Stories for August 27th 2023

Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 00:22 UTC
Uruguayan wages already at pre-pandemic levels, minister says

Uruguay's Finance Minister Azucena Arbeleche Friday said her country's wages were competitive for workers and had already reached pre-pandemic levels and would hopefully continue to rise in the coming years.
Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 00:09 UTC
Hot weather hits Rio de Janeiro this winter

Despite the southern hemisphere being still in winter, meteorologists foresee temperatures in the iconic city of Rio de Janeiro might reach 41°C as dry conditions heat up Southeastern Brazil, Agencia Brasil reported Thursday.
Sunday, August 27th 2023 - 00:03 UTC
Despite Russian threats vessel sails from Odessa to Istanbul with 30,000 tons of cargo

The passage of a cargo ship from Ukraine to Turkey this week vindicated Kyiv’s gamble that Russia would not act on threats to attack commercial shipping in the Black Sea. But the successful gambit leaves a bigger question for Ukraine: Will any other commercial vessels follow the Joseph Schulte and dare to call Russia’s bluff?

Uruguayan wages already at pre-pandemic levels, minister says