Stories for September 2022

Friday, September 9th 2022 - 17:09 UTC
Lula likens Bolsonaro's Independence Day ceremony to the Ku Kux Klan

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva likened the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro's Independence Day parade (Sept. 7) to a Ku Klux Klan show in which the current head of state just “lacked the hood.”
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 15:54 UTC
Falkland Islands: 96-gun salute to commemorate the Queen’s passing

With both the Union Jack and the Falkland Islands flags waving at half mast, a day after the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II islands’ forces held a 96-gun salute to commemorate the life and service of the British monarch, the Falklands’ Government (FIG) has reported on its Twitter account on Friday
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
First messages from King Charles III; Camilla becomes Queen Consort

A new king has been confirmed by Buckingham Palace. Formerly known to the nation as Prince Charles, the 73-year-old who up until this point occupied the position of heir apparent to the British throne, is now the country's reigning monarch.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Pope Francis mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth and sends condolences to King Charles III

Pope Francis sends his condolences to King Charles III and the people of the United Kingdom for the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and praises her “life of unstinting service to the good of the Nation and the Commonwealth”.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Trump shows full support for Bolsonaro ahead of elections

Former US President Donald Trump expressed his full support for the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's elections to be held next month, because he “is a wonderful man and has my complete and total endorsement.”
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Bullrich to run in next year's Argentine primaries no matter what

PRO Chairwoman Patricia Bullrich has made it clear she will run for president of Argentina next year even if her former boss Mauricio Macri himself decides to enter the race.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Carlos Slim wants fewer working days and retirement not before 75 years

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim insisted earlier this month on the need to cut down the working week to 3 days and said 75 was the right age for retirement.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 08:23 UTC
President Biden: “Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era”

Statement of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on the Death of Queen Elizabeth. In a world of constant change, she was a steadying presence and a source of comfort and pride for generations of Britons, including many who have never known their country without her.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 08:16 UTC
Putin telegram to King Charles III, “I wish you courage and perseverance in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss”

Russian president Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences after the death of the Queen at the age of 96. Despite the tensions over the war in Ukraine, Mr Putin reached out to King Charles III in a telegram.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 08:08 UTC
The 2022 summer was the hottest in Europe's recorded history

The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced on Thursday. It is the second summer in a row of record-breaking temperatures in Europe.