Stories for 2022

Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:44 UTC
Argentine president Alberto Fernandez hints at a possible reelection

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez admitted on Tuesday the possibility of bidding for reelection next year, during a political rally celebrating the International Workers Women Day held in the stronghold of a Buenos Aires province powerful leader, Mario Ishi,
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:42 UTC
Uruguayan town founded by Russian settlers emotionally hit by war

Residents in the Uruguayan town of San Javier are not like any other South American people. At least not when Russia is involved in what seems to be the largest armed conflict so far in the 21st Century. San Javier was founded by Russian immigrants in the early 1900s. For locals, Russia is still their Mother Land.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Ukrainian President moves British Parliament with his speech

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday delivered a recorded message to British MPs quoting Shakespeare and Churchill calling for additional support to Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his diplomatic efforts regarding the ongoing war.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:39 UTC
Argentine Navy to launch second LICA next week

The Río Santiago Shipyards (ARS) are ready to launch their second cadet training boat (LICA) March 16, it was reported Tuesday, after the ARA Ciudad de Ensenada hit the waters in October last year. The new boat will be named ARA Ciudad de Berisso.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Compassionate charter flight for the Falklands' Chilean community on March 19

Next March 19, a 'compassionate' charter flight with a capacity for 168 passengers, will be flying to Chile from the Falkland Islands, returning Saturday, April 9, 2022. The flight will only stop in both Punta Arenas and Santiago on the outbound and return journeys.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Severe drought impacts on Argentine corn and soybean crop estimates

Argentina’s corn 2021/22 crop has now been estimated at less than the 48 million tons of just a few weeks ago, according to the Rosario grains exchange, because a severe drought has slashed yields. Likewise with soybeans first estimate of 40,5 million tons.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:46 UTC
Rasputitsa or General Mud joins the Ukrainian resistance against Russian invasion

Ukrainian farmers call it Rasputitsa, and military experts, ”General Mud', the twice-yearly phenomenon which causes muddy conditions on roads as snow thaws in spring plus wet weather, and the heavy rainfall in autumn.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Allende's niece and a Latin woman member of Biden's cabinet will attend the inauguration of Boric in Chile

Renowned Chilean Latin-American writer Isabel Allende will be part of the United States government delegation to the taking office of Chilean elected president Gabriel Boric, on Friday 11 March, according to a release from the White House.
Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
Global carbon emissions reach all-time high in 2021 after COVID-19

The International Energy Agency (IEA) Tuesday warned through a statement that “global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose to their highest level ever in 2021 as economies recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and coal use increased.”
Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 23:49 UTC
UN: women spend more than three times as much time on domestic and care work as men

This March 8, on the occasion of International Women's Day, the UN established the theme “Gender equality today, for a sustainable tomorrow”. In order to “move towards achieving sustainable development, responding to the climate crisis we face, managing and reducing disaster risk and strengthening the resilience of all women, leaving no one behind”.