Stories for July 2022

Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:17 UTC
Argentine authorities ready to launch batch of economic measures

Argentine President Alberto Fernández and newly-appointed Economy Minister Silvina Batakis reviewed over the weekend a series of measures to be launched shortly in a move to curb inflation and strengthen the Treasury's coffers.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Uruguayan gov't to appeal ruling banning C-19 vax for U-13 people

Uruguayan Health Ministry (MSP) legal advisors are to submit Monday an appeal to Judge Alejandro Recarey's decision to suspend vaccination against COVID-19 of people aged, it was reported in Montevideo.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Europe divided over “greenwashing” gas and nuclear energy, but parliament ready to support the bill

For the European Parliament natural gas and nuclear power plants have been designated as climate-friendly investments. The European Commission released the proposal, formally called the EU taxonomy, in December as a list of economic activities that investors can label and market as green in the EU.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Argentine man reportedly left to die for lacking Bolivian money

An Argentine man from Salta was allegedly left to die by Bolivian doctors after he could not afford his medical bills in local currency and was told that “your money is of no use to us,” according to Argentine media.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Chilean court ruling grants right to non-binary ID

A ruling by Chile's Judiciary where a Law School team represented the plaintiffs has recognized -based on the examples of Colombia, Argentina, and Canada- the right of non-binary gender people of legal age to change their birth certificate and mark it with an “X” instead of “feminine” or “masculine,” it was reported in Santiago.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
At least 21 killed in separate night outings across South Africa

At least 21 people were killed and 16 others wounded by early Sunday in separate shootings across South Africa during the weekend, as the country undergoes the worst wave of violence since the apartheid era.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Faroe Islands limit traditional catch of dolphins to 500; 'barbaric practice' killed 1,423 last year

Faroe Islands announced on Sunday that the traditional catch of dolphins to be killed in its water would provisionally be limited to 500. The decision to crack down on the number of hunted dolphins comes after public outcry from last year's hunt, where over 1,423 white-sided dolphins were killed, a spree that shocked even residents who supported the practice.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:46 UTC
Queen's Guards bearskin caps debate in Commons: petition to replace them by fake ones

This Monday 11 July, the House of Commons will debate a petition relating to the use of real bearskin hats by the Queen's Guards.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine Cpl. paralyzed from the waist down in another welcome rite

Argentine authorities have launched an inquiry into how an Army corporal in the province of Misiones ended up with injuries in his legs just days after a second lieutenant died as the apparent result of a “baptism” party in the neighboring province of Corrientes.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
Nicaraguan reporters placed under arrest for 90 days

A Nicaraguan judge has ruled two workers of the newspaper La Prensa are to spend 90 days in pretrial detention after being arrested for reporting on the expulsion from the country of nuns belonging to Mother Teresa's Congregation.