Stories for January 2023

Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 20:18 UTC
Ukraine's Interior Minister killed in helicopter crash

Ukraine's Interior Minister Denis Monastyrskyi, Deputy Minister Yevgeny Yenin, and the ministry's state secretary Yurii Lubkovytch were among the 16 people killed Wednesday when a relief helicopter crashed in Brovary, a town of about 100,000 people in eastern Kyiv en route to “one of the hot spots in our country where fighting is going on,”
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 15:36 UTC
Brazilian rice exports jumped 85% during 2022 compared to 2021

As Brazil continues to expand its agriculture frontiers and farming techniques, two cereals of which the country has been historically an importer are becoming increasingly self-sufficient. This is particularly true for wheat and rice, with most crops in the southern states of the country.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 10:52 UTC
Borders & Southern Petroleum looking for partners to develop Falklands' gas condensate discovery

Falkland Islands Borders & Southern Petroleum has produced a phased development concept for its Darwin gas condensate discovery south of the Falkland Islands, which has been supported by an independent study by an international engineering consultancy.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
Latin American exports lose momentum in 2022 and 2023, report by IDB Bank

Latin America and the Caribbean value of goods exported during 2022 rose at an estimated 18.8% rate, which represents a downward trend in the region's commerce figures of some 27,8% when comparing 2021 with 2022, according to a report from the Inter American Development Bank, IDB.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Paraguay trade deficit reached US$ 1,3billion in 2022 speared by a 16,1% increase in imports

Mercosur junior member Paraguay ended 2022 with a negative trade balance of US$ 1,288.9 million, as a result of a 16,1% increase in total imports according to the country's Central Bank, BCP.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
Australia and New Zealand cruise itineraries modified as both countries demand strict hull cleaning

Due to strict maritime bio-security rules, the hull cleaning issue is threatening the cruise sector in Australia and New Zealand. Ports of call are dropped from the schedule, and time is spent at sea waiting for the ship’s hull to be cleaned.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 10:26 UTC
Newest Omicron variant: WHO recommends air passengers to wear masks on long haul flights

Given the fast spread of the newest Omicron variant of Covid 19, countries should require air passengers to wear masks on long-haul flights, the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially requested.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
Thunberg released from German Police custody

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was released from a German Police precinct Tuesday after she was identified together with all the other demonstrators joining her in a protest in the town of Lützerath, which was to be demolished to expand a coal mining project in a country needing energy sources following Russia's response to western sanctions due to the war in Ukraine.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:48 UTC
Ecuadorian President skipping Celac Summit

Less than a week before the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Summit is to be held in Buenos Aires, the President of Ecuador announced he shall not be attending the event hosted by the country holding the pro-tempore presidency of the bloc.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:43 UTC
Uruguay extends agricultural emergency to support drought-hit producers

Uruguay's Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Fernando Mattos Tuesday announced that the Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou was extending the agricultural and livestock emergency until April.