Stories for July 22nd 2022

Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 23:04 UTC
Argentine presidential spokeswoman enters Instagram contest to win a dildo

Argentina's Presidential Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti made the headlines Friday after she was spotted on Instagram entering a Friend's Day contest to win a dildo, which was promoted under the slogan “Your clitoris is your best friend. Give it a gift.”
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 22:58 UTC
Price of wheat slumps following Black Sea truce

The price of wheat in global markets went back to pre-war figures Friday, after Ukraine and Russia agreed on a truce to allow for the departure of exports from Black Sea ports under Kyiv's control.
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Police raid leaves at least 18 dead in Rio de Janeiro favela

At least 18 people died Thursday following a police raid in the Alemao favela in northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's Civil Police authorities confirmed. It was the third deadliest operation in Rio de Janeiro in less than 14 months.
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Chilean women paid less than men in 2021, study showed

Chilean women earned 21.7% less than men during 2021, according to a study released Thursday.
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Argentine Navy to auction decommissioned ships

The Argentine Navy has announced it will auction seven vessels that have already been decommissioned, many of which had been unoperational since 2013, it was reported.
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Argentina's foreign trade balance yields deficit in June

Argentina's foreign trade balance came out in the red in June of 2022 for the first time since 2018, it was reported in Buenos Aires by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC).
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Plenty of business opportunities available with China, Argentine report says

A report released Thursday by Argentina's Undersecretary for Trade and Investment Promotion Pablo Sívori highlighted the progress over the past 20 years of trade between his country and China, which rose from US$ 1 billion to nearly US$ 20 billion yearly.
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 09:30 UTC
European Central Bank raises benchmark interests, first time in eight years

The European Central Bank on Thursday raised key interest rates for the first time in over a decade with the purpose of combating inflation, reflected in consumer prices of the Euro-zone which reached 8,6% in the first half of the year.
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Ushuaia expects a record cruise season with 540 vessel calls confirmed

Tierra del Fuego Ports' Authority has announced that climate permitting, this coming 2022/2023 cruise season Ushuaia is expecting some 540 vessel calls, making it probably a record season both in the number of passengers and vessels. At the height of the season, eighteen vessels will be visiting the Argentine extreme south city.
Friday, July 22nd 2022 - 08:46 UTC
Krill surveys in South Georgia conducted by fishery patrol MV Pharos SG

The second of six winter krill surveys in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is underway. The first winter krill survey was completed successfully on board the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands fishery patrol vessel MV Pharos SG in May this year.