Stories for 2023

Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
At least 13 dead in Brazilian favela police raid

At least 13 people died Thursday after a law enforcement raid in a Brazilian favela (shantytown) located in Rio de Janeiro seeking to capture members of the so-called Comando Vermelho (Red Command) outlaw group.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Chile's Senate agrees to cut down number of working hours

Chile's Senate passed a bill cutting down the number of working hours from 45 to a maximum of 40 per week. If ratified by the Lower House, the new scheme will be applied gradually over a period of five years.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Argentina's 2022 GDP shows improvement from previous year

Argentina's Gross Domestic Product (GDP - the sum of all products and services traded) grew by 5.2% in 2022, a 1.9% improvement from 2021, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported Thursday in a study that also showed that last year's fourth quarter GDP was 1.9% higher than that of the same period of 2021, but 1.5% below the third quarter of 2022.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 09:57 UTC
US adds 3 Paraguayans to list of significantly corrupt officials

The US State Department has added three Paraguayan nationals to its list of “significantly corrupt” officials just one day after signing a new arrangement with the South American country whereby military engineers would assist in future waterway developments.
Friday, March 24th 2023 - 02:33 UTC
Crops revolution: England allows gene-edited food to be developed commercially

Gene-edited food can now be developed commercially in England following a change in the law, reports BBC. Supporters of the technology say it will speed up the development of hardier crops that will be needed because of climate change.
Thursday, March 23rd 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Uruguayans go on strike against social security reforms

Uruguayans were preparing for a disruptive Thursday as unions and other groups are to stage nationwide strikes to protest against President Luis Lacalle Pou's initiative to make adjustments to the pension system and increase the retirement age despite his campaign promises otherwise.
Thursday, March 23rd 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Bali, Indonesia will host the Special Committee on Decolonization, Pacific Region

The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization approved the guidelines and rules of procedure for its 2023 Pacific Regional Seminar, which will be held in Bali, Indonesia, from 24 to 26 May.
Thursday, March 23rd 2023 - 10:53 UTC
Argentine gov't to pesify state-held securities in foreign currency

Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa and his aides held a working lunch Wednesday with a group of businessmen from banks, insurance companies, and investment funds, during which the new measures adopted to control a ballooning exchange rate between the local currency and the US dollar were outlined.
Thursday, March 23rd 2023 - 10:51 UTC
Brazil would like to see Argentina join BRICS, FM says

Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told the website Metrópoles that his country would like to have Argentina join the BRICS group, but insisted that for such a move to happen it would depend on the consensus from the other bloc members (Russia, India, China, and South Africa).
Thursday, March 23rd 2023 - 10:50 UTC
10 Downing Street “Partygate”, countdown for Boris Johnson's political future

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson faced over three hours of grilling before a parliamentary committee that is investigating whether or not he knowingly misled Parliament regarding breaches of Covid 19 protocol and rules inside 10 Downing Street when he was head of government.