Politics

• Saturday, February 26th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  US LNG production forecasted to increase 20% and replace much of Russia's supply to Europe

  

  United States will increase its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity by 20% by the end of the year, making it the world’s largest exporter of the product as Europeans try to decrease their reliance on Russian supplies.

• Saturday, February 26th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Putin and Xi support Ukraine negotiations and demand respect for security concerns of all countries

  

  On Friday the leaders of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping spoke on the phone about the current situation in Ukraine. The two versions of official news agencies follow. The Russian version said the two leaders enhanced practical bilateral cooperation and closely coordinate actions in support of each other.

• Saturday, February 26th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Macau and Hong Kong suspend Brazilian meat and Polish pork imports because of Covid-19

  

  The former Portuguese colony of Macau in China has suspended the import of Brazilian frozen meat after a batch tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in Hong Kong.

• Saturday, February 26th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Peru's vaccination chief resigns

  

  Peru's Director of Immunizations Friday turned in her resignation to the Health Ministry citing declining efforts in the area to carry out its duties.

• Saturday, February 26th 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  UEFA moves Champions League final from St Petersburg to Paris; Gazprom sponsorship cancelled

  

  The Union of European Football Associations, UEFA finally decided on Friday to move the 2022 Champions League final from Saint Petersburg to Saint-Denis in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

• Friday, February 25th 2022 - 22:24 UTC

  Business not as usual in Rio during paradeless Carnival weekend

  

  Just when The Economist pointed out Montevideo was boring compared to Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian city started its traditional Carnival long weekend under sanitary protocols which have taken away much of its joy.

• Friday, February 25th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Brazil's FM plans joint evacuation from Ukraine with other LatAm nations

  

  Brazilian authorities are planning to carry out a joint evacuation operation with other South American countries to rescue nationals of their countries who wish to flee war-torn Ukraine, it was reported Thursday.

• Friday, February 25th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  Uruguayan fish processing plants blame unions for the dismantling the industry

  

  The Uruguayan Fishing Industry Chamber, CIPU announced one of its associates had been forced to send 80 workers to unemployment insurance because it run out of fish to process, as a result of the conflict in fishing vessels. The Chamber claimed that in a decade the fishing industry has been cut to half because of the ongoing labor conflicts.

• Friday, February 25th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Uruguay's FM condemns use of force in Ukraine and calls for diplomatic channels to be resumed

  

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRREE) of Uruguay called on Thursday for the parties involved in the conflict unleashed after Russia's attack on Ukraine “to return to the path of negotiations, to full compliance with the Minsk agreements” and to “resolve the current conflict of interests through diplomatic channels”.

• Friday, February 25th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Kyiv to capitulate any time soon, according to western media

  

  The United States military sources have warned Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, was about to capitulate any time as Russian forces marched onto the country for allegedly refusing to recognize the independence of the eastern rogue provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk.