Stories for 2022

Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
El Salvador under “State of Emergency” due to gang violence

The Parliament of El Salvador Sunday agreed to validate a State of Emergency nationwide after 62 people died Saturday in clashes between gangs, it was announced.
Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Controversy in EU over bottom sea fishing; fourteen countries join in defense of trawling

Fishing organizations from 14 European Union countries, representing a community of 22.000 fishing people and 7,000 vessels launched last week in the European Parliament the European Bottom Fishing Alliance, EBFA.
Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
British FM says Putin must withdraw from Ukraine for sanctions to be lifted

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss hinted a possible exit route for Russia might be considered if President Vladimir Putin fully withdraws his troops from Ukraine and pledges “not to launch new aggressions.”
Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:35 UTC
“Unwise comments from President Biden”, MP Tobias Ellwood

The White House has been forced to clarify President Joe Biden’s apparent call for regime change in Russia during a speech in Warsaw on Saturday. The White House has been forced to clarify President Joe Biden’s apparent call for regime change in Russia during a speech in Warsaw on Saturday.
Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
EC activates mechanism to compensate the higher costs of fishing industry

The European Commission activated a crisis mechanism to compensate for the rise in diesel prices, a situation linked to the war in Ukraine and that is having a significant impact on the European fisheries sector.
Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Top lawyer for Nicaragua before ICJ resigns over Ortega's new attitude

Paul Reichler, the solicitor representing Nicaragua before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has turned in his resignation citing “moral conscience” issued.
Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Yet another group of Ukrainian refugees makes it to Brazil

A group of 47 Ukrainian refugees has arrived in Brazil Saturday after being assisted by the South American country's Embassy in Warsaw with travel documents and notes to Polish authorities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) announced.
Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:01 UTC
Cambridges round-up Caribbean tour

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this weekend finished their Caribbean tour after stops at the British Commonwealth Nations of Belize, Jamaica, and The Bahamas marking Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee amid anti-monarchy sentiments, in some cases even pushing for Barbados' example to be mirrored.
Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Paraguay changes into GMT-4 Daylight Saving Time

Paraguay has moved into “winter time” Sunday on the advice of the National Electricity Administration, which seeks to curb consumption. It has thus become the only Mercosur country living under a GMT (or UTC) -4 time zone, while Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil are GMT -3.
Sunday, March 27th 2022 - 23:51 UTC
Polls are closed in Uruguay: Vote count begins in referendum questioning the government

The Uruguayan Electoral Court started counting the votes cast for the referendum against the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), the main project of the Government of Luis Lacalle Pou, after the closing of the more than seven thousand centers enabled in the country at 19.30 local time.