Stories for September 2023

Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 11:12 UTC
Paraguayan lawmaker ready for war with Argentina

Paraguayan Congressman Rubén Isaac Rubín Orrego of the National Encounter Alliance (Alianza Encuentro Nacional - AEN) Wednesday said his country needed “missiles that can hit important points in the region because, otherwise, we are already losing the diplomatic game” with Argentina amid escalating tension between the two countries.
Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 11:03 UTC
Ukrainian leader holds meetings with Lula and Boric

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday met separately with his Brazilian and Chilean colleagues on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 10:58 UTC
Unemployment falls in Argentina in 2Q, Indec says

Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released a report Wednesday showing that unemployment fell to 6.2% of the labor force in the second quarter of 2023, an improvement from the 6.9% recorded between January and March.
Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 10:47 UTC
Agricultural emergency extended in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities announced Wednesday that the agricultural state of emergency declared due to the drought affecting the country will be extended until the end of 2023, it was reported in Montevideo.
Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Argentina, US sign agreement on security cooperation

Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with US Ambassador Marc Stanley to strengthen security cooperation.
Thursday, September 21st 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Argentine democracy in danger, Lula tells Biden

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday warned his US colleague Joseph Biden in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations 78th General Assembly that democracy in Argentina was in danger as “extremist sectors” were gaining ground.
Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 13:18 UTC
UK will have the highest inflation this year among G7 members, OECD report

Growth in the global economy is expected to remain “sub-par” next year, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which cut its forecast for 2024 from 2.9% to 2.7% on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 13:09 UTC
Spain makes official the use of three minority languages, Catalan, Basque and Galician

Spain's national parliament in Madrid allowed the use of three minority languages on Tuesday after a concession to Catalan separatists from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. Madrid has also called for the languages — Catalan, Basque, and Galician — to become official EU languages, meeting with objections from some other member states.
Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 09:48 UTC
Mercosur's future at stake in Argentina's elections, Brazilian minister says

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said in New York that he believed the future of Mercosur hinged on the outcome of this year's presidential elections in Argentina, Agencia Brasil reported. He also denounced France's attempt to delay the Mercosur-EU trade agreement from becoming effective.
Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 09:44 UTC
Argentine president insists the world needs more equality

In his last appearance before the United Nations General Assembly, Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who will be leaving office comes Dec. 10, Tuesday called for a change in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) by-laws and and urged greater global equality.