Stories for September 2022

Monday, September 26th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Brazil launches vaccination campaign against polio

Brazil's Health Ministry has launched a new nationwide vaccination campaign against poliomyelitis and other maladies, it was reported. Attending Saturday's ceremony marking the beginning of the new effort was Minister Marcelo Queiroga.
Monday, September 26th 2022 - 09:08 UTC
Another equality 'advance' for Swiss women, they will retire as 65, just like Swiss men

Switzerland is known as a country of direct democracy since voting on referendums is practiced quite often, as happened on Sunday when voters accepted the government's pension reform albeit by a narrow margin.
Saturday, September 24th 2022 - 10:43 UTC
CFK links her corruption trial to the murder attempt against her

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Friday told the court judging her for alleged corruption in the awarding of public bids to build roads while she was President (2008-15), that the case under treatment was linked to her assassination attempt earlier this month.
Saturday, September 24th 2022 - 10:08 UTC
Uruguayan President still highly approved of, but...

Halfway through his presidency, Uruguayan leader Luis Lacalle Pou continues to have a 47% approval rating, according to a survey by pollsters Equipos Consultores released Friday in Montevideo
Saturday, September 24th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Bolsonaro reminds voters next president will have 2 STF vacancies to fill

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday pledged to appoint anti-abortion judges in case he wins next month's elections for which opposition candidate Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva is reportedly the favorite, according to all polls.
Saturday, September 24th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Uruguay forecasts promising cruise season for next Summer

Uruguayan authorities are forecasting a promising cruise season for next Summer, according to Tourism Undersecretary Remo Monzeglio, who confirmed there were so far 130 confirmed reservations for calls in Montevideo and 57 for Punta del Este.
Saturday, September 24th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Argentina limits door-to-door purchases abroad

Argentina's Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP) tax bureau has lowered the cap from US$ 3,000 to US$ 1,000 on door-to-door online purchases effective Sept. 23, in a move to curb foreign currency expenditures that drain the Central Bank's reserves.
Saturday, September 24th 2022 - 07:43 UTC
Royal Caribbean and DAP plan to promote Antarctica cruises from Puerto Williams in the Navarino island

A large boost for the cruise industry in Chile, according to the leading newspaper of the country, El Mercurio. Royal Caribbean and Punta Arenas airline DAP are planning to invest some 18 million dollars in the construction of a five-star hotel in Puerto Williams, a small town on Chilean territory, Navarino island, across from Argentina's Ushuaia.
Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 19:23 UTC
Peruvians allowed to take off their facemasks indoors, but

Peruvian health authorities announced that face coverings will no longer be mandatory in indoor settings nationwide, except in hospitals, public transport, and among people with respiratory symptoms.
Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 19:20 UTC
Residents in Russian-held territories vote between staying Russian or going back under Kyiv

Residents in the eastern Ukrainian republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in the Donbas regions and in other parts of Russian-controlled territories began voting Friday in a referendum with which Moscow seeks to legitimize the military deployment in the area since February.