Stories for October 2022

Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Latin American countries support Argentina's Falklands' claim at UN Fourth Committee

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on decolonization and related agenda items on Monday, with speakers underscoring their nations’ commitment to eliminating colonialism in all corners of the world, with Latin American countries emphasizing in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute..
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
US Secretary of State heading for OAS assembly in Peru, with previous visits to Colombia and Chile

United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken started on Monday his tour of South American countries on the Pacific, Colombia, Chile and Peru, where the Organization of American States is holding its annual general assembly.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Paraguay in the process of switching Taiwan for the Chinese market?

Is Paraguay about to dump Taiwan for China? Landlocked Paraguay and a leading exporter of soybeans and beef, plus an ample surplus of hydroelectric energy, is the only country in South America, and Mercosur member, that still has full diplomatic relations with Taipei, and continues to give its back to Beijing, but this could be changing or in a transition process.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Secretary General of Elysée Palace indicted for allegedly not disclosing family and job links to MSC cruises

To powerful figures of French president Emmanuel Macron cabinet have been indicted on Monday for alleged matters of conflict of interest. One of them is the Justice minister, Eric Dupont-Monetti, while the other is Alexis Kohler, secretary general of the Elysee Palace who has been indicted in relation to ties with the Swiss-Italain shipping and cruise company MSC.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Rio de Janeiro records yet another monkeypox fatality

State Health authorities in Rio de Janeiro Monday confirmed the second local death of a monkeypox patient. It was a 31-year-old man who had been hospitalized for over a month.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:28 UTC
Brazilian-developed COVID-19 vax to begin human testing

A drug against Covid-19 developed at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) will begin testing with a group of 432 volunteers, it was announced Monday.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Leftwing organizations hold bartering fair in front of Casa Rosada

Social organizations have staged a countertrade fair at Buenos Aires' iconic Plaza de Mayo (in front of Casa Rosada, the Presidential HQ) and at other squares nationwide to protest against what they call the demise of the monthly wage.
Tuesday, October 4th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
US: Easier access increases number of calls for assistance against suicide

Suicide assistance lines in the United States are going through an unprecedented 45% increase in activity in the last few months since the three-digit line made things easier por people in distress, it was reported.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 23:59 UTC
Prosecutor asked Interpol to issue red alert for Uruguayan passports of Russians in Lacalle Pou's bodyguard case

Uruguayan prosecutor Gabriela Fossati, in charge of the investigation into the case of President Luis Lacalle Pou's former chief of custody, Alejandro Astesiano, requested that Interpol issue a red alert on the passports of Russian citizens with Uruguayan nationality.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 18:55 UTC
Bolsonaro's PL candidates record shocking victories nationwide

In addition to questioning what most pollsters had forecast for the presidential elections, Jair Bolsonaro's political alliance achieved encouraging results Sunday as the Liberal Party snatched 99 seats in Congress (23 more than it already has).