Stories for 2022

Friday, July 1st 2022 - 20:51 UTC
Four killed in plane crash in Tierra del Fuego

Four people were killed after an ambulance aircraft crashed upon takeoff from the airport in Río Grande, in the Argentine Province of Tierra del Fuego, Friday afternoon.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 20:10 UTC
Bolsonaro says Brazil's left does not respect anyone

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has expressed his agreement with the stance on abortion adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States and insisted he preferred other treatments against COVID-19 over-vaccination.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 10:35 UTC
Argentina insists Malvinas negotiations with UK are essential if bilateral relations are to advance

On a few occasions and at such level, has Argentina had the opportunity to say that if the relation between Argentina and UK is to increase, first we must address the Falklands/Malvinas question, otherwise “that relation will not advance”.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Russia summons UK ambassador to protest Johnson's “insulting, offensive rhetoric”

Russia on Thursday summoned Britain's ambassador to Moscow to seek clarification on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's “offensive” remarks about president Vladimir Putin.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Argentine Senate passes new law on HIV and other diseases

Argentina's Senate Thursday passed a bill whereby the State would take a new approach to health conditions such as HIV, Viral Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Ecuadorian gov't and indigenist protesters reach agreement to lift strike

The Ecuadorian administration of President Guillermo Lasso and indigenist demonstrators have agreed to lift the current series of protests following a cut in the price of fuel, it was reported in Quito.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Falklands War: nuke sub HMS Spartan honors heroes and crew members

Some thirty former crew members of Swift-sure Class nuclear submarine HMS Spartan gathered at the war memorial in Sunderland’s Mowbray Park, county of Durham, and paid their respects to fellow Falklands War heroes who did not make it home.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Foreign Secretary Truss says “women are also capable of terrible and appalling acts”

According to British media reporting, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss had some discordant comments on Boris Johnson's claim that Russian President Putin's invasion of Ukraine was the “perfect example of toxic masculinity” and it wouldn't have been carried out by a female leader.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:50 UTC
France limits terminology for veggie foods: steak and sausage only with real meat

France became the first EU country to ban words like “steak” and “sausage” applied to plant-based food. The decree becomes effective next October and states, “it will not be possible to use sector-specific terminology traditionally associated with meat and fish to designate products that do not belong to the animal world and which, in essence, are not comparable”.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Peruvian Congress impeaches Interior Minister over inactions

Peru's one-house Parliament has impeached Interior Minister Dimitri Senmache out of office by 78 votes to 29 against and 8 abstentions after he was accused of being politically responsible for the escape of the former Transport and Communications Minister Juan Silva.