Stories for 2023

Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 11:17 UTC
Bilateral trade shows Argentina's growing dependence on neighboring Brazil

Overwhelmed by its financial problems and lack of foreign currency, which seriously limits international trade, there is an increasing position among some Argentine government theorists that Brazil's better performance could help its Mercosur partner with loans and other credit instruments to keep the country's activity going and safeguarding jobs.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 11:14 UTC
US accuses China of IUU fishing; Beijing hits back, “a complete political manipulation”

Beijing described the US' designation of China for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as “a complete political manipulation”. Last week the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2023 Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, in which the US designated China as one of the seven nations and entities for IUU fishing.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
More rain forecast in southeastern Brazil as cyclone death toll rises

Brazil's National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) said on Wednesday that more rain was to be expected in parts of the State of Rio Grande do Sul throughout the September 7 holiday as the death toll from the recent extratropical cyclone rose to 37 (including one victim in the neighboring State of Santa Catarina), Agência Brasil reported. Rio Grande do Sul's government was to declare a state of public calamity.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:39 UTC
ECLAC's outlook for the region is grim, but better than in April

The latest report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released Tuesday in Santiago foresees low regional growth for at least the next two years. For 2023, the organization projects a 1.7% increase in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) while in 2024 it would fall to 1.5%, while the world's GDP is expected to grow by 3% in 2023 and 2024, down from 3.5% in 2022.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:35 UTC
Lula's imprisonment “a big mistake” rules Brazil's STF

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled Wednesday that the evidence gathered in the Lava Jato case against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must be suppressed because it was obtained illegally by then-judge Sergio Moro. The STF also said that the current president's imprisonment in that case was a mistake.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Punta Arenas: Outbreak of highly contagious fungi among pets, particularly cats

Veterinary clinics in Punta Arenas are reporting a notorious increase in visits from pet owners, particularly cats and this is because of a recent case of the Sporothrix Brasiliensis fungi in a human, contagion from a feline.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Abortion legal nationwide, Mexico's Supreme Court rules

Mexico's Supreme Court Wednesday ruled in favor of suppressing the articles of the Federal Criminal Code criminalizing the termination of pregnancy, thus turning abortion legal nationwide, it was reported.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Surge of cancer cases among people aged 50 and under, shows Scotland/Chinese scientific report

The number of people aged 50 and under diagnosed with cancer has risen from 1.82 million to 3.26 million in the last three decades, a surge of 79.1%, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Rolling Stones announce, “Hackney Diamonds,” first album in 18 years

The Rolling Stones on Wednesday announced the release date of “Hackney Diamonds,” their first album of original music in 18 years. It will be the first album the band recorded without drummer Charles Watts who died in 2021.
Thursday, September 7th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
Bank of England says interest rates are close to their peak, but could inch further

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has said interest rates are close to their peak, but that they may still have further to rise. He told MPs on Wednesday “we are much nearer now to the top of the cycle” of rate rises.