Stories for September 30th 2022

Friday, September 30th 2022 - 23:48 UTC
Lula and Bolsonaro trade accusations in last TV debate

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (PT) and the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro (PL) Thursday engaged in bitter arguments during the last TV debate ahead of Sunday's elections.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 19:05 UTC
Unemployment keeps falling in Brazil as elections loom over

Unemployment in South America's largest country has dropped to 8.9% in the quarter ending in August, following a 0.9 decrease that month, according to a study published Friday by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 19:03 UTC
One official dead as Paraguay's Electoral Court HQs go down in flames

One person was killed in Asunción as the headquarters of Paraguay's Superior Tribunal of Electoral Justice (TSJE) went on fire Thursday two and a half months before the primaries. Thousands of electronic ballot boxes were also engulfed by the flames-
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 18:55 UTC
Chilean President a “lapdog” of the US for Nicaragua's Ortega

Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega Wednesday dubbed Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font a “lapdog” of the US administration and insisted it had become fashionable to request the release of political prisoners in his country.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 15:59 UTC
Venezuela ups military strength on Caribbean coast to fight drug trafficking

Venezuela's military strength in the northernmost Paraguaná peninsula on the Caribbean seashore has been upped Thursday as President Nicolás Maduro urged authorities from the Dutch territories of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao to join efforts against drug trafficking in the area.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
False alarms: Bomb threats received at Casa Rosada and Army HQs in Buenos Aires

The explosives division of Argentina's Federal Police was summoned late Thursday to Casa Rosada after a bomb threat was received. A similar warning had been made regarding the Army headquarters (Edificio Libertador) some three blocks from the Government's House.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 10:37 UTC
Ample commitment from Labour with Falkland Islands self determination

The round of United Kingdom political parties conferences has commenced and this week at Liverpool was Labour week, with the Falkland Islands government presence larger than normal, to mark this year the 40th anniversary of the war and Liberation.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Price of gasoline to fall in October, diesel and cooking gas remain stable in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities ordered a reduction in the price of gasoline at pumps of UY$ 3 (US$ 0.073) per liter effective Oct. 1 while diesel and cooking gas will remain unchanged, it was announced in Montevideo.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Argentina launches Sustainable Transportation Plan

The Government of Argentina Thursday launched the National Sustainable Transportation Plan aimed at achieving 2030 goals regarding energy transition for passenger, cargo, and private vehicles.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 09:46 UTC
Argentina: Milani not guilty in purchase of mansion above his paygrade

Former Argentine Army Chief of Staff General César Milani has been acquitted in the case of “illicit enrichment” filed against him for being unable to justify how he had managed to afford a luxurious residence in a most exclusive area north of Buenos Aires on his military officer's pay.