Stories for December 2022

Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:21 UTC
Guns banned in Brasilia during the taking office ceremony of Lula da Silva

Brasilia is on high alert ahead of January first when the president-elect takes office. The Supreme Court has ruled that gun carrying in the Brazilian capital would be banned temporarily until after the swearing-in of Lula da Silva.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Bolivian opposition leader arrested in blitz operative and sent to La Paz

The Bolivian police arrested the prominent opposition leader and governor of the Santa Cruz region, Luis Fernando Camacho. Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo confirmed on Wednesday Camacho's detention on Twitter and said he would release more information later.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
SAERI: Climate change resilience in the Falklands Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

The Falkland Islands (FI) historically lacked herbivorous mammals. The introduction of grazing animals has led to vegetation changes and soil erosion. The impact of these changes on wetland and aquatic habitats is not well-understood; limited past research suggests that water quality may remain fairly natural and is largely influenced by sea salt deposition and humic acids from peat runoff. Some studies, however, have shown evidence of human impacts, such as elevated nutrient concentrations in some ponds.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Scioli: Brazil once again Argentina's main trading partner

Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil and former Vice President Daniel Scioli Wednesday highlighted the importance of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory and how it will help consolidate trade between South America's two largest countries.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Uruguayan gov't wants to create national space agency

The government of President Luis Lacalle Pou has drafted a bill to create the Uruguayan Space Agency, which would function as a decentralized agency under the competence of the head of state, it was reported in Montevideo.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Chilean timber company leaves highly volatile Argentina

Chilean timber company Masisa Wednesday announced it had liquidated all its assets in Argentina to abandon all its operations in the highly volatile neighboring country.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 10:02 UTC
First family of Afghan refugees arriving in Uruguay

Uruguay is to welcome Thursday the first family of Afghan refugees, Así Nos Va from Montevideo's Radio Carve reported.
Thursday, December 29th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Argentina: New Plaza de Mayo grandson found within one week

Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo Wednesday announced that the 132nd grandson taken away from his blood family during Argentina's military dictatorship (1976-1983) had been found just 6 days after the discovery of Grandson # 131.
Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 19:33 UTC
Uruguay: Senate agreed in general to social security reform

Uruguay's Senate Tuesday issued a broad approval to the social security reform bill, leaving the details to be reviewed Wednesday, it was reported in Montevideo.
Wednesday, December 28th 2022 - 19:08 UTC
Argentina: Colombian drug lord returns home pending legal proceedings

Colombian drug lord Ignacio Álvarez Meyendorff, who spent several days at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza International Airport finally decided not to wait for the Argentine's Judiciary decision regarding his rejection by Migration authorities and flew back to his native country, it was reported Wednesday.