Stories for August 2022

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.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 18:27 UTC
Petro tells Colombian armed forces to be ready to become an “army of peace”

Colombian President Gustavo Petro instructed military and police officers to get ready for the transformation he intends to lead, which includes seeking peace through dialogue with the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 17:32 UTC
Fuel goes up at pumps in Argentina, but below inflation

Argentina's state-run oil company increased the price of fuel at pumps by 7.5% on average Sunday but it remained well below figures in neighboring cities abroad. The accumulated devaluation since the last naphtha adjustment is 16%.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 17:26 UTC
First Cuban case of monkeypox almost fatal, still serious

Cuban authorities have confirmed during the weekend the first case of monkeypox in the country. It was a 38-year-old Italian tourist who was reported to be in serious condition, according to Granma.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 13:39 UTC
Argentina categorically rejects students competition to visit the Falkland Islands

It's official. The Argentine government categorically rejects ”the competition organized by the British Embassy in Buenos Aires with the purpose of inviting university students to a paid trip to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 13:03 UTC
US: Three police officers suspended after being recorded beating up a man on the ground

Three police officers in Arkansas, United States, were suspended on Sunday after a video was made public in which they are seen beating a man they had arrested, local media reported.