Stories for January 2023

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.
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 09:51 UTC
Ushuaia tourism season in full swing with 92,000 visitors so far and another 157,900 expected by end of season

The Ushuaia summer tourism season is in full swing with some 92,000 visitors having arrived at the Argentine extreme southern city by the third week of January, while another 157,900 are expected by the end of March/April, according to data released by the Tierra del Fuego province port authorities.
Saturday, January 21st 2023 - 09:06 UTC
British Antarctic Territory release of a stamp featuring an Emperor penguin chick

The British Antarctic Territory has announced the release of a beautiful new Airmail Postcard Rate stamp featuring an Emperor penguin chick. This new addition to the 2018 Penguins and Chicks Definitive issue has been released to replenish stocks of the existing 2016 postcard rate coil stamps, which will shortly be exhausted.
Friday, January 20th 2023 - 19:39 UTC
Vizzotti, Manzur land in Tucumán as healthcare workers catch pneumonia

Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur arrived in Tucumán Friday after five healthcare professionals were reported to be suffering from pneumonia. Manzur is also a physician and a former federal Health Minister (2009-2015), in addition to being the current Governor of Tucumán, albeit on unpaid leave while discharging duties for the federal government.
Friday, January 20th 2023 - 18:37 UTC
Former Brazilian First Lady regarded as possible presidential contender

Brazilian rightwing politicians are focusing on former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro to pick up the baton should her husband be disenfranchised and therefore become ineligible to run in future elections.
Friday, January 20th 2023 - 18:33 UTC
Paraguayan President meets with Pope on second day of Italian tour

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday paid a visit to the Argentina-born Pope Francis in Vatican City. The encounter, held at 10.30 local time, lasted 20 minutes during which both leaders discussed the fight against poverty and the overcoming of inequalities, in addition to the challenges facing the Abdo administration regarding climate change in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.