Stories for 2022

Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:07 UTC
Falklands training the next generation of government leaders

In November 2020, the Falkland Islands Government launched its new Management Trainee program as part of a two-year initiative aimed at identifying and supporting the next generation of government leaders.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:04 UTC
State of the art Astute-class sub HMS Anson joins the Royal Navy

The world's most advanced hunter-killer submarine, HMS Anson, £1.3bn of both naval stealth and striking power – able to gather vital intelligence, protect other Royal Navy vessels from threats above and below the waves and destroy enemy military infrastructure with pinpoint accuracy, was welcomed into the Royal Navy fleet at a ceremony in Barrow.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:00 UTC
World leaders praise Gorbachev for making the world safer and giving freedom to millions

United States, United Kingdom, Germany, UN, EU, France, paid homage to the former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. Praise flowed to the memory of the man who helped achieve a peaceful end to the almost half century Cold War.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Nicaraguan regime releases pictures of political prisoners

The Nicaraguan regime of Daniel Ortega has been criticized Wednesday by human rights organizations after pictures of the country's political prisoners were released.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Price of gasoline at pumps drops slightly in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities have announced a UY$ 3 (US$ 0.074) reduction in the price of gasoline at pumps effective Thursday. Energy Minister Omar Paganini also explained the price of supergas (cooking gas) and diesel fuel would remain unchanged.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 09:46 UTC
Tire-smuggling on the rise in northeast Argentina

An increase in the smuggling of tires from Paraguay and Brazil has been reported in Argentina's northwestern provinces as the product is in short supply locally, which has also caused a spike in retail prices.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Venezuelan teachers and senior citizens stage yet another protest

A group of pensioners and teachers marched Wednesday again through the streets of Caracas to protest against their meager income and to demand the payment of overdue adjustments and bonuses agreed upon through collective bargaining with President Nicolás Maduro's administration.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Bachelet's last report critical of China regarding Uighurs

Former two-time Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Wednesday filed a report on China's “Crimes against humanity” on her last day as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) as she left her office to a standing ovation.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Mysterious respiratory disease in Argentine province kills two

Health authorities in the Argentine province of Tucumán (center, north) have reported the second death of a still unidentified lung disease that has spread locally over the past few weeks, it was announced.
Wednesday, August 31st 2022 - 19:15 UTC
LGBTIQ+ political party seeking registration in Venezuela

Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) has received a petition to record the name of the first-ever LGBTIQ+ community party, it was reported in Caracas.