Stories for August 2022

Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 08:27 UTC
Lula wants BRICS to broker ceasefire in Ukraine

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who leads all polls to return to the Planalto Palace after the October elections, met with Russia's Ambassador to Brasilia Alexei Labetski and suggested the BRICS group the two countries share with India, China and South Africa should broker a cease-fire in Ukraine.
Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 07:54 UTC
China stages major military deployment around Taiwan

China resumed military maneuvers around the island of Taiwan following the presence in Taipei of yet another delegation of US lawmakers. After the visit by a group led lead by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this month, the new team was headed by Senator Ed Markey from Massachusetts.
Tuesday, August 16th 2022 - 07:27 UTC
Uruguay's Lacalle gets highest approval ratings in LatAm

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou tops the list of most-approved Latin American heads of state, according to an Ipsos survey released Monday.
Monday, August 15th 2022 - 21:34 UTC
Paraguayan President picks Velázquez's replacement as candidate, but the story is not finished

Paraguay's ruling Fuerza Republicana faction from within the Colorado Party has chosen Public Works Minister and former evangelical Pastor Arnoldo Wiens as the future presidential candidate following Vice President Hugo Velázquez's announcement that he would resign his current job and back down from the 2023 electoral race.
Monday, August 15th 2022 - 21:30 UTC
Same colors and both in Europe, but not the same country: the mistake Argentine FM made

Argentine Foreign Ministry protocol experts made the news Monday after it went viral that the welcoming ceremony for Switzerland's new ambassador was ornamented with Danish flags.
Monday, August 15th 2022 - 21:27 UTC
Uruguay adopts pioneering plan for treating patients with strokes

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou last week signed the decree whereby his country would join the Global Stroke Alliance, after an international conference held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Monday, August 15th 2022 - 21:00 UTC
Britain approves Moderna's “#bivalent” COVID-19 vaccine

British health authorities Monday greenlighted the use of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine with a new formula designed to fight old strains as well as new variations in what has been dubbed a “bivalent” approach and will be used primarily as a booster for people aged 50 and over starting in the fall.
Monday, August 15th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Ecuador: Terrorist act leaves 5 dead and many others in critical condition

A bombing in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has left at least five people dead and some 20 others injured, in what the government believes to be the doings of organized crime groups.
Monday, August 15th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Petro shakes-up Colombia's military brass

Just one week after his inauguration, Colombian President Gustavo Petro sent 52 generals into retirement. The biggest sweep in Colombia's history is aimed at putting together a corruption-free brass.
Monday, August 15th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Russia almost doubles exports' value to Brazil in first half of 2022: mainly fertilizers and fuel

Russia almost doubled the value of its exports to Brazil in the first half of this year and has climbed to fifth supplier of Latin America's largest economy. This despite the trade, financial and diplomatic sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom following its invasion of Ukraine.