Stories for 2023

Friday, September 29th 2023 - 08:50 UTC
Argentina: “Blue” dollar back on the rise

The so-called “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) US dollar climbed sharply against the Argentine peso on Thursday, reaching a rate of US$ 1 = AR$ 790, it was reported in Buenos Aires. This was the highest rate since August 16, when it reached AR$ 795, and represented an increase of AR$ 43 in three days and AR$ 15 in just one day.
Friday, September 29th 2023 - 08:04 UTC
China's leading property company again in financial trouble: debt of US$ 328 billion

Trading of shares in Chinese property giant Evergrande and its two subsidiaries was suspended in Hong Kong on Thursday. A market statement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange did not explain why trading in Evergrande Group's securities, and share certificates of Evergrande Property Services Group and Evergrande Electric Vehicle Group was halted.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 09:37 UTC
Cafiero: “No hypothesis of conflict” between Argentina and Paraguay

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Wednesday denied his country had any “hypothesis of conflict” with Paraguay despite recent controversies over tolls collected from barges sailing along the Paraná River Waterway and Asunción canceling all electricity supply from the Yacyretá hydroelectric power plant.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 09:15 UTC
Uruguay: 15-meter whale found dead on Colonia beach

Uruguayan authorities reported Wednesday the discovery of a dead 15-meter whale on the River Plate beach of Colonia, believed to be the first such discovery in the past 100 years.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:59 UTC
Argentina: Former minister and tax bureau chief both acquitted in money smuggling case

A court in Buenos Aires Wednesday acquitted former Planning Minister Julio De Vido and AFIP tax bureau Chief Ricardo Echegaray for the 2007 attempted smuggling of a suitcase containing nearly US$ 800,000 which was being brought into the country by Guido Antonini Wilson, who was believed to be an envoy of then-Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:53 UTC
Migration crisis; state of emergency in Costa Rica to deal with massive influx of people heading for US

Costa Rica in Central America intends to declare a state of emergency due to an increased wave of migrants on their way to Mexico and later cross to the United States. “I have instructed the security ministry to take a firm stance with anyone who takes Costa Rica's kindness for weakness,” Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves said at a media briefing, referring to recent riots by migrants crossing the nation.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:46 UTC
Paraguayan Navy sailor wounded in clash with Argentine Coast Guard

A Paraguayan naval officer and two civilians were arrested Wednesday by the Argentine Coast Guard (PNA) following an incident at around 3 pm in the Paraná River near the PNA's Puerto Maní (Misiones) delegation that resulted in the seizure of a Paraguayan Navy vessel allegedly trying to smuggle fuel to the Paraguayan side.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:38 UTC
European Human Rights Court: Young Portuguese accuse 32 nations of failing to combat climate change

ix young Portuguese children brought a case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday, alleging that 32 nations have failed to act on global warming. The six, aged 11 to 24, claim they are suffering from “having to live with a climate that is getting hotter and hotter.”
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:37 UTC
UK implements a U-turn in climate policy and opens largest oilfields in North Sea to exploration and production

The United Kingdom approved the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in its largest undeveloped field, the North Sea Transition Authority, the responsible regulatory body said on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 28th 2023 - 08:35 UTC
Guyana: oil and time

By Gwynne Dyer – Guyana is not a “hellhole country” of the sort Donald Trump complained about when he said he wanted immigrants to come to the US from white places like Norway instead, but it did used to be poor, tropical and largely populated by people of color.