International

Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Next of kin of the only Argentine combatant buried in South Georgia visit his grave

Forty years after the end of the South Atlantic conflict, the children of Argentine Navy NCO Felix Oscar Artuso were able to visit the grave of their father, the only Falklands combatant buried in South Georgia island.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Caracas to resume ties with Caribbean Dutch overseas territories gradually

After resuming diplomatic ties with Colombia, the Venezuelan administration of President Nicolás Maduro is now advancing on its return to the international community through negotiations with The Netherlands to restore links with the European kingdom's islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Iran carries out 2nd execution, footballer may too be hanged soon

Footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani has been reported to be among those who could be hanged in Iran shortly in the aftermath of the protests ensuing the death of a 22-year-old girl while in custody for not wearing her veil properly.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Accelerated action needed to ensure safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene, WHO report

Urgent action is needed globally and locally to achieve safe and sustainably managed water, sanitation and hygiene for all in order to prevent devastating impacts on the health of millions of people.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:19 UTC
China takes 52,5 million tons of Brazilian soy in eleven months of 2022

In the eleven months of 2022, China imported 52.464 million tons of soybeans from Brazil, according to data from the latest Foreign Trade Secretariat (Secex), a department of the Ministry of Economy.
Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 21:45 UTC
Messi's Argentina crush Croatia and advance to Qatar 2022 World Cup final

Argentina's Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez were too tough an opposition to the 2018 runners-up Croatia as Argentina breezed through to the Qatar 2002 football World Cup final with a 3-0 victory.
Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Lula, Alckmin given their diplomas by TSE

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Monday gave Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin their credentials as President- and Vice President-elect, thus making their Oct. 30 win official.
Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 00:55 UTC
Argentine offshore prospective oil drilling makes official start

Argentina's Energy Secretariat Monday declared the official beginning of the so-called Argerich Project, which consists of the installation of an exploratory well 300 kilometers off the coast of Mar del Plata, marking the commencement of offshore oil exploration in the Atlantic Ocean.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 19:25 UTC
Lybian suspect handed over to US to stand trial for 1988 bombing

The arrest of a Lybian secret service operative suspected of having assembled and triggered the bomb that killed 270 people aboard PanAm's Flight 103 as it went off when the aircraft was overflying the Scottish town of Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988, has been confirmed Sunday.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 18:36 UTC
United Kingdom calls for global community to continue fight against corruption

At the International Anti-Corruption Conference in Washington DC, the United Kingdom delegation emphasized the need for the global community to continue fighting illicit finance and corruption.