Stories for 2023

Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Ireland to hold referendum to rephrase Constitutional mandates for woman

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Wednesday that his country was “an unfinished republic” soo long as there is still some inequality between men and women and in order to solve that a referendum will be held in November to remove sexist content from Constitution.
Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Brazilian women march against increase in femicides

Brazilian women focused Wednesday during their annual March 8 march across the Federal District of Brasilia (DF) on the eight femicides already recorded so far this year in the country's capital, Agencia Brasil reported.
Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Uruguayan women stage 8M demonstrations and commemorations

Montevideo Mayor Carolina Cosse took center stage during the Women's Day demonstrations across Avenida 18 de Julio organized by 50 feminist collectives under the motto “against hunger and oppression”.
Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 09:57 UTC
Argentine Women's Ministry an achievement of feminist struggles, Minister Mazzina says

Argentina's Minister of Women Ayelén Mazzina Wednesday warned that the opposition has long called for the closing of her office but celebrated it did not go beyond words, claiming that the agency's existence was a victory “in the heat of feminist struggles.”
Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 09:53 UTC
Machismo kills, says Argentine President

Argentine President Alberto Fernández said that “in its maximum expression, machismo kills” and saluted the feminist movement that had managed to bring gender issues to the center stage of political debate to fight “inequality.” Fernández also questioned the “lack of gender perspective in the Judiciary.”
Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Firefighter, assailant killed in robbery attempt at Santiago's airport

Two people were killed at Santiago de Chile's Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Wednesday when a commando-style group tried to rob an armored vehicle carrying over US$ 32 million straight from the tarmac.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 12:45 UTC
Argentina's cancellation of Córdoba-Mt. Pleasant route made official

The Argentine Government's decision to strike the authorization once granted to LATAM Brasil to serve Mount Pleasant in the Malvinas/Falkland Islands from Córdoba has been made official since it was published Tuesday in the Official Gazette.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Women mobilize for their rights around the world: “it will take 300 years” to achieve equality

Thousands of women will take to the streets of the world Wednesday to denounce a global offensive against their rights and demand an end to discrimination and femicides, on the rise in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Argentine federal gov't gets involved in Rosario violence crisis

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday announced through a recorded message from the Olivos residence, that federal forces would be deployed to the Rosario area in an attempt to curb drug-trafficking-related violence. “Rosario needs us”, said the President.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentines to resume Carrasco-Ezeiza route

Aerolíneas Argentinas will resume its direct route between Buenos Aires' largest international air terminal (Ezeiza) and Montevideo's Carrasco, which will serve as a feeder for Uruguayan travelers to board transatlantic flights to Madrid or Rome or other domestic and regional services to destinations such as New York, Cancun, Punta Cana, or Havana.