Stories for 2023

Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:44 UTC
Libyan storm: Death toll reaches 5,300 and 10,000 people are missing

The latest reports from civil war-torn Libya speak of more than 5,300 casualties left by Storm Daniel, in addition to more than 7,000 people treated for injuries and around 10,000 still missing. It is the worst natural disaster to hit this part of the country since the 1963 earthquake in the city of Al Marj.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Russia's war on Ukraine deserves condemnation, Uruguayan Defense Minister says

Uruguayan Defense Minister Javier García Tuesday suggested in Buenos Aires that the II Latin American and Caribbean Conference on United Nations Peace Operations should condemn Russia's military deployment in Ukraine.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Bolsonaro undergoes 3 surgical procedures successfully

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro successfully underwent surgery at the Vila Nova Star Hospital Tuesday to treat the sequelae in his digestive and respiratory systems from the stabbing he suffered during the 2018 campaign, it was reported in Sao Paulo.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Speaker of the House launches probe into US President Biden's private dealings

House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of the Republican Party announced Tuesday he had ordered an investigation into President Joseph Biden and his son Hunter's banking transactions in a move to gather evidence for the beginning of impeachment procedures against the head of state.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Lula announces funding for Rio Grande do Sul relief

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that Brazil's federal government would grant R$ 1 billion (around US$ 202 million) in loans through the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) to help recover the economy of Rio Grande do Sul, Agencia Brasil reported.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
There were other ways out, Boric says on 50th anniversary of Pinochet's coup

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font insisted there were other ways out of the crisis his country was going through when Socialist President Salvador Allende was overthrown 50 years ago Monday by the military uprising of General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, marking the beginning of a 17-year dictatorship.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Brazilian indigenous women staging 3-day march for equal rights

Brazilian indigenous women convened in the capital of South America's largest country to march for equal rights and demand a land demarcation together with the end of illegal mining, Agencia Brasil reported Monday.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
FDA approves latest Covid-19 vaccines

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the latest versions of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna which target newer variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, it was announced Monday. However, this time around, the US federal government is not covering the costs of the shots. The full price is expected to range between US$ 110 and US$ 130 per dose, it was reported.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
China foreign trade remains sluggish with world demand weak

China’s exports and imports sank again in August, data showed, as the world’s second-largest economy struggles with sluggish global demand and a wider slowdown. However, the pace of contraction slowed from the previous month and was not as bad as feared.
Tuesday, September 12th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Fears of another outbreak of Covid 19 in Europe this coming winter

The COVID-19 pandemic is officially over and the World Health Organization has declared it finished. Other news items have long superseded the coronavirus in the headlines. But in several European mainland countries, there is concern since the number of recorded infections has been rising in recent weeks