Stories for 2022

Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC
First African-American woman sworn into SCOTUS

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., thus becoming the first-ever African American woman to sit on the highest court of the United States.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Colombia, Uruguay sign extradition deal

Colombia and Uruguay Friday signed an agreement on extradition and cooperation in judicial matters during a meeting in Cartagena.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Brazil takes over Security Council rotating presidency

Effective Friday, Brazil has taken over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the whole month of July.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Russia announces first ship loaded with grain has left the Black Sea Ukrainian port of Berdyansk

A first cargo ship loaded with grain has left the Russian-occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, a local official announced on Thursday, after Russia said the port had been de-mined and was ready to resume grain shipments.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:33 UTC
HMS Echo decommissioned. Closer coordination with UK's Hydrographic Office planned

The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo’s 20-year career formally ended July first at a decommissioning ceremony at Portsmouth Naval Base. The ship was the first of two Echo-class survey ships – alongside HMS Enterprise, which is still in service – designed for hydrographic and oceanographic operations across the world.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Major pre-election package approved by Brazilian Senate. Bolsonaro's move to strengthen reelection bid

Brazil's Lower House will be considering a major pre-election package sponsored by the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro which on Thursday was approved in the Senate with an overwhelming majority.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Xi at Hong Kong 25th anniversary of handover; Truss criticizes Beijing's breach of the former colony's freedoms

China's president, Xi Jinping, amid a massive security presence was the main figure at a tightly choreographed celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Beijing. From London Foreign Secretary Liz Truss criticized China for breaching the legally-binding commitments it signed to support the former British colony's autonomy and freedoms, and implementing a fierce repression.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 03:37 UTC
Ukrainian leader thanks Argentine President for his country's help

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday held a 35-minute telephone conversation with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelenski to who he conveyed his condemnation of the Russian invasion and expressed Argentina's willingness to support “all negotiations that may be undertaken for the cessation of hostilities.”
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 22:45 UTC
Lacalle arrives in Colombia to meet Duque but not Petro

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou landed late Thursday local time at Bogotá's Eldorado international airport, where he was welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Echeverri.
Friday, July 1st 2022 - 21:48 UTC
Uruguay, the worst in the Americas for suicides, reached a new record for self-murders in 2021

Despite the fact that Uruguay has been positioned by many indicators as one of the most advanced countries in terms of socioeconomic equality in the least egalitarian region of the world, where access to health and solid institutions with low corruption rates is relatively guaranteed in relation to its neighbors in the region, the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reported that last year there were 758 suicides, which is equivalent to a rate of 21.39 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants.