Stories for 2022

Friday, September 16th 2022 - 08:22 UTC
Queen Elizabeth II State Funeral: Gibraltar police officers assisting Metropolitan Police in London

At least six Royal Gibraltar Police officers are in London to assist Metropolitan Police manpower with policing duties in connection with events of the state funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Friday, September 16th 2022 - 08:07 UTC
The September “soy dollar” convinces Argentine farmers to sell their crops

Argentine farmers have sold 15.2% of the country’s 44 million-ton 2021/22 soy crop in seven days since the government implemented a more favorable exchange rate for cash crop exports, Rosario grains exchange reported.
Friday, September 16th 2022 - 08:02 UTC
King Charles III in Wales on Friday, completes round of visits to UK's four nations

King Charles III is expected this Friday in Wales, his first visit to the nation as monarch, and the final of the King's tour of the UK's four nations following trips to Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 19:28 UTC
More broadcasters shut down in Venezuela

Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission – Conatel – has shut down closed five radio stations Wednesday in the city of Cumaná, in the state of Sucre, it was reported.
Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 19:26 UTC
12 crewmembers of Emtrasur's 747 free to leave Argentina

Argentine Federal Judge Federico Vuillena Thursday gave their passports back to 12 crew members of the Venezuelan-Iranian freighter seized at the Ezeiza International Airport.
Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 19:23 UTC
Bolsonarists accused of creating “Lulaflix” to spread fake news

Brazilian incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro's campaign team ahead of next month's elections has allegedly set up a website dedicated to spreading fake news about the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, who is ahead in all polls to return to the Planalto Palace, it was reported Thursday.
Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 19:20 UTC
Brazil's economic activity going up, Central Bank index shows

Brazil's economy jumped 1.17% in July from June's figures, according to the Central Bank's Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br) released Thursday based on seasonally adjusted data.
Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 11:00 UTC
Port of Santos privatization process begins to move faster

Finally the Brazilian National Waterway Transportation Agency (Antaq) approved on Monday, the privatization terms of the Santos Port Authority, the company that manages the Port of Santos. The project will now go to the Ministry of Infrastructure before being submitted to the Federal Audit Court (TCU).
Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:43 UTC
Argentina/IMF: minister Massa pledges targets of program remain unchanged

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, met this week with Sergio Massa, Minister of Economy of Argentina, in Washington D.C. The meeting took place after a fruitful week of face-to-face technical meetings in the context of the second review of the program under the IMF’s Extended Arrangement with Argentina. After the meeting, Ms. Georgieva issued the following statement:
Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Uruguayan labor unions staging nationwide strike

Uruguay's Plenario Intersindical de Trabajadores (PIT-CNT) general labor union has called for a 24-hour general strike Thursday to protest against wage cuts, high costs and social security reform.