Stories for 2022

Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Ukraine suspends exports of cereals to avoid a “humanitarian crisis”; strong IMF financial support

Ukraine’s government has suspended rye, barley, wheat, millet, and salt exports until the end of the year, while new rules for overseas sales of corn, buckwheat, sugar, live cattle, and meat have also been established.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Ecuador grants amnesty to those involved in 2019 scuffles

Ecuador's National Assembly Thursday passed a bill to grant amnesty to 268 people who were being prosecuted for “exercising their own right and collective rights recognized in the Constitution and international instruments” during the social uprisings in the last quarter of 2019, it was announced.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Duque tells Biden Colombian crude available if needed

President Iván Duque has made Colombian oil available to the United States if the Joseph Biden administration needs to stabilize global energy prices following Russia's military operations in Ukraine, it was announced in Bogotá Thursday.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Native Brazilians to tell UN violence, illegal mining on the rise

Groups of native Brazilians are to appear before the Human Rights Council of the United Nations (UN) to condemn the increase of illegal mining and violence in their communities, including death threats, raids, and forced displacements, the Missionary Indigenous Council (CIMI) announced this week.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:23 UTC
Machu Picchu ruins to remain open during declaration of emergency

Peruvian authorities have guaranteed tourist services are to remain operational in Machu Picchu despite the recent declaration of emergency by the federal government.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
Ukraine: the world’s defense giants are quietly making billions from the war

By Peter Bloom, Professor of Management, University of Essex – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been widely condemned for its unjustified aggression. There are legitimate fears of a revived Russian empire and even a new world war. Less discussed is the almost half-trillion dollars (£381 billion) defense industry supplying the weapons to both sides, and the substantial profits it will make as a result.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:12 UTC
Meta social media: violence OK if against Russians

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company owning social media giants Facebook and Instagram will not object to postings calling for violence if they are addressed at the Russian Federation or members of its government, particularly President Vladimir Putin, whose death may be freely wished for.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Brazil outlines 30-year plan to cut fertilizer overseas dependency

Agricultural power Brazil faced with an insufficient stable supply of fertilizers for its farmers, and given the current volatility of international prices because of the war in Ukraine has made public the goals of its National Fertilizer Plan, which includes some sharing with Mercosur partners.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 08:41 UTC
Petrobras increases price of fuel for distributors after 57 days

Brazil's Petrobras has increased the price of refined gasoline and diesel for distributors as of March 11. The average price has gone up to R$3.86 (US$ 0.77) for regular fuel and R$4.51 (US$ 0.9) for diesel.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 23:55 UTC
With approval ratings below Pinochet's, Piñera welcomes foreign dignitaries

Chile's outgoing and incoming Presidents Sebastián Piñera and Gabriel Boric Thursday had a large series of engagements with foreign dignitaries who are in the country to attend Friday's inauguration.