Stories for February 16th 2024

Friday, February 16th 2024 - 11:50 UTC
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalni dies in prison

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalni died suddenly today in the Arctic prison where he has been held since last December, Russia's prison services said.
Friday, February 16th 2024 - 11:40 UTC
Now Argentines do their shopping across the border due to lower prices

After little over two months in office, President Javier Milei has managed to reverse a trend whereby people from neighboring countries crossed the border to do their shopping in Argentina. According to reports from the provinces of Misiones and Jujuy, it is now less expensive for Argentines to do it the other way around.
Friday, February 16th 2024 - 11:39 UTC
Police find fraud evidence against Jair Bolsonaro Jr

Jair Renan Bolsonaro, the youngest son of former Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro, is suspected together with a friend (and shooting instructor, Maciel Alves) of fraudulent misrepresentation, use of false documents, and money laundering in connection with an application for a bank loan, the Federal District Civil Police (PCDF) said in a statement Thursday. No further details were released, given the case's seal of secrecy.
Friday, February 16th 2024 - 11:28 UTC
Defendant sentenced to nearly 40 years for involvement in Pecci's murder

Defendant Margareth Lizeth Chacón Zúñiga was sentenced Thursday by a court in Cartagena to 39 years and 10 months in prison for her involvement in the murder of Paraguayan anti-Mafia Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci in May 2022 while honeymooning in Colombia. Pecci's family requested for Chacón the maximum sentence of 47 years in prison.
Friday, February 16th 2024 - 11:14 UTC
Joint statement issued against the arrest of Venezuelan opposition activist

Given the arrest in Venezuela of opposition activist Rocío San Miguel last week, the governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay issued a joint statement Thursday calling for her release.
Friday, February 16th 2024 - 11:10 UTC
Uruguayan Senator praises Bukele's transformation of El Salvador

Uruguayan Senator Juan Sartori of President Luis Lacalle Pou's National Party met this week with his Salvadorean President “friend” Nayib Bukele and said that the Central American country had “achieved a total change in security and openness to the world.”
Friday, February 16th 2024 - 10:57 UTC
CFK warns of Argentina's third debt crisis

Former Argentine two-time President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) described Javier Milei as a “showman-economist in the [Casa] Rosada.” In a 33-page document released on St Valentine's Day, CFK also spoke of the incumbent head of state's “failed officials” and warned that dollarizing the country's economy “would mean losing forever the possibility of development.”
Friday, February 16th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Lula condemns Israel's killings in Gaza

During his stop in Egypt as part of his new African tour, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that the killings in Gaza were unjustifiable and denounced the United Nations' inability to solve armed conflicts as Israel's offensive against the terrorist group Hamas failed to comply with any of the global organization's decisions.
Friday, February 16th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Dental marketing budget: How much do you need to spend to scale your business?

In the competitive world of dental care, standing out in a sea of choices isn't just about offering top-notch services or having the most advanced equipment. It's increasingly about how effectively you market your practice.