uruguayan president and wife to separate, local media reports

The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, and his wife, Lorena Ponce de León, have decided to separate, according to several newspapers based on government sources and relatives of the presidential family.
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 13:54 UTC
Hamilton Mourão, vice-president of Brazil, arrived in Montevideo to meet with Uruguayan authorities

The vice-president of Brazil, Hamilton Mourão, arrived on Thursday in Uruguay, where he will remain until Saturday on an official visit.
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 11:56 UTC
Bolsonaro to hire company to monitor elections

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday insisted on the questionable reliability of the country's electronic voting system and announced that his Liberal Party would retain the services of a company to monitor the October elections, as allowed “in the electoral legislation.”
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 10:57 UTC
Cafiero outlines Argentine foreign policy priorities, trade, Malvinas and Mercosur

The main challenge of Argentine foreign policy is to reinstall the necessary tools to recover the trade dynamics that enable the country to recover from the pandemic's economic downfall, plus making it attractive to foreign investors, said Foreign minister Santiago Cafiero summoned by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.