Stories for 2022

Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic exempt from joining EU embargo on Russian oil imports

The European Union is set to give some member states heavily dependent on Russian oil – such as Hungary and Slovakia – time until the end of 2024 to comply with the proposed embargo on oil imports from Russia, as the bloc is looking to keep a united front against Putin and his invasion of Ukraine, reported Bloomberg on Friday.
Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
World food commodity prices decreased slightly in April, FAO report

World food commodity prices decreased in April after a large jump the previous month, led by modest declines in the prices of vegetable oils and cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.
Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
At least 18 killed in Havana hotel explosion

At least 18 people have been reported dead and over 60 injured following an explosion at Havana's Saratoga Hotel Friday. However, authorities did not rule out that the number of casualties could increase later in the day.
Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 08:00 UTC
Only working members of the Royal Family at the Trooping the Color balcony on June 2nd

The Queen has limited the Platinum Jubilee Trooping the Color balcony appearance to working members of the Royal Family. The Duke of York, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will therefore be omitted from the Royal line-up.
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 21:02 UTC
Uruguayan president and wife to separate, local media reports

The president of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, and his wife, Lorena Ponce de León, have decided to separate, according to several newspapers based on government sources and relatives of the presidential family.
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 13:54 UTC
Hamilton Mourão, vice-president of Brazil, arrived in Montevideo to meet with Uruguayan authorities

The vice-president of Brazil, Hamilton Mourão, arrived on Thursday in Uruguay, where he will remain until Saturday on an official visit.
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 11:56 UTC
Bolsonaro to hire company to monitor elections

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday insisted on the questionable reliability of the country's electronic voting system and announced that his Liberal Party would retain the services of a company to monitor the October elections, as allowed “in the electoral legislation.”
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 10:57 UTC
Cafiero outlines Argentine foreign policy priorities, trade, Malvinas and Mercosur

The main challenge of Argentine foreign policy is to reinstall the necessary tools to recover the trade dynamics that enable the country to recover from the pandemic's economic downfall, plus making it attractive to foreign investors, said Foreign minister Santiago Cafiero summoned by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
EU Ambassador to Uruguay on trade agreement with Mercosur: “It is something that European citizens are asking their governments for”

The ambassador of the European Union (EU) in Uruguay, Paolo Berizzi, said he was “optimistic” about the agreement between the bloc he represents and Mercosur. After more than 20 years of negotiations, Berizzi said he believes that this year there will be progress for its entry into force.
Friday, May 6th 2022 - 10:46 UTC
WHO releases “more comprehensive” COVID-19 figures

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 is far larger than previously thought and has reached nearly 15 million people directly or indirectly worldwide, twice as many as initially estimated, once the WHO quantified the direct and indirect impacts of the pandemic.