Stories for 2022

Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 10:11 UTC
Ian makes devastating landfall in US State of Florida

Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Class 4 storm in the US State of Florida. It is deemed extremely dangerous, with winds of up to 240 kilometers per hour.
Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 10:08 UTC
Buenos Aires high schools seized by protesting students

High-school students in Buenos Aires have taken over 11 of the city's public schools in demand of changes in the curricula and citing “political persecution.”
Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Brazil: drop in price of jet fuel announced

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras Wednesday announced a 0.84% reduction in the sales prices for distributors of jet fuel starting Saturday. It is the third consecutive drop following a 10.4% one earlier this month after August's 2.6%.
Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Guyana to offer training to unskilled Venezuelan migrants

Venezuela's Ambassador to Guyana Carlos Amador Pérez Silva and Labor Minister Joseph Hamilton discussed the status of Venezuelan migrants and possible measures that can be taken to improve their living conditions.
Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Monkeypox has reached Tierra del Fuego and Magallanes Region

Monkeypox has reached Tierra del Fuego and Magallanes Region in Chile. Tierra del Fuego province head of Epidemiology Office confirmed three cases in Ushuaia, one in Rio Grande and four more suspects. On the other side apparently a case has been reported in Puerto Natales, a woman who recently visited neighboring Argentina, while Chilean authorities announced that the country has enough vaccines to begin inoculation in October.
Thursday, September 29th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Bank of England to the rescue of first stumble of PM Truss economic program

Britain's central bank on Wednesday warned that dwindling confidence in the economy poses a significant risk as it took the unusual step of intervening directly in financial markets. The move was aimed at restoring financial stability in markets shaken by the Liz Truss government fiscal policies.
Wednesday, September 28th 2022 - 17:53 UTC
Mapuche violence escalates in Argentine Patagonia

As Mapuche violence escalates in the Villa Mascardi area in the Department of Bariloche in the Argentine Patagonia province of Río Negro, former Security Minister and current PRO Chairwoman Patricia Bullrich Wednesday said fugitive rebel Facundo Jones-Huala was hiding there.
Wednesday, September 28th 2022 - 17:50 UTC
Moscow claims Biden behind gas pipeline emergencies in Europe

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said US President Joseph Biden should account for his country's possible involvement in separate gas pipeline emergencies reported between Sept. 25 and 26.
Wednesday, September 28th 2022 - 17:49 UTC
Moscow-backed referendums yield nod to Russian annexation

Four territories Ukraine considers to be its provinces have approved through referendums Moscow's initiative to join the Russian Federation, it was reported Tuesday in the Donbas region.
Wednesday, September 28th 2022 - 17:30 UTC
Argentine beef exports grow but demand from China takes downward path

Argentine beef exports have grown interannually but demand from China is 20% lower than in July and decreasing, with a marked downward trend in prices, according to a report from the Argentine Beef Exporters (ABC) Consortium in Buenos Aires.