Stories for 2022

Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Lula to give free rein to economic team, but not too loose

Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Friday said that whoever is appointed economy minister under him will have the necessary autonomy so long as he or she does not forget who was the one elected for the people to rule the country, which meant that the head of state will not be absent from the most relevant decisions.
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Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 09:24 UTC
UN says over 50 million people live in modern-slavery conditions

About 50 million people live in modern slavery worldwide, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message marking International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on Dec. 2.
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Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 09:11 UTC
Fifth wave of COVID-19 reported having started in Paraguay

Paraguayan health authorities Friday reported the beginning of the fifth wave of COVID-19 in the country, where 621 new cases have been confirmed.
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Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 09:01 UTC
Uruguay's INE to update measuring of CPI

Uruguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) will change the way it measures inflation, starting in December 2022, it was announced in Montevideo this week. The new method means new products and services will be gauged while others are to be sidelined.
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Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 08:48 UTC
Viking Polaris vessel was struck by a giant unexpected wave, A US passenger on an Antarctic cruise died

A US passenger on an Antarctic cruise died and four other guests were injured after the Viking Polaris vessel was struck by a giant unexpected wave while crossing the Drake Passage heading for Ushuaia in Argentine Tierra del Fuego province.
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Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 08:11 UTC
Ozone hole makes third appearance over Argentine Patagonia in 2022

Argentine scientists warned this week about the possible consequences on people's skin stemming from the ozone hole positioning itself over the Argentine provinces of Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, which is taking place for the third time in 2022.
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Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:45 UTC
Biden wants to talk to president elect Lula; US officials on Monday travel to Brazil to arrange a White House meeting

Sometime this month, probably after 12 December Brazilian president-elect Lula da Silva will be meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House. The news was confirmed in Washington and in Lula's headquarters.
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Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:21 UTC
Role of the Falklands in the development and success of British Antarctic Survey

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrated 60 years of scientific research in Antarctica as the UK’s national operator. BAS evolved from the Falkland Islands Dependency Survey (FIDS), following on the success of Operation Tabarin 1943/46 involving SS Fitzroy from the Falkland Islands. This week's event took place during the marking of Antarctica Day on December first.
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Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:05 UTC
Mercosur countries “are not safe to drink the Water”, CDC advice for travelers

In a long list of “countries where it is not safe to drink water”, figure all South American countries and Mercosur members with the exception of Chile.
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Saturday, December 3rd 2022 - 07:00 UTC
Increase in food costs for the average UK household because of Brexit, LSE paper Brexit a

Brexit added £210 to the average British household food bill in the two years to the end of 2021, according to a new academic paper from the London School of Economics (LSE), with price rises hitting the poorest families.
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