Stories for August 23rd 2022

Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Home buyers rebellion in China: protestors in 100 cities refuse to pay mortgages on undelivered homes

China is again facing a challenging real estate situation, with homeowners in different provinces refusing to pay mortgages on their undelivered, unfinished flats. This is happening only two months ahead of the Chinese communist party congress when comrade Xi Jinping is expected to confirm a third five-year term, following on the constitutional change of 2018 that scrapped presidential term limits.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Prosecutor's Office requests 12 years in prison for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Argentine prosecutors on Monday requested a 12-year prison sentence and perpetual political disqualification for Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for alleged corruption in the bidding of works when she was president (2007-2015), an accusation that her supporters consider a persecution.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Scientists unlock mysteries of shark and ray species, in an effort to protect their future

Scientists have unlocked the mysteries of how shark and ray species move up and down the ocean water column, in efforts to better understand them and protect their future. A new study published this month provides the first ever global analysis of how the elasmobranch community (sharks, skates and rays) use the vertical dimension of the ocean.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:54 UTC
RRS Attenborough calls at Belfast to pick up a new crew before further scientific research

After a long season in Antarctica, Falkland Islands' flagged exploration ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has docked in Belfast for the first time, to pick up new crew members ahead of carrying out further scientific studies around the UK coastline. The state of the art vessel is owned by the Natural Environment Research Council and operated by the British Antarctic Survey.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Uruguayan peacekeepers hospitalized in Uganda

One Uruguayan soldier needed surgery after sustaining a fractured skull and another was reported to be recovering well after they were both attacked in Uganda while on leave from their peacekeeping group in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentinas announces new routes, mostly in Patagonia

Flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas announced it would soon start operating flights from Trelew to Ushuaia and later to Calafate. These two airports will also have direct services to Córdoba and Calafate will be linked to Bariloche before the end of 2022.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Monkeypox awareness campaign launched in Brazil

Brazil's Health Ministry Monday launched an awareness campaign on monkeypox, to inform the population about transmission, contagion, and symptoms of the malady.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Colombian Attorney General lifts arrest warrants against ELN brass

Colombia's Office of the Attorney General has confirmed it would lift all arrest warrants on National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, following President Gustavo Petro's instructions.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Yet another month of trade deficit for Argentina

Argentina's trade balance came out in the red in July of 2022 after yielding a US$ 437 million deficit, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) showed Monday in a report.