Stories for August 23rd 2022

Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 19:09 UTC
Bolsonaro showed up for an interview with a cheat sheet written in one hand

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro affirmed Monday that he will respect the result of the October elections if the polls are held in a “clean and transparent” manner.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 18:51 UTC
Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Uruguay

Uruguayan health authorities have confirmed a third monkeypox infection had been detected in the country after 38 suspected cases were ruled out.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 17:52 UTC
Fredy Román became 15th Mexican reporter murdered in 2022

Mexican journalist Fredy Román, the former editor of the weekly La Realidad, was shot dead Monday at his house's doorsteps in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, thus becoming the 15th newsman murdered this year. Román was killed by hitmen who fled the scene after the shooting. Román died instantly.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 17:39 UTC
Bolsonaro will respect the elections' outcome provided they are clean

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday evening in a TV interview that he will accept the election's outcome provided they are clear, and warned he was being pressured into becoming a dictator.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 17:21 UTC
BREAKING: US citizens urged to leave Ukraine as conditions deteriorate

United States authorities issued a security alert urging all of its citizens to evacuate Ukraine and warned Russia was about to launch strikes against civilian and government targets in the coming days.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 14:38 UTC
700 people were scammed by the promise of citizenship of an invented country in Antarctica

Twelve individuals have been arrested and 30 are under investigation in Italy for having invented the “Antarctic Theocratic State of San Giorgio” with which they swindled about 700 people by promising nationality in order to be able to pay fewer taxes, have passports, land, and even receive noble titles.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:24 UTC
Argentine President closes ranks with CFK over Prosecution's request

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday expressed his sympathy to Vice President Cristina Fernàndez de Kirchner (CFK) after a prosecutor requested that she be jailed for 12 years for alleged acts of corruption committed during her tenure as head of state (2008-2015).
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Brazil consolidates as China's main supplier of agriculture produce

A new agreement to facilitate exports from the Brazilian agribusiness sector to China has been described by market experts in Sao Paulo as crucial to inaugurating the “biggest era of market openness in the last ten years” between the two countries.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Paraguay's exports in seven months reached US$ 5,8bn; Mercosur represents 63%

In the first seven months of this year, Paraguayan exports totaled US$ 5,8 billion and involved 136 countries. Data from the country’s Ministry of Finance show Brazil (36%) and Argentina (24.9%) as the main buyers, which added to Uruguay, Mercosur represents 63.1% of foreign sales.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Brazil prepares to celebrate 200 years of independence with the embalmed heart of its first emperor

The embalmed heart of Brazil's first emperor, Dom Pedro I, has arrived in the capital Brasilia to mark 200 years of independence from Portugal to be celebrated next 7 September. The heart, which lies preserved in a flask filled with formaldehyde, was flown on board a military plane from Portugal.