Stories for 2022

Monday, September 19th 2022 - 18:38 UTC
Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest - the end of an era

British mourners Monday saw Queen Elizabeth II's casket parade through London one last time before being lowered into the royal vault at Windsor Castle.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Argentina's Lower House passes bill for military drills

Argentina's Lower House passed the bill approving the involvement of the country's Armed Forces in the joint UNITAS military drills with foreign troops, which have also been allowed to enter national territory, it was reported.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Ardern believes NZ will become a republic in her lifetime

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hinted Sunday in London while attending Queen Elizabeth's funeral that her country might become a republic.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Prince Charles visit to the River Plate and the Falklands, with a little help from Uruguay

In March 1999, King Charles III, then Prince of Wales made a three countries visit, Argentina, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands. A visit which was mainly a retribution to the one then Argentine President Carlos Menem and his daughter Zulemita, acting as First Lady, had done to London the year before, October 1998.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
Puerto Rico powerless as Hurricane Fiona makes landfall

Puerto Rico has been left without electricity as Hurricane Fiona made landfall with winds of up to 160.9 kilometers per hour, amid residents fearing an encore of the devastation left by Hurricane Maria in 2017. US President Joseph Biden declared a state of emergency on the island.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:28 UTC
US, China, India, UK, Russia, the largest military spenders in 2021, SIPRI report

World military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of US$ 2.1 trillion. This was the seventh consecutive year that spending increased, according to the latest data on military spending published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:24 UTC
Biden: We all owe Queen Elizabeth something

US President Joseph Biden said during this weekend in London that “we all owe something” to Queen Elizabeth II, who reminded him of his own mother.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 09:05 UTC
Plenty of fertilizer for Brazilian farmers ahead of 2022/23 soybean-sowing season

Brazilian farmers are preparing for another soybean planting season, the 2022/2023 harvest with the critical component of fertilizers to ensure high productivity and yields, on the tracks.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 08:44 UTC
Colombian gov't, dissident FARC guerrillas hold preliminary peace talks

Colombia's High Commissioner for Peace, Danilo Rueda, and representatives of dissident Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) guerrillas have met during the weekend to discuss possible talks, according to a statement released on Saturday.
Monday, September 19th 2022 - 08:30 UTC
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children in Brazil to become available soon

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged between 6 months and 4 years will be released as soon as it is cleared by technical experts from the Health Ministry, it was announced in Brasilia during the weekend.