Stories for 2022

Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
World record lottery jackpot, one billion US dollars. The US$ 2 ticket was sold in California

A single ticket-holder from California has won the largest lottery jackpot in world history, a US$ 2.04 billion prize (with an estimated cash value of US$ 997.6 million), officials announced of Tuesday. The winning ticket was the only one to match all five white balls as well as the Powerball.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
No discrepancies found in audit of Brazil's electronic ballot system

Brazil's Court of Audit of the Union (TCU) found no discrepancies in the ballot papers of the electronic ballot boxes that were analyzed during an audit conducted after the presidential runoffs held last week, Agencia Brasil reported Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Extension granted to companies searching for oil off Argentina's shores

Argentina's Energy Secretariat extended until 2024 the oil offshore exploration permits of ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum (QP) to operate in the Argentine Sea, it was reported earlier this week in the Official Gazette.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
European countries declaration in support of safety for journalists and Freedom of the media

Lithuanian Ambassador Vaidotas Verba delivered a Group of Friends statement in response to the report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE, Representative on Freedom of the Media. The statement was delivered in Vienna on 3 November.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 20:38 UTC
AOSIS countries want oil companies to fund climate action through taxation

Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne Tuesday launched an appeal on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) for oil companies to pay a “global carbon tax” and thus help undo some of the damage caused climate-change-wise.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 20:33 UTC
Embraer remains on course with delivery of 33 aircraft in Q3

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer delivered 33 units in the third quarter of 2022 despite problems in the production chain, it was reported. So far this year, 79 aircraft came out, 27 commercial and 52 executive ones, against 86 in the same period of 2021.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 20:31 UTC
New Ecuadorian prison riot leaves 5 inmates dead

Another prison riot in Ecuador Monday evening has left at least five inmates dead and six others wounded at the Pichincha correctional facility in Quito also known as “El Inca,” where some 1,365 inmates are housed.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 20:28 UTC
COVID-19 outbreak halts travel to US McMurdo Antarctica Base

The United States National Science Foundation (NSF) has been forced to stop inbound travel to the McMurdo Base in Antarctica following a COVID-19 outbreak that has gripped nearly 10% of the staff, it was reported late Thursday, although essential arrivals and departures for health and safety reasons will still be allowed.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
US: Democratic majority in Congress at stake

The ruling Democratic Party of President Joseph Biden risks losing its Congressional majority in Tuesday's mid-term elections while many polls foresee the opposition Republicans are likely to regain some of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 in the Senate.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Pesticides and heavy metals detected in Argentine river waters

According to a report from the National Institute of Agropecuarian Technology (INTA) and the national universities of San Martín (Unsam) and of the Litoral (UNL), a high number of biocides was detected in the Salado River basin in the province of Santa Fe.