Stories for 2023

Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
Global trade expected to slow down in 2023, but “green goods” will remain strong, UNTAD report

Global trade was worth a record US$32 trillion in 2022, but amid deteriorating economic conditions, financial turmoil and rising uncertainties, growth turned negative in the last half of the year and is set to stagnate in the first half of 2023.
Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
Boom year for Brazilian farmers with record soybean crop and drought punishing Argentine production

Brazil’s soybean output and exports in 2023 will be higher than expected, Brazilian oilseed lobby Abiove announced this week, as local farmers harvest a bumper crop. Abiove now estimates Brazil’s soy production at a record 153.6 million tons, one million more than the last projection last January.
Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:44 UTC
Brazil leading exports depend on China: 70% of soybeans and 63% of iron ore

Brazil’s main trading partner, China, is the destination for over a quarter of total Brazilian exports, involving more than US$90 billion in 2022 in transactions of commodities such as soy, crude oil, and iron ore – products that dominate the bilateral agenda between the two nations.
Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:28 UTC
Dengue kills 6 in Argentina

Health authorities in the Argentine province of Tucumán Tuesday reported three more deaths due to dengue, which after last week's casualties, brings the total number of fatalities to six nationwide.
Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Nashville massacre perpetrator's mother was gun ban advocate

Norma Hale, the mother of Audrey Hale, the 28-year-old transgender woman gunned down in Nashville, Tennessee, after killing 6 people in a shooting spree, is a longstanding gun control activist who has shared on her Facebook account a collection of signatures to keep firearms away from schools and ban the sale of high-capacity magazines.
Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
WHO changes its mind on further Covid-19 vaccination schemes

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reviewed its guidelines on whom to keep vaccinating against Covid-19. As per the global agency's new recommendations, countries were advised to reconsider whether to continue giving booster shots to low-risk groups, such as healthy children and adolescents.
Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Falklands Licensing of Communications Services: Consultation Paper

Falklands Communications Regulator has released a consultation paper, which proposes some changes to the communications licensing regime in the Islands. The paper looks to:
Wednesday, March 29th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
How German are British Royals?

As King Charles III makes on Wednesday his first state visit to Germany, Deutsche Welle, the official news agency, takes a look at the British royals' German roots:
Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 15:41 UTC
Jair Bolsonaro: “it never crossed our mind” to stage a coup d'état

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stated that he “never” considered staging a coup. The former president is currently being investigated by the Brazilian Supreme Court for “inciting” his followers to violently invade the headquarters of the three branches of government on January 8th.
Tuesday, March 28th 2023 - 11:36 UTC
Poverty in Uruguay down to 9.9% in 2022

According to Uruguay's National Statistics Institute (INE), the number of people under the poverty line reached 9.9% of the population in 2022, an improvement from 2021's 10.6%, it was reported in Montevideo.