Politics

Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 20:25 UTC
UN Secretary-General warns many countries are on the brink of recession

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres denounced Wednesday during his appearance before the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, that many countries were on the brink of recession, amid growing inflation in economies still to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 20:18 UTC
Ukraine's Interior Minister killed in helicopter crash

Ukraine's Interior Minister Denis Monastyrskyi, Deputy Minister Yevgeny Yenin, and the ministry's state secretary Yurii Lubkovytch were among the 16 people killed Wednesday when a relief helicopter crashed in Brovary, a town of about 100,000 people in eastern Kyiv en route to “one of the hot spots in our country where fighting is going on,”
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
Thunberg released from German Police custody

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was released from a German Police precinct Tuesday after she was identified together with all the other demonstrators joining her in a protest in the town of Lützerath, which was to be demolished to expand a coal mining project in a country needing energy sources following Russia's response to western sanctions due to the war in Ukraine.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:48 UTC
Ecuadorian President skipping Celac Summit

Less than a week before the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Summit is to be held in Buenos Aires, the President of Ecuador announced he shall not be attending the event hosted by the country holding the pro-tempore presidency of the bloc.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:43 UTC
Uruguay extends agricultural emergency to support drought-hit producers

Uruguay's Minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Fernando Mattos Tuesday announced that the Government of President Luis Lacalle Pou was extending the agricultural and livestock emergency until April.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:38 UTC
Brazil launches observatory of violence against journalists

Brazil's Justice Minister Flávio Dino Tuesday announced the creation of the National Observatory of Violence against Journalists, Agencia Brasil reported. The observatory is to function within the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety and the idea stemmed from the National Federation of Journalists (Fenaj).
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 09:32 UTC
“Blue” dollar hits new highs against Argentine peso

The most widely spread exchange rate between the Argentine peso and the US dollar -known as “blue” - went up AR$ 8 Tuesday hitting a new all-time high of AR$ 378 = US$ 1, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, January 17th 2023 - 19:59 UTC
Alberto Fernández: Argentina was the “second fastest growing economy in the world after China”

The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, highlighted Tuesday the growth of the Argentine economy in the last two years and valued the Government's progress in infrastructure.
Tuesday, January 17th 2023 - 19:25 UTC
Argentine nationals top list of foreign travelers entering Uruguay in 2022

Argentine nationals topped the list of foreign travelers arriving in Uruguay throughout 2022, although Paraguayans were the ones who spent the most money, according to the latest report by the South American country's Ministry of Tourism.
Tuesday, January 17th 2023 - 19:25 UTC
Bolsonaro given 3 days to explain draft found at Torres' home

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Justice Benedito Gonçalves Monday gave former President Jair Bolsonaro three days to explain the scope of the documents found among the belongings of then-Justice Minister Anderson Torres.