Stories for 2023

Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Four key suspects in Haitian president's murder extradited to US

Four suspects of the July 7, 2021, slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were flown to the United States Tuesday to stand trial, the US Department of Justice announced.
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Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:00 UTC
South Georgia looking for an independent scientific fisheries observer

The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) manages sustainable fisheries for toothfish, icefish and krill in the SGSSI Maritime Zone. The Government takes an ecosystem-based precautionary approach to fisheries management, underpinned by scientific research and robust monitoring and enforcement, and demands high standards across all aspects of fisheries management.
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Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Argentine mining industry volume exports significantly lower

Mining industry exports from Argentina last year increased in value but suffered a drop in volume as a consequence of the high international prices, a report from the Economic Sectors Research, IES, indicates.
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Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 09:54 UTC
Presidents Petro and Lasso deepen Ecuador-Colombia cooperation

Presidents Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador and Gustavo Petro of Colombia Tuesday launched the XI Binational Cabinet between the two countries to jointly develop “a work agenda to strengthen relations between the two nations,” according to a statement from Quito.
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Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 09:51 UTC
Lake Titicaca downspout reaching historical levels

Bolivian authorities Tuesday reported that due to poor rainfalls, the water levels of Lake Titicaca, on the border with Peru in the middle of the Andes, had dropped 97 centimeters.
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Wednesday, February 1st 2023 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine fisheries exports down 8,4% in 2022; exchange rate policy hindered sales overseas

Argentine fisheries exports dropped 8,4% last year, to US$ 1,804bn because of lower prices and a retraction in demand from the main markets, according to Capeca, the Chamber of fishing vessels' annual report. Not to mention the Argentine monetary policy with the great exchange rate gap between the official US dollar price and the free market.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 19:25 UTC
Denmark least corrupt country in the world; Uruguay in the Americas

Denmark scored 90 points out of 100, to the top Transparency International's Index as the least corrupt country in the world, followed by Finland and New Zealand (87 points each). At the other end of the table were Somalia, Syria, and South Sudan. Uruguay was a Latin American country with better grades.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 18:43 UTC
WHO, US extend Covid-19 emergency

The US Government announced Monday that the Covid-19 emergency is to be extended until May. The decision came after a World Health Organization (WHO) panel issued a recommendation not to change the current sanitary status given that SARS-CoV- 2 remains a “permanently established pathogen” in humans and animals.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 18:41 UTC
IMF slightly more optimistic about 2023

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday adjusted its projections for 2023 with relatively good news since it upgraded its growth forecast for Latin America by 0.1 percentage points from October's figures. The economy in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to grow by 1.8% this year amid steady inflation and the worldwide consequences of the armed conflict in Ukraine, the IMF heralded.
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Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 10:45 UTC
Argentine FM thanks Chinese colleague for support regarding Malvinas

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday thanked his new Chinese colleague Qin Gang during a telephone conversation for the Asian Giant's support for the South American country's claim over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands. Qin Gang had become China's new Foreign Minister on Dec. 30, 2022. Both top diplomats concurred that a peaceful solution was needed for the South Atlantic dispute.
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