Stories for August 2022

Monday, August 29th 2022 - 20:47 UTC
Uruguay chosen by WHO for hepatitis B and C program

Uruguayan authorities have announced that as of next month healthcare facilities will be surveyed to detect the presence of hepatitis B and C in order to provide input for the development and adjustment of policies regarding these maladies and meet World Health Organization (WHO) requirements to reduce the number of infected people by 2030.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 20:46 UTC
Tensions heat up in Indo-Pacific after US Navy sends cruisers

China has said the United States was trying to disrupt peace in the Taiwan Strait after two warships sailed through the waters between the mainland and what Beijing regards as a rogue province in what Washington dubbed a routine drill.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 19:32 UTC
YPF announces mega port on Rio Negro's Atlantic shores

Argentina's state-run oil company YPF announced a mega port will be built in Río Negro to export oil from the Atlantic shore.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:48 UTC
Presidential debate in Brazil almost ends up in a fistfight

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro took center stage Sunday in a TV presidential debate featuring all candidates due to participate in the upcoming October 2 elections.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
CFK supporters, metropolitan police clash in Buenos Aires

Supporters of Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) and Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police clashed in the Buenos Aires uptown Recoleta neighborhood late Saturday in an episode riddled both with violence and with political consequences for Argentina''s future.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:43 UTC
Over 720,000 COVID-19 vaccines discarded in Paraguay

Paraguayan health authorities have admitted that over 720,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been lost due to expiration or open vials, it was reported in Asunción.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Falklands Conservation undertakes summer seabirds monitoring program

The Falkland Islands support seabird populations that are of global importance, both numerically, and in terms of conservation status, and Falklands Conservation initiated in 1989/90 the Falkland Islands Seabird Monitoring Program (FISMP) in 1989/90.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:38 UTC
Lithium exports gain pace in Argentina

According to the latest report from Argentina's National Mining Secretariat, lithium is not far from taking over as the leading mining industry item, whereas gold and silver continue to lead.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:29 UTC
Maduro sends letter of support to CFK

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter expressing his solidarity to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) after prosecutors requested a 12-year jail sentence against her.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:24 UTC
India reports Argentina's interest in Indian fighter aircraft, bilateral trade in local currencies and BRICS

Argentina has shown interest in buying India’s fully indigenous Tejas fighter jets, and on Saturday agreed to strengthen defense and trade ties with India. On that very day India’s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and host minister Santiago Cafiero issued a joint press statement, according to a release from the New Delhi delegation visiting South America.