Stories for September 2022

Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 09:37 UTC
Mexico: AMLO stands by Ebrard in funeral selfie controversy

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended Foreign Ministry Marcelo Ebrard who came under heavy flak for taking a selfie of himself and his wife Rosalinda Bueso during the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London.
Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Petro tells world powers to change course as war on drugs has failed

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Tuesday said in his first appearance before the United Nations General Assembly that the war waged by wealthier countries against drug trafficking had failed, while the world's powers insisted on their quest to controlling the world's oil and coal reserves.
Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 09:20 UTC
PC Thorsen proud of representing the Royal Falklands Police at HM funeral

A member of the Royal Falkland Islands Police, together with colleagues from other Overseas Territories participated in the huge mobilization demanded by the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 19:30 UTC
Bolsonaro claims systemic corruption in Brazil is over

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York that his administration had “put an end to systemic corruption in the country.” He claimed that previous corruption scandals were a thing of the past.
Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 19:01 UTC
Argentine President warns against undemocratic rightwing movements

Argentine President Alberto Fernández said Tuesday during a press conference in New York before his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly that the Sept. 1 assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was linked to the resurgence of fascism as much as it was “the result of hatred.”
Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 18:22 UTC
Chile will have a new Constitution soon, Boric tells UN General Assembly

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York that his country would have a new Constitution “shortly” after the Sept. 7 attempt to get a progressive text approved through a referendum failed to get past the vote of the citizenry.
Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 17:58 UTC
Erdogan says Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine

According to Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian leader Vladimir “Putin is ready to end the war in Ukraine” and take a significant step in that direction shortly.
Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Iran trying to recover the Chinese oil market share which Russia has taken over

Iran is reportedly gearing up to slash the price of its sanctioned crude oil stored offshore Singapore, in an attempt to recover the China market from Russia, reports The Straits Times quoting local industry sources.
Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 10:18 UTC
US Fed and UK BoE expected to hike interest rates this week, but how far?

The United States Federal Reserve and the Bank of England this week are scheduled to hike interest rates steeply again in a bid to tame inflation. The two central banks are expected to look through recession fears and continue their fight against extraordinary price rises.
Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Brazil improved infrastructure closes supply chain gap with the US in soy exports

A surging dollar and the supply-chain bottlenecks are cutting the competitive edge for United States farmers in the soybeans global market, to the benefit of Brazilian farmers, according to US Department of Agriculture data.