Stories for 2023

Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 09:09 UTC
Lula tells Zelenski once again that Brazil wants to mediate with Russia

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday told his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelenski once again through a video conference that the South American country was willing to broker a peaceful solution with Russia.
Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 08:56 UTC
Former DINA operatives convicted in Chile

A Chilean court Friday unanimously repealed a previous acquitting ruling and upheld the prison sentences imposed on 59 former operatives of the General Augusto Pinochet military dictatorship (1973-1990) who were found guilty of aggravated kidnappings, mostly of members of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) in what became known as Operation Colombo.
Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 08:38 UTC
Mujica wants the region to stand together and break medical patents

Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica called all South American countries this week to stand together and break patents on vaccines and medicines. He made those remarks from the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, where he attended a gathering with President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva and other local authorities.
Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 08:10 UTC
Drug gangs off limits for Argentine armed forces, despite opposition's claims

After a mafia-style attack on Thursday against a supermarket in Rosario owned by relatives of Lionel Messi's wife, many opposition leaders in Argentina suggested the Armed Forces be deployed against the drug-trafficking gangs operating in the country's third-largest city.
Saturday, March 4th 2023 - 07:47 UTC
Argentine Customs create Uruguay River task force to tackle cocaine trafficking

Argentina's Customs General Directorate created a department within its structure to monitor drug trafficking through the Uruguay River, it was announced Friday. The new task force will increase controls on regional transshipments where various containers featuring cocaine have been detected recently.
Friday, March 3rd 2023 - 20:31 UTC
Falkland Islands responds to Argentina’s decision to end the “Foradori-Duncan Pact”

Members of the Legislative Assembly are disappointed to hear of Argentina’s decision to put an end to the “Foradori-Duncan Pact” of 2016. This pact looked at improving relations on trade and security between the UK and Argentina but it also ensured the agreement to identify the remains of the unknown Argentine soldiers buried near Darwin.
Friday, March 3rd 2023 - 10:08 UTC
“We have earned international recognition,” Lacalle tells MPs

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday told his country's Legal Assembly that the economy was showing signs of recovery and that “we have earned international recognition, thanks to the performance of our finances.” The head of state made those remarks while launching the new Legislature in Montevideo, which also marked the beginning of his fourth year at the helm of Torre Ejecutiva.
Friday, March 3rd 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Cleverly insists: the Falklands are British

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly wrote on Twitter that the Falkland “islanders have the right to decide their own future: they have chosen to remain an autonomous British Overseas Territory,” and therefore “the Falkland Islands are British.”
Friday, March 3rd 2023 - 09:37 UTC
Chile's Senate agrees to virtual appearance by Ukrainian President

Chile's Senate has voted in favor of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski making a virtual appearance at the South American country's legislative, while a green light from the Lower House was to be confirmed shortly to make it a joint session if possible. Zelenski's telecast would be sometime between the last week of March and the first week of April.
Friday, March 3rd 2023 - 09:11 UTC
Record high temperatures recorded in Buenos Aires and other Argentine localities

The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) Thursday equaled its all-time high temperatures dating back to March 7, 1952, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), thus making the capital one of the hottest places nationwide with 37.9 °C. Despite falling to 35.4 °C at 4 pm, the wind chill hit 43°C, the SMN said.