Stories for July 2022

Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:49 UTC
Biden-Fernández meeting put off due to US President's COVID-19

Argentine President Alberto Fernández was told to wait for his one-on-one meeting with his US colleague Joseph Biden, who, despite announcements from the White House that he was doing well after testing positive for COVID-19, has been forced to rearrange his engagements involving personal appearances.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Alberto Fernández warns rural producers they “will not twist” his arm

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday insisted that many of the country's problems stemmed from the reluctance of agriculture exporters to liquidate the over US$ 20 billion they have collected from sales abroad over the past few months, out of speculation regarding the exchange rate between US currency and local pesos.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:33 UTC
Brazil and Paraguay team up against trans-border crime

Authorities from Brazil and Paraguay have launched Operation Ágata and Operation Basalto in a coordinated manner to tackle cross-border organized crime, it was reported this week.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:31 UTC
Latin America up for increasingly worsening weather

The consequences of climate change will continue to worsen in Latin America and the Caribbean, affecting health, development, and food supplies, according to a report from the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released Friday.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Former Paraguayan President Cartés “highly corrupt” for US State Dept.

Former Paraguayan President Horacio Cartés (2013-2018) has been added to the US State Department's “black” list of “highly corrupt” individuals, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday in a statement.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:29 UTC
Anvisa still waiting for Pfizer's reply regarding their covid-19 vaccine

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has requested some additional information from Wyeth/Pfizer regarding booster doses of their COVID-19 vaccine for children and adolescents and is still waiting for a reply, Agencia Brasil reported Friday.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:28 UTC
Peru: Case against Castillo reopened despite immunity

Peruvian judiciary authorities have launched the fifth active inquest into President Pedro Castillo Terrones' alleged involvement in acts of corruption, it was announced Friday in Lima, after Prosecutor Patricia Benavides reopened the case once opened by Zoraida Ávalos on the purchase of biodiesel from Heaven Petroleum.
Saturday, July 23rd 2022 - 10:25 UTC
“Half” of Venezuela's cabinet down with COVID-19

Half of Venezuela's members of the ministerial cabinet are down with COVID-19, President Nicolás Maduro announced.
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.