Stories for 2022

Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
IMF wires nearly US$ 4bn to Argentina's coffers

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has wired US$ 3,980 million to Argentina, thus boosting the country's reserves to US$ 42,139 million, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Brazil confident of its OECD access roadmap, which should make EU/Mercosur deal more expeditious

Once Brazil has been admitted to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, the ratification process for the Mercosur/European Union trade agreement, will become more viable, according to Brazilian foreign minister Carlos Franca.
Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Ghislaine Maxwell receives 20-year jail sentence in New York

Former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been handed down Tuesday a 20-year prison sentence by a New York Court for helping her ex-boyfriend, Jeffrey Epstein, sexually abuse underage girls.
Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Ecuador: Lasso halts dialogue with Conaie after Army Sgt killed

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Tuesday announced in a broadcast message that he was suspending all dialogue with the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) after the death of a military officer during an attack by rebel groups against a convoy in Amazonia.
Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Job creation on the rise, Brazilian report shows

Brazil has recorded the creation of 277,018 new formal jobs in May this year, according to a Labor Ministry report released Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 29th 2022 - 09:16 UTC
Scotland proposes a second independence referendum on 19 October 2023

Scotland's first minister has proposed 19 October 2023 as the date for another referendum on independence. Nicola Sturgeon said the question would be the same as in the last referendum in 2014: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”.
Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 21:15 UTC
Bolsonaro says Brazil might buy diesel from Russia

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has hinted he might purchase diesel from Russia after a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, who had reportedly vowed to guarantee the South American country a steady supply of fertilizers despite the ongoing war with Ukraine.
Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 21:13 UTC
Most Chileans oppose new Constitution

According to a survey released in Santiago Monday, 51% of Chileans would not support the new Constitution draft which seeks to replace the one from the Military Dictatorship era of General Augusto Pinochet.
Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 21:11 UTC
At least 49 killed in Colombian prison fire

At least 49 inmates died have died Tuesday during a riot at the Colombian prison in Tuluá, while 30 others and some keepers were also injured, it was reported.
Tuesday, June 28th 2022 - 21:09 UTC
Argentine Minister shown plans for automaker recovery

Argentina's Productive Development Minister Daniel Scioli has been delivered an investment plan by automaker Renault with which the company intends to boost its presence in the country and help reactivate the economy.