Stories for July 2nd 2022

Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Lula claims Bolsonaro “buying” people with cash handouts

Former two-time Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro was “buying the people” with cash handouts which were approved barely three months ahead of the Oct. 2 elections and also with a proposed amendment to the Constitution to extend social welfare programs.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Chile's gov't aims to tax the wealthiest and the mining companies

The administration of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Friday moved on with its initiative to introduce a revolutionary tax reform, which targets the wealthiest 3% of the population and the large copper mining companies.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Parlasur to monitor Brazil's presidential elections

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Friday reached an agreement with the Montevideo-based Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasur) to act as an external observer of the Oct. 2 presidential elections.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC
First African-American woman sworn into SCOTUS

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., thus becoming the first-ever African American woman to sit on the highest court of the United States.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Colombia, Uruguay sign extradition deal

Colombia and Uruguay Friday signed an agreement on extradition and cooperation in judicial matters during a meeting in Cartagena.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Brazil takes over Security Council rotating presidency

Effective Friday, Brazil has taken over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the whole month of July.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Russia announces first ship loaded with grain has left the Black Sea Ukrainian port of Berdyansk

A first cargo ship loaded with grain has left the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, a local official announced on Thursday, after Russia said the port had been de-mined and was ready to resume grain shipments.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:33 UTC
HMS Echo decommissioned. Closer coordination with UK's Hydrographic Office planned

The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo’s 20-year career formally ended July first at a decommissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base. The ship was the first of two Echo-class survey ships – alongside HMS Enterprise, which is still in service – designed for hydrographic and oceanographic operations across the world.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Major pre-election package approved by Brazilian Senate. Bolsonaro's move to strengthen reelection bid

Brazil's Lower House will be considering a major pre-election package sponsored by the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro which on Thursday was approved in the Senate with an overwhelming majority.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Xi at Hong Kong 25th anniversary of handover; Truss criticizes Beijing's breach of the former colony's freedoms

China's president, Xi Jinping, amid a massive security presence was the main figure at a tightly choreographed celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Beijing. From London Foreign Secretary Liz Truss criticized China for breaching the legally-binding commitments it signed to support the former British colony's autonomy and freedoms, and implementing a fierce repression.