Politics

• Friday, May 6th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  EU Ambassador to Uruguay on trade agreement with Mercosur: “It is something that European citizens are asking their governments for”

  

  The ambassador of the European Union (EU) in Uruguay, Paolo Berizzi, said he was “optimistic” about the agreement between the bloc he represents and Mercosur. After more than 20 years of negotiations, Berizzi said he believes that this year there will be progress for its entry into force.

• Friday, May 6th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

  Argentine gov't supports court ruling granting Bariloche lands to Mapuche group

  

  The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández supports a court ruling whereby lands in the province of Bariloche are to be handed over to Mapuche groups, Casa Rosada Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti announced.

• Friday, May 6th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Sophisticated software impedes Russian looters from using Ukrainian farm equipment, CNN report

  

  Russian soldiers have reportedly looted some five million dollars worth of agricultural state-of-the-art equipment from Ukraine, but it is not clear whether they have been able to man it, given their sophisticated software system.

• Friday, May 6th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Possible bag of surprises for Johnson and Northern Ireland at local and regional elections

  

  People across the United Kingdom headed to the polls on Thursday for local and regional elections in a vote that will indicate the mood of the British public midway through the first full term of Boris Johnson's premiership.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 19:41 UTC

  Otoniel extradited to United States

  

  Despite several convictions in his native Colombia, Dairo Antonio Usuga, leader of the Gulf Clan drug-trafficking gang better known as “Otoniel” has been extradited to the United States on Wednesday to face various charges in both New York and Florida.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Uruguay begins Parliamentary debate to legalize euthanasia

  

  Uruguayan lawmakers have begun this week the debate to legalize euthanasia, despite opposition from the National Party of President Luis Lacalle Pou and the Catholic Church. The Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide bill was first introduced in 2020, but no further action was taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 10:21 UTC

  Multi dimensional poverty conditions affect 25 million Argentines, 54,9% of the population

  

  Some 25 million Argentines, 54,9% of the whole population can be described as poor, following monetary criteria and simultaneously a multi-dimensional approach. This approach refers to such structural factors as housing, basic services, education, employment, and health attention.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Markets react positively to Fed's rate increase and reduction of debt beginning June

  

  United States markets on Wednesday reacted positively to the Federal Reserve's 50 points basis rate increase, the first of such magnitude since 2000, to try and control inflation. Likewise stocks rallied on Fed chair Jerome Powell's announcement ruling out larger rate hikes and underscoring the possibility of a soft landing, avoiding a recession.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 10:11 UTC

  Falklands War: MPs demand inquiry on Exocet “kill switch”; how transparent was France?

  

  British lawmakers have demanded an inquiry into whether France was dishonest about the existence of a “kill switch” in missiles used by Argentina in attacks that killed British sailors during the Falklands War, with the sinking of several vessels, the first of which was Type 42 HMS Sheffield.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Chile's future constitution makes room for indigenous ancestral land rights

  

  Chile's Constituent Assembly Wednesday approved in a Plenary Session the right of indigenous peoples and nations to their lands, territories, and resources by 106 votes in favor, 37 against, and 10 abstentions.