Stories for August 2022

Friday, August 26th 2022 - 19:17 UTC
Chile: Boric's cabinet suffers first “casualty” due to Mapuche conflict

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday accepted the resignation of Minister of Social Development, Jeannette Vega, after the latter was found to have tried to contact a Mapuche leader arrested earlier this week for acts of violence.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 18:50 UTC
Argentine Superminister Massa discusses bilateral ties with Indian FM

Argentina's Superminister Sergio Massa Friday called for the strengthening of bilateral trade with India after a meeting with Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is touring Latin America and held an encounter Thursday with President Alberto Fernández.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 17:46 UTC
Brazil greenlights import of vaccine, drug against monkeypox

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Thursday cleared the Health Ministry in separate but unanimous decisions to import and use the Jynneos / Imvanex vaccine and the drug Tecovirimat, both against monkeypox.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 17:37 UTC
Lula calls Bolsonaro the court's jester

Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday admitted in a TV interview that there were cases of corruption during his consecutive terms as President of Brazil (2003-2010).
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:36 UTC
Colombian forces not to strike rebel targets where minors are at risk

Colombian Defense Minister Iván Velásquez announced Thursday that all military actions against rebel groups will be halted if the presence of children at the target locations is confirmed or suspected.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Russia replacing Brazil as one of China's main oil suppliers

Russia has become China's main oil supplier for the third month running during July, according to information from Hong Kong market analysts. Apparently independent refiners stepped up purchases of discounted supplies while cutting shipments from rival suppliers such as Angola and Brazil.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Fears of civil unrest in UK as people are unable to afford heating and power bills this winter

United Kingdom energy executives have warned the country faces the prospect of mass civil unrest as a result of people being unable to afford their heating and electricity bills this coming winter.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Relatives of Emtrasur's 747 crewmembers land in Buenos Aires

A group of relatives of the crew members of the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 freighter seized by Argentine authorities since early June Thursday landed in Buenos Aires to step up the pressure on the Judiciary.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
European cruise ship to dock at Margarita Island after 15 years

Venezuelan authorities Thursday announced the first cruise ship in 15 years will be arriving at Margarita on Jan. 3, while the so-called “turoperación” with Russia will be resumed as of October, with 5 direct weekly flights between Moscow and Porlamar.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Ukraine conflict, inflation, tighter monetary policy slowing down global trade, WTO quarter report

The World Trade Organization warns that uncertainty has increased as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, growing global inflation, and the predicted tightening of monetary policy by central banks in advanced nations.