Stories for January 13th 2023

Friday, January 13th 2023 - 21:09 UTC
Maduro highlights improvement in malnourishment - only 7.7% of Venezuelans

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Thursday insisted that his administration was tackling the issue of malnourishment suffered by nearly 2.3 million people nationwide, according to the government's latest reports.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 21:08 UTC
Peru's Labor Minister resigns as gov't turns deaf ear to popular demands

Eduardo Garcia Birimisa resigned late Thursday as Peru's Labor Minister amid increasing popular demonstrations resulting in more deaths as the days go by since Pedro Castillo Terrones' impeachment on Dec. 7.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Two humanitarian flights between Argentina and the Falklands carried out this week

Two flights between Argentina and the Falkland Islands have been reported in the past few days for humanitarian reasons. One to Ushuaia was to bring an Argentina national and the one to Buenos Aires' Aeroparque was carried out for a US patient.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:31 UTC
Bolsonaro's presidential credit card billed pet food and cosmetics

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been reported to have used his corporate credit card for expenses above US$ 5 million during his four years in office on items that include ice cream and pet food.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Poorer harvests heralded due to bad weather would mean fewer dollars for Argentina

Argentina's Agriculture exports are expected to drop by US$ 14,000 million due to the recent drought, according to projections from the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange released this week in Buenos Aires. The new figures might have an impact on the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of between 1.1% and 1.8%.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Special prosecutor appointed to handle case of Biden's classified documents at home

US Attorney General Merrick Garland Thursday appointed Robert Hur as special prosecutor to handle the finding of classified documents found at a garage owned by President Joseph Biden dating back to his years as Vice President under Barack Obama.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Argentina's inflation for 2022 reported at 94.8%

Argentina's inflation for the year 2022 has been reported to stand at 94.8%, the highest in 32 years, according to the report by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released Thursday. It was also one of the highest in the world.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:03 UTC
Brazil: Draft for Bolsonaro to change election results found at Torres' home

Brazilian investigators Thursday announced the finding of a draft at the home of former Justice Minister Anderson Torres of a decree whereby then-President Jair Bolsonaro would alter the outcome of the elections won by Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
Cusco's airport once again closed as a precaution in Peru

Cusco's Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport has been closed for the second time since the beginning of nationwide protests following the Dec. 7 impeachment of President Pedro Castillo Terrones, in a move to prevent new attacks by demonstrators requesting the resignation of President Dina Boluarte