Politics

Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 06:39 UTC
Bolsonaro has five days to deliver Saudi Arabian jewelry

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was given five days by his country's Court of Audit of the Union (TCU) Wednesday to hand over the jewelry received in 2021 from Saudi Arabia.
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Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 06:25 UTC
Queen's Brian May knighted by King Charles III

Brian Harold May, guitarist of the legendary band Queen and holder of a PhD, said he was “thrilled” after being made Knight of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by King Charles III.
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Thursday, March 16th 2023 - 06:11 UTC
Paraguayan gov't wants no more red tape from US on beef exports

Paraguayan authorities insisted this week before the US Embassy that there were no sanitary impediments for the northern country to welcome beef shipments from the South American nation, only red tape was hindering progress in that regard.
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Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Argentina's interannual inflation reaches three digits

Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February of 2023 was reported to stand at 6.6%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), which resulted in interannual inflation of 102.5%. In this scenario, Economy Ministry sources quoted by Buenos Aires media admitted the possibility of not meeting the 60% annual target outlined in the 2023 Budget.
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Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
Bolsonaro wants TCU to hold the jewels pending a final ruling

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday asked the Federal Court of Audit (TCU) to keep in its possession a set of jewels received as a gift from Saudi Arabia, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Quito, Buenos Aires expel ambassadors over convicted minister's escape

Quito expelled Argentina's Ambassador Gabriel Fuks and Buenos Aires retaliated by giving Xavier Monge his marching orders after a former official of the Rafael Correa administration fled to Caracas where she expects to complete her asylum process with the government of Alberto Fernández.
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Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 09:58 UTC
Lula insists on demarcating indigenous lands in Amazon rainforest

President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Tuesday pledged to expand the indigenous territories in northeast Brazil in a move to expel organized crime groups extracting natural resources from those areas.
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Wednesday, March 15th 2023 - 09:56 UTC
Argentine President advised to rest due to back pain

Argentine President Alberto Fernández was taken late Tuesday to Buenos Aires' Sanatorio Otamendi due to severe back pain. After a series of tests were performed, Fernández was advised to rest at the Olivos residence. He was diagnosed with a herniated lumbar disc, for which he will undergo a painkilling procedure in the next few days, according to the Presidential Medical Unit.
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Tuesday, March 14th 2023 - 10:25 UTC
Little has changed since the referendum, MLA Pollard tells Clarín

Marking the 10th anniversary of the Falklands Islands referendum regarding self-determination, MLA Mark Pollard was interviewed by Buenos Aires' Clarín to discuss that consultation and other topics regarding current events involving the South Atlantic overseas territories.
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Tuesday, March 14th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Uruguay to up border controls in fight against drug trafficking

Uruguayan Customs authorities are to deploy three new state-of-the-art scanners for border control, Economy and Finance Minister Azucena Arbeleche announced Monday during the opening of the VIII Regional Meeting of the Global Container Program for Latin America and the Caribbean. The plan is an initiative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Customs Organization.
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