Politics

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 21:55 UTC

  Argentina envisions further military developments in southernmost areas

  

  Argentina has launched a plan to strengthen its military capabilities in the province of Tierra del Fuego, which includes the installation of a mobile radar, the construction of a new naval base, as well as a new Army unit, it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 19:09 UTC

  Prince Andrew escorts Queen to Westminster Abbey Prince Philip service

  

  Just three weeks after settling a civil sexual assault case in New York, for which he was also stripped of all his royal duties and titles, Prince Andrew stepped into the limelight once again Tuesday as he escorted his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, to Westminster Abbey, for the memorial services for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 10:11 UTC

  Falklands war runs the risk of becoming a “forgotten war”, charity survey confirms

  

  The British charity “Help for Heroes” has done a poll to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict and the report on results is astonishing to the point that the South Atlantic war risks becoming a “forgotten war” since many of the people polled have no idea about events.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  “Radio Atlántico Sur”, Britain's propaganda station during the Falklands' war to demoralize Argentine combatants

  

  It has been forty years since the Falklands, a conflict fought between April and June 1982 and which claimed the lives of 649 Argentines, 255 British service personnel, and three civilian Falkland Islanders. While the UK sent a task force to reclaim the Falklands following the Argentine military invasion, there was a top-secret operation launched at the same time.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Malvinas Veterans set up the Dignity Tent in Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego

  

  Malvinas Veterans set up the Dignity Tent in the city of Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, in anticipation of the traditional April 2nd vigil, the day when Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands and occupied them for 74 days, surrendering to the British Task Force sent to recover the South Atlantic archipelago.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego Debit cards with the Falklands map for Malvinas Veterans

  

  The Tierra del Fuego province bank has issued special debit plastic cards for Malvinas veterans with a picture of the East and West Falklands map, to mark the fortieth anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict, and reaffirmation of the Argentine claim over the Islands.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguayan Defense receives three bids for purchase of OPVs

  

  Uruguay's Ministry of Defense will now have to weigh three bids from manufacturers of Dutch, French, and Chinese origin who are interested in selling two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV) to the South American country's Navy, it was announced Monday in Montevideo after the tender was opened.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Bolsonaro sacks Petrobras chief, pending approval

  

  The Brazilian Government Monday decided to sack Retired General Joaquim Silva e Luna as Petrobras CEO and appoint Economist Adriano Pires instead, after the price of fuel kept soaring, thus affecting President Jair Bolsonaro's chances of reelection.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Bolsonaro hospitalized yet again for abdominal discomfort

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro was rushed to the Armed Forces Hospital (HFA) in Brasilia Monday evening and was ordered to spend the night there pending tests, it was announced.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Argentine Senators launch bid to tax assets abroad and pay off the IMF

  

  Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) lawmakers Monday suggested a new tax on assets and money not declared to the local Treasury and kept abroad be levied in order to pay the country's debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).