Stories for April 2023

Monday, April 3rd 2023 - 09:40 UTC
Tornadoes kill at least 26 across US

At least 26 people were killed and dozens of others were injured during the weekend when a series of tornadoes hit south central-eastern United States.
Monday, April 3rd 2023 - 09:24 UTC
China and Brazil reach accord to trade with their own currencies, avoiding the US dollar

China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the US dollar as a common currency, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday, March 29. China has become Brazil's main trading partner.
Monday, April 3rd 2023 - 09:19 UTC
Ecuadorian President okays right to bear arms and pepper spray

The Ecuadorian government of President Guillermo Lasso announced during the weekend that the possession and carrying of handguns by civilians had been authorized in another move to curb violent crime nationwide. “We have a common enemy: delinquency, drug trafficking, and organized crime; we are going to fight them with three new urgent measures,”
Monday, April 3rd 2023 - 09:06 UTC
EU should reconsider electric cars-only plans: not enough lithium

Europe's plans to ban all fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2035 might be thwarted by the world's lithium supply not being large enough, according to a Financial Times report published Sunday. If the European Union is to switch to electric cars, demand for lithium will skyrocket and there would not be as much supply, the article noted.
Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 19:44 UTC
Malvinas Veterans, Fallen and Families Day

April 2nd is a special date in the calendar of Argentine events, the country renders homage to the Malvinas Veterans, Fallen, and Families of mostly thousands of raw Conscripts sent by the military Junta 41 years ago, in 1982 to invade and occupy the Falkland Islands. Argentina has been claiming sovereignty over the Falklands, alleging inheritance from once the Spanish empire, and later Argentine governments extended their demand to include “South Atlantic Islands and surrounding maritime spaces”.
Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 14:30 UTC
Applications for ocean floor mining opened, but no mining code yet approved

Following two weeks of negotiations, the United Nations International Seabed Authority has decided that it will start taking permit applications in July from companies that want to mine the ocean's floor.
Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:56 UTC
Argentines hold nationwide Veterans Day celebrations to honor the fallen

Multiple events are to be held across Argentina Sunday marking Veterans Day 41 years after the military Junta's troops landed in Stanley (then renamed Puerto Argentino) thus kicking off the 1982 Falkland/Malvinas War with the United Kingdom.
Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:43 UTC
Dilma Rousseff elected head of BRICS New Development Bank seated in Shanghai

Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was “unanimously” elected as the head of the New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral financial institution set up by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries. Rousseff, 75, succeeds her fellow Brazilian Marcos Troyjo, at the Shanghai-headquartered bank.
Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:27 UTC
Russia takes over the rotating UN Security Council presidency

Russia took over the United Nations Security Council rotating presidency on Saturday promising to act as an honest broker, Moscow's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Telegram. He added that all attempts to provoke Russia are doomed to fail. “Unlike our former Western partners, we play fair in the international arena and we do not promote double standards,” he added.
Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 10:57 UTC
NYPD on “high alert” ahead of Trump's arrest

The New York Police Department is taking precautions in case followers of former President Donald Trump stage protests before or after his arrest, scheduled for Tuesday, it was reported. Officials from the New York Police and Trump's secret service bodyguards met during the weekend to finalize the details of the detention.