Stories for March 2023

Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 06:39 UTC
Bolsonaro has five days to deliver Saudi Arabian jewelry

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was given five days by his country's Court of Audit of the Union (TCU) Wednesday to hand over the jewelry received in 2021 from Saudi Arabia.
Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 06:25 UTC
Queen's Brian May knighted by King Charles III

Brian Harold May, guitarist of the legendary band Queen and holder of a PhD, said he was “thrilled” after being made Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by King Charles III.
Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 06:11 UTC
Paraguayan gov't wants no more red tape from US on beef exports

Paraguayan authorities insisted this week before the US Embassy that there were no sanitary impediments for the northern country to welcome beef shipments from the South American nation, only red tape was hindering progress in that regard.
Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 19:09 UTC
Argentine Muslim woman to collect damages after burkini ban

A judge in the Argentine province of Mendoza sentenced a hotel to pay AR$ 400,000 (around US$ 1,070 at the unofficial exchange rate) in damages to a young Muslim woman who was not allowed in 2017 to use the facility's swimming pools wearing a burkini in 2017, it was reported this week.
Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Argentina's interannual inflation reaches three digits

Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February of 2023 was reported to stand at 6.6%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), which resulted in interannual inflation of 102.5%. In this scenario, Economy Ministry sources quoted by Buenos Aires media admitted the possibility of not meeting the 60% annual target outlined in the 2023 Budget.
Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
Bolsonaro wants TCU to hold the jewels pending a final ruling

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday asked the Federal Court of Audit (TCU) to keep in its possession a set of jewels received as a gift from Saudi Arabia, Agencia Brasil reported.
Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Missing fishermen found alive, Uruguayan Navy says

Uruguay's Navy confirmed Tuesday that two fishermen who had gone missing had been finally found alive by artisanal fishing boats in the River Plate after the South American country's force staged a mass deployment of manpower and resources.
Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Quito, Buenos Aires expel ambassadors over convicted minister's escape

Quito expelled Argentina's Ambassador Gabriel Fuks and Buenos Aires retaliated by giving Xavier Monge his marching orders after a former official of the Rafael Correa administration fled to Caracas where she expects to complete her asylum process with the government of Alberto Fernández.
Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:03 UTC
Manaus: Landslide leaves at least eight dead after heavy rains

Authorities said that at least eight people, including four girls, had been killed after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Manaus, in the Brazilian State of Amazonas. The event occurred late Sunday in the precarious Nova Floresta neighborhood in Manaus.
Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
Lula insists on demarcating indigenous lands in Amazon rainforest

President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Tuesday pledged to expand the indigenous territories in northeast Brazil in a move to expel organized crime groups extracting natural resources from those areas.