Stories for 2023

Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:15 UTC
Theme cruise ship from Brazil due in Buenos Aires after calls in Uruguay

The luxury cruise ship Azamara Pursuit is due Saturday in Buenos Aires after departing from Brazil and making calls in Montevideo and Punta del Este. Unlike other vessels looking similar on the surface, this particular case is reported to have 564 passengers onboard, most of whom are swinger couples from the United States seeking new experiences with like-minded people.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 07:03 UTC
Uruguayan organic beef, processed in Brazil successfully shipped to US

The Brazilian food processing corporation Marfrig announced that it started to process organic meat at its unit located in Hulha Negra, in Rio Grande do Sul, (Southern Brazil) with raw material coming from the company’s plant in Uruguay.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 07:00 UTC
Port of Santos goal, becoming one of ten largest container ports, and definitively, “no privatization” under Lula

Recently appointed Brazilian Minister of Ports and Airports, Márcio França, said that his goal is to make the Port of Santos one of the ten largest ports in terms of container movement in the world. The statement was made at a press conference after the ceremony in which he took office, in Brasília.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:57 UTC
Ecuador expects to ink a wide ranging free trade agreement with China

Ecuador has reached a free trade agreement with China which is expected to increase the country's exports by a billion US dollars as well as boost the growth in the industrial sector, it was announced.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:55 UTC
Uruguay goods' exports up 16,5% in value year to year and reach US$ 13,36bn

Uruguay’s goods exports grew 16.5% in value during the past year, to reach a record high of US$ 13.36 billion, according to the country's trade promotion agency.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:51 UTC
Prince Harry in the eye of a storm, British Army and Taliban condemn his account of killing “chess pieces” in Afghanistan

A retired British Army colonel, famous for his inspirational speech on the eve of battle in Iraq, says the Duke of Sussex has “now turned against the other family, the military”. In his new tell-all memoir, Prince Harry has disclosed that he killed 25 people in Afghanistan while serving as an Apache pilot in the British Army.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:49 UTC
Tourist arrivals in US during October increased 144,9% compared to 2021, and 76.8% of 2019 pre-Covid

Data recently released by US National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in October 2022 non-US resident international visitor arrival volume to the United States totaled 5,136,449, demonstrating a 144.9% increase compared to October 2021.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 19:33 UTC
Argentina lifts export duties for automotive exports

Argentina's Economy Sergio Massa has announced that exports linked to the so-called automotive chain will not be charged in 2023 the additional duties applicable to other products sold abroad. Automotive exports are expected to grow between 10 and 15% this year after a 23.5% output increase in 2022.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 19:30 UTC
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hit record highs in Bolsonaro's last year

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon during 2022, the last year of rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro in office, reached a surface akin to that of a country such as Lebanon, it was reported Friday.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 19:24 UTC
Arrest of Chapo's son leaves at least 29 dead

Following preliminary reports that mentioned only one fatality, at least 29 people have been confirmed Friday to have died during the raid to arrest 32-year-old druglord Ovidio Guzmán, allegedly linked to the Sinaloa cartel his father Joaquín (also known as “El Chapo”) used to run before being captured and extradited to the United States.