Stories for 2023

Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Bidding for new bridge between Uruguay and Brazil to be launched in October

Uruguayan authorities Friday announced the opening for biddings toward the construction of a bridge across the Yaguarón River onto Brazil will commence in October, while the existing Baron of Mauá bridge, built in 1930 linking Rio Branco and Jaguarão will also be remodeled.
Saturday, September 2nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC
UN reports nearly 2,500 people killed in Haiti this year

Around 2,500 people have died in Haiti this year while 1,000 have been injured and nearly 970 have been kidnapped, according to a statement from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released this week.
Friday, September 1st 2023 - 10:35 UTC
Argentina's PASO elections: Milei's victory narrower than thought

Libertarian contender Javier Milei's victory in the Aug. 13 Mandatory, Open, and Simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections in Argentina was not as appalling as it seemed, it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires after the final vote count was released.
Friday, September 1st 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Unemployment reaches lowest figures since 2015 in Brazil

According to a report from Brazil's statistics bureau (IBGE) released Thursday, unemployment in South America's largest country stood at 7.9% (around 8.5 million people) in the second quarter of 2023, the lowest number since 2015 and a 0.6% decrease from the quarter ending in April.
Friday, September 1st 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Argentine Patagonia beaches closed due to sea lions dead with bird flu

Authorities in the Argentine province of Río Negro Thursday closed access to beaches on the Atlantic Ocean shore following the appearance of dead sea lions, it was reported.
Friday, September 1st 2023 - 09:27 UTC
Lula launches Brazil Without Hunger program

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Thursday launched the Brazil Without Hunger program in Teresina, the capital of the State of Piauí, Agencia Brasil reported.
Friday, September 1st 2023 - 08:56 UTC
Presidents of Uruguay and France to attend Rugby World Cup clash

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has accepted the invitation of his French colleague Emmanuel Macron to join him in Lille for the Sept. 14 Rugby World Cup game pitting La Bleu against Los Teros (as the national teams of both countries are known), it was reported Thursday in Montevideo.
Friday, September 1st 2023 - 08:20 UTC
Paraguay's population below 2015 projections, census shows

Paraguay's National Institute of Statistics (INE) Thursday released its preliminary conclusions on the country's latest census, whereby the entire population would amount to 6,109,644 people (3,078,994 are men and 3,030,650 are women), thus falling noticeably short of the 2015 projections that foresaw 7,453,695 inhabitants by 2022, it was reported in Asunción. A total of 2,109,864 dwellings were counted nationwide.
Friday, September 1st 2023 - 05:32 UTC
Extension of London's ULEZ triggers controversy and 'Blade Runners' attack and disable control cameras

London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was set to be extended across the whole of Greater London on Tuesday, following months of debates and attempts to stall the move. Mayor Sadiq Khan, and other advocates, said that the extended zone would help bring down pollution and enhance air quality throughout the British capital.
Thursday, August 31st 2023 - 15:47 UTC
Mexico gearing for a major dispute next June, when the first woman could be elected president

Mexico's opposition coalition has named an outspoken female senator with indigenous roots as their candidate for the 2024 presidential election, raising the prospect of Mexico having a female president for the first time, when the general election next June.