Stories for 2023

Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Argentine Defense Minister holds meeting with US Southern Command’s chief

Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana met Monday with General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command, to discuss bilateral issues.
Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Argentina: “Blue” Dollar hits new ceiling of AR$ 408

The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar closed rose by AR$ 8 and closed at AR$ 408 Monday, reaching a new all-time high, it was reported in Buenos Aires. It had closed at AR$ 400 on Friday. The Argentine Central Bank bought US$ 73 million to add to its dwindled coffers.
Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Chile announces first 5G tech business development center

Chile's Catholic University (PUC) is to implement the first 5G technology business development and pilot center in the country. The facility will develop prototypes and scaling of digital solutions for different industries, the Chilean government's Production Development Corporation (Corfo) announced Monday in Santiago.
Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Argentina to host U-20 World Cup next month

Football's governing body FIFA Monday confirmed Argentina will be hosting the U-20 World Cup between May 20 and June 11 after Indonesia was disqualified as the organizer for refusing to welcome Israel's team. Hence, Argentina -as hosts- will participate in the tournament instead of Indonesia, after failing to make it through the qualifying round.
Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 09:05 UTC
Peru: Castillo's arrest not arbitrary, court rules

A Peruvian court Monday upheld a previous ruling declaring the inadmissibility of a habeas corpus request filed in favor of former President Pedro Castillo to seek his release from jail.
Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 08:05 UTC
Senior ISIS leader taken down in Syria by US forces

A senior ISIS leader was killed Monday by US forces in northern Syria, it was announced. The raid targeted Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali, who was said to be plotting attacks in the Middle East and Europe, according to the Pentagon.
Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 06:33 UTC
Ukraine war: Russia praises Brazil's pro peace position but is scolded by United States

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Brasilia on Monday, where he discussed issues such as trade and Russia’s war in Ukraine with members of Lula’s administration.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 23:45 UTC
Ushuaia ready to inaugurate the port's extension and already thinking on a further expansion only for cruise vessels

Ushuaia, the extreme southern port in the Argentine Tierra del Fuego province is preparing for the inauguration of its extended port and logistics facilities sometime in the coming weeks but is also requesting more funds from the central government given the growing demand for berthing and the fact that cruise vessels are being built ever so larger.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 23:40 UTC
Canada's Cooke Inc, taking over 80% of Nueva Pescanova package

The Galician banking corporation Abanca confirmed it had sold most of the fishing processing conglomerate of Nueva Pescanova to the Canadian corporation Cooke Seafood Inc.<br />
Nueva Pescanova is the name of the defunct Galician Pescanova company recovered by Abanca, after it surfaced the company was indebted in over 500 million US dollars which ended with several of the original owners jailed for fraud and fake accountancy.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 23:00 UTC
The “next Steve Jobs” and self made billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes to prison for fraud

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was once hailed as the “next Steve Jobs”, said to be the world's youngest self-made billionaire and the darling of the US corporations world. The former Silicon Valley star falsely claimed the technology could diagnose disease with just a few drops of blood. Her company at the peak of her market aura was valued at almost ten billion US dollars.