Stories for September 2022

Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Biden: We all owe Queen Elizabeth something

US President Joseph Biden said during this weekend in London that “we all owe something” to Queen Elizabeth II, who reminded him of his own mother.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:05 UTC
Plenty of fertilizer for Brazilian farmers ahead of 2022/23 soybean-sowing season

Brazilian farmers are preparing for another soybean planting season, the 2022/2023 harvest with the critical component of fertilizers to ensure high productivity and yields, on the tracks.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 08:44 UTC
Colombian gov't, dissident FARC guerrillas hold preliminary peace talks

Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace, Danilo Rueda, and representatives of dissident Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) guerrillas have met during the weekend to discuss possible talks, according to a statement released on Saturday.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 08:30 UTC
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children in Brazil to become available soon

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 4 years will be released as soon as it is cleared by technical experts from the Health Ministry, it was announced in Brasilia during the weekend.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 08:29 UTC
Bolsonaro expresses his condolences at Lancaster House

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was among the world leaders to sign the book of condolences in London for Queen Elizabeth II's death. The South American ruler is expected to take part in Monday's funeral and then head on to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:35 UTC
Will the Federal Reserve strangle Latin America again?

By Ernesto Talvi (*) – In the 1980s, the Federal Reserve’s dramatic interest-rate hikes led to a lost decade of economic growth in highly indebted Latin American countries. Today, however, the US itself is highly leveraged, which will make the Fed hesitant to pursue measures that imply severe collateral damage elsewhere.
Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Uruguay's economy grows 7.7% in second quarter of 2022

In its National Accounts report published Friday, the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) announced that the country's economy had grown 7.7% in the second quarter of 2022 “mainly due to the high yields achieved in the soybean harvest.”
Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
La Plata recalls 46th Anniversary of “The Night of the Pencils”

Groups of survivors, students, and other human rights organizations Friday commemorated the 46th anniversary of the massacre known as “The Night of the Pencils” (La Noche de Los Lápices) in the Argentine city of La Plata where the atrocities committed by the military dictatorship were perpetrated.
Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Ambassador Stanley discusses strategic issues at Casa Rosada

United States Ambassador to Buenos Aires Marc Stanley was welcomed Friday at Casa Rosada by Strategic Affairs Secretary Mercedes Marcó del Pont to discuss matters of bilateral interest.
Saturday, September 17th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Lula vows to tackle price of food if elected

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (2003-2010), who remains the leading contender for next month's elections against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, said Friday that if he returns to the Planalto Palace, he will seek to lower the price of food.