Stories for July 13th 2022

Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 23:03 UTC
Bolivian VP wants El Cóndor Pasa to become second national anthem

Bolivian Vice President David Choquehuanca Wednesday suggested that the En Cóndor Pasa melody be added as a second national anthem in addition to the current one, in a move to reflect the country's plurinational nature.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 22:59 UTC
Borja lands River Plate deal after dollars appear... somehow

Colombian international striker Miguel Borja has finally landed at Argentine First Division football club River Plate after the country's economic situation had cast doubts on the feasibility of the transaction.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 22:50 UTC
Uruguay's DINARA requests additional data in Chinese jigger incident

Uruguay's National Directorate of Aquatic Resources (DINARA) Chief Jaime Coronel has told reporters all the evidence submitted by Uruguayan Navy authorities was being analyzed in the case of a Chinese fishing trawler caught while performing illegal catches in territorial waters earlier this month.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 22:47 UTC
Still 132 years before gender parity, World Economic Forum report heralds

The planet will reportedly need to wait another 132 years before total parity between men and women is achieved in the economic, political, educational, and health fields, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report on the gender gap released Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Child of polyamorous family may have 2 dads and 1 mom, Buenos Aires judge rules

A Buenos Aires judge has issued a ruling legally recognizing the right of a polyamorous partnership to have their baby registered with two fathers and one mother.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Argentina targeting export industries, facilitates the import of fertilizers

Argentina has eased conditions for importers of fertilizers and crops' protection products, among other issues by facilitating access to much scarce foreign currency. The Central Bank has increased restrictions on sumptuary imports, traveling, and overseas purchases given the lack of sufficient dollar reserves for the purchase of industry imports.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Scioli off to Brazil in a move to cut down Argentina's trade deficit

Argentina's Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli is taking center stage this week as he leaves Wednesday for Sao Paulo on a mission to overcome the sustained trade deficit between his country and Brazil, where he has served as Ambassador up until last month when he was summoned to Buenos Aires to replace Matías Kulfas.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Brazil 2022 soybean exports remain flat but processed oilseed has climbed

Brazil expects soybean exports to reach 76.8 million tons in 2022, a 200,000-ton decrease from the estimate released in June, while oilseed processing in the country was adjusted upwards, with good margins for the production of bran and oil, according to Abiove, the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Falklands' SAERI project on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems of the Southwest Atlantic

Research from the Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) project has been showcased at the GeoHab Conference held at The Venice International University in Italy during the month of May 2022.
Wednesday, July 13th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
Evo says Argentine motorbiker was not denied medical help

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Tuesday said over lunch at Casa Rosada with President Alberto Fernández that the retired Salta teacher who died after a motorcycling accident near Santa Cruz de la Sierra had received all possible medical care, thus contradicting statements from his family and friends.