MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 24th 2023
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Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
IMF explores possible political scenarios with Uruguayan presidential candidates
The annual monitoring mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently concluded its nearly two-week visit to Montevideo, providing a positive assessment of Uruguay's economy and the government's reform efforts. However, the mission also gauged the pulse of Uruguay's political landscape ahead of the 2024 elections, weekly newspaper Búsqueda informed.
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Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:27 UTC
Latin America and Caribbean: 37 million people lack drinking water
The Organization of American States (OAS) denounced this week that some 37 million people in the region lacked drinking water and cited climate change as a possible cause.
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Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
At least 13 dead in Brazilian favela police raid
At least 13 people died Thursday after a law enforcement raid in a Brazilian favela (shantytown) located in Rio de Janeiro seeking to capture members of the so-called Comando Vermelho (Red Command) outlaw group.
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Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Chile's Senate agrees to cut down number of working hours
Chile's Senate passed a bill cutting down the number of working hours from 45 to a maximum of 40 per week. If ratified by the Lower House, the new scheme will be applied gradually over a period of five years.
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Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Argentina's 2022 GDP shows improvement from previous year
Argentina's Gross Domestic Product (GDP - the sum of all products and services traded) grew by 5.2% in 2022, a 1.9% improvement from 2021, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported Thursday in a study that also showed that last year's fourth quarter GDP was 1.9% higher than that of the same period of 2021, but 1.5% below the third quarter of 2022.
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Friday, March 24th 2023 - 09:57 UTC
US adds 3 Paraguayans to list of significantly corrupt officials
The US State Department has added three Paraguayan nationals to its list of “significantly corrupt” officials just one day after signing a new arrangement with the South American country whereby military engineers would assist in future waterway developments.
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Friday, March 24th 2023 - 02:33 UTC
Crops revolution: England allows gene-edited food to be developed commercially
Gene-edited food can now be developed commercially in England following a change in the law, reports BBC. Supporters of the technology say it will speed up the development of hardier crops that will be needed because of climate change.
