Stories for 2022

Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Tierra del Fuego Malvinas war commemoration events includes a Time Capsule to be opened April 2082

The Malvinas Veterans from Ushuaia Center has started April 2nd commemoration activities by inaugurating a Dignity Tent at the Malvinas Heroes Square in the capital of the southernmost Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia and announcing details of the agenda for the following days.
Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:19 UTC
IACHR requests Peru refrains from freeing Fujimori

The Costa Rica-based Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has issued a ruling telling the Peruvian State to refrain from releasing former President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) from jail as ordered by the country's Constitutional Court (TC).
Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:16 UTC
Brazil's military brass praise 1964 coup

Brazil's Defense Minister General Walter Braga Netto, who is most likely to run for the vice-presidency behind Jair Bolsonaro in the Oct. 2 elections, has signed a document together with the Armed Forces chiefs saying the 1964 coup d'état strengthened the country's democracy.
Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:15 UTC
UK commandos hope to raise £56,000 in memory of comrades who fought in Falklands' war

British Commandos hope to raise £56,000 in memory of comrades who fought in the Falkland Islands war. They’re organizing a four-day physical challenge – and hope the public will join them for the final leg.
Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:15 UTC
International team researching complex pattern of sea ice around Antarctica

A £5m project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to investigate the complex changes seen in sea ice around the Antarctic begins this month (March 2022) as the sea ice extent around the continent drops to a record low level.
Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Argentine-developed COVID-19 vax to start phase 1 trials

The first vaccine against COVID-19 developed in Argentina is to be tested on humans during phase 1 trials, it was announced Wednesday in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Malvinas Families Commission needs funds to finance a mass on Saturday at Buenos Aires cathedral

With the 40th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War only a couple of days away, relatives of the Argentine fallen regret they have been forced to request donations to finance a homage mass to the heroes that lost their lives fighting for Argentine sovereignty over the Islands in 1982.
Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:08 UTC
Uruguayan Economy Minister “the best in the world”

Uruguay's Minister of Economy and Finance Azucena Arbeleche has been singled out by the World Government Summit Organization (WGSO) for her “excellence in her performance in the public sector and leadership at the international level,” due to which she was recognized as the “best minister of state” in the world.
Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Old river service between Argentina and Uruguay returns

Travelers interested in crossing rivers separating Argentina from Uruguay will have a new choice as of Friday when the Tigre (Argentina)-Carmelo (Uruguay) route is to be resumed, this time around by Buquebús, which has taken over the service previously offered by Cacciola until 2019.
Thursday, March 31st 2022 - 09:11 UTC
Brazil: STF's stance on “green agenda” awaited Thursday

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) is expected to make announcements Thursday on the multi-front environmental case known collectively as the “green agenda.” The STF magistrates are to make their stances known after an opening statement from the Prosecution, Chief Justice Luiz Fux told reporters.