Stories for 2023

Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Pope Francis and Lula discuss Ukraine and possible trips

Pope Francis and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Wednesday discussed the situation in Ukraine during a telephone conversation in which the South American leader invited the Argentine priest to visit his country soon.
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Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Brazil's surplus falls 47% interannually in first four months of 2023

Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) reported Wednesday that the South American country's public sector accounts (federal government, states and municipalities, and state-owned companies) recorded a primary surplus of R$ 78.7 billion reais (US$ 15.515 billion) in the first four months of 2023, which represented a 47% YoY drop.
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Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 10:14 UTC
Medvedev: British officials legitimate targets for Russia

After British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that Ukraine has the right to strike military targets inside Russian territory, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that British Officials have become “Legitimate” Targets for his country because the United Kingdom was “de facto” leading an undeclared war. Medvedev, who is deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, called the UK Moscow's “eternal enemy.”
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Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 09:56 UTC
Falklands adjusts Government Reserves Policy to 1,5 times (from 2,5) departmental operating expenditure

Following the sitting of the Executive Council on Wednesday 10 May, a paper was approved to update the Government’s Reserves Policy to hold 1.5 times adjusted departmental operating expenditure in unrestricted reserves.
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Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 09:56 UTC
No prescription required in Argentina for “morning-after pill”

Argentina's Health Ministry issued a resolution allowing for the emergency hormonal contraception method (AHE), also known as “the morning-after pill” to be sold in all pharmacies nationwide without a medical prescription. This measure, published in Thursday's edition of the Official Gazette, also includes an update of the protocol for the comprehensive care of persons entitled to the voluntary and legal termination of pregnancy.
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Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 18:28 UTC
Falkland Islands Government publishes Budget for 2023/24

On 31st May, the Governor of the Falkland Islands made her annual address, state of the Nation, to the Legislative Assembly. In her speech, Alison Blake CMG reviewed last year's challenges and highlights, set out the government's and public service priorities for the year ahead, and paid tribute to the economy.
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Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 12:12 UTC
Lula rebuts comments from Boric and Lacalle

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated on Tuesday that the meeting of 11 South American presidents at the Itamaraty Palace was not a group of friends, but of presidents seeking regional coordination, reported Agência Brasil.
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Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 11:27 UTC
Magallanes Region to the rescue of farmers given the persistent drought

Systems to collect and accumulate water, plus troughs, were some of the implements that were distributed among farmers in the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile, to combat the hydric scarcity which affects the whole region.
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Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 11:03 UTC
Colombia returns to Unasur, Petro announces

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Tuesday announced in Brasilia the return of his country to the Union of South American Nations (Unasur). “I have requested that it be called Association of South American Nations to guarantee pluralism and permanence in time,” said Petro five years after then-President Ivan Duque left the organization claiming that it served the interests of the “dictatorship” of Venezuela.
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Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 11:00 UTC
Minister Massa announces agreements for about US$ 1 billion

Argentina's Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, announced from Shanghai that he has obtained financing for approximately US$ 1 billion for investments and disbursements that will strengthen the Central Bank's reserves.
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