Stories for November 2022

Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
South Korea and Brazil developing space rocket industry; first launch next month

A South Korean space startup for small launch vehicles, Innospace has signed a commercial contract to launch a Brazilian military payload, a symbolic win for the burgeoning space exploration industry from the Asian country.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Brazil's navy ex-flagship, carrier Sao Paulo has become a roaming “ghost ship”

A Federal Court in Pernambuco, northeast of Brazil issued an emergency injunction ordering the country's Navy to immediately suspend the forced berthing of the tugboat transporting scrap metal from the “São Paulo” aircraft carrier. The convoy has been on the coast of Pernambuco since early October and has been identified as “ghost ship.”
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Uruguayan Former Vice President Danilo Astori resigns from his Senate seat

Former Economy Minister Danilo Astori informed the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) party on Monday that he will resign his seat in the Senate on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Uruguay's Vaccine Committee summoned to rule on need for new Covid booster dose

Uruguayan Health Minister Daniel Salinas Monday announced the Vaccine Committee had been convened to decide on a possible booster against COVID-19. He also reviewed his plans to leave his post next year.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Alberto Fernández unable to appear before G20 due to low blood pressure

Argentine President Alberto Fernández was unable to deliver his speech on the opening day of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, after suffering from an episode of hypotension and dizziness due to gastritis.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
World recovery takes center stage as G20 Summit starts

The 17th G20 Summit started Tuesday in Bali, Indonesia, as dignitaries from the world's largest economies gathered under the motto “Recover Together, Recover Stronger.”
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
World's largest meat producer slowdown begins to reflect in Mercosur cattle prices

Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer reported last Friday that quarterly profit plunged 47.1%, with results still beating analysts’ estimates as higher revenues helped offset shrinking margins in its U.S. beef division.
Tuesday, November 15th 2022 - 08:50 UTC
Biden, Xi hold bilateral meeting in Bali for show

Presidents Xi Jinping of China and Joseph Biden of the United States agreed on the need to avoid an armed conflict during their meeting in Bali, Indonesia, during the G20 Summit. It was the first face-to-face encounter between the two leaders since Biden was elected.
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 22:09 UTC
Bachelet, Duhalde, Mujica and other Latin American leaders ask Maduro to restore Unasur

A group of former South American presidents, foreign ministers, high-ranking officials, lawmakers, and intellectuals Monday sent a letter to Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro inviting him to join their initiative to relaunch the Union of South American Nations (Unasur for its Spanish name).
Monday, November 14th 2022 - 19:56 UTC
Argentine Labor Minister said inflation is not a priority but Qatar World Cup

Only six days before the beginning of the World Cup, which has Argentina as the great favorite, the Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security of that country, Kelly Olmos, did not hide her enthusiasm for the World Cup in Qatar and said: “Then we continue working on inflation, but first let Argentina win”.