Stories for January 21st 2023

Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 13:04 UTC
Argentine President tells Chinese TV claims over Malvinas will go on

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday told a Chinese TV station that his country will keep up its sovereignty claims over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 12:09 UTC
Uruguay's Ambassador to BA fears change of gov't would scare Argentine investors

Uruguay's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Carlos Enciso said in a radio interview that a political change in his country's government would scare away potential Argentine investors after the favorable policies in the past few years by President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 11:47 UTC
Lula's trip to Argentina to include Antarctica deal

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's trip to Argentina next week will include the signing of a treaty for scientific and logistical cooperation between the two countries' Antarctic stations, Agencia Brasil reported. A gas pipeline will also be on the agenda with President Alberto Fernández.
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 11:33 UTC
Argentine mining exports hit highest level since 2012

According to a report released this week by Argentina's Mining Secretariat, the South American country's sales abroad of these minerals totaled US$ 322 million in December of 2022, with 98% of shipments stemming from the provinces of Santa Cruz (44.6%), San Juan (22.4%), Jujuy (19.1%), Salta (7.7%) and Catamarca (4.0%).
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 10:28 UTC
Argentina started the Malvinas war, but has yet to admit “we lost that war,” Lanata said

“The Falklands/Malvinas war was triggered by Argentina and what we Argentines do not understand is that we lost that war. Malvinas belongs to the collective imagination of Argentina”. Statements from Argentine renowned independent journalist Jorge Lanata, recently interviewed by a Chilean television program on the current situation and prospects n the neighboring country.
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 10:22 UTC
UK cost of living: King Charles wants profits from his wind farm be distributed among the public

King Charles III has requested that the annual profits from his wind farm deal be directed towards helping the cost of living crisis in the UK rather than support the royal family, the Crown Estate confirmed this week.
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Brazilian 2022 agribusiness exports totaled US$ 160bn, up 32% from previous year

Brazilian agribusiness exports totaled almost US$ 160 billion in 2022, up 32% over the previous year, influenced by the performance of international prices, according to the Secretariat of Trade and International Relations (SCRI) from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 10:10 UTC
British PM Sunak fined for riding a car without a seat belt

British police issued Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a fine on Friday evening for riding in a car without a seat belt in a video clip that Sunak's team had published on social media. Sunak's spokesperson had apologized the previous day for a “brief error of judgment” after people had noticed and criticized the indiscretion published on Sunak's Instagram account.
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 10:10 UTC
US/Brazil bilateral trade reaches a new record, US$ 88,7 billion

Trade between Brazil and the United States in 2022 reached a historic level of US$ 88.7 billion. An original analysis of Amcham’s “Brazil-US Trade Monitor”, release by Canal Rural, indicates that the value surpassed the previous record set in 2021 by US$18.2 billion (25.8%).
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 09:59 UTC
Falklands: Controlled explosion of an unexploded ordnance near the Old Dairy

The Royal Falkland Islands Police informed that the controlled explosion of an unexploded ordnance near the Old Dairy has been completed and the section of the MPA Road is now open to vehicles.