Politics

Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:22 UTC
Buenos Aires Province under criticism over purchase of intimate lubricant

The Argentine Province of Buenos Aires ruled by the Kirchnerite Axel Kicillof has authorized the disbursement of AR$ 500 million (around US$ 1.42 million at the unofficial exchange rate) to buy intimate gel, thus sparking heavy criticism from the opposition.
Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Brazil: Environment Minister announces National Authority for Climate Security

São Paulo Deputy-elect Marina Silva was sworn in Wednesday as Brazil's new Environment Ministry, almost 15 years after leaving that office during President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's second term in office.
Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Protests and road blockades resume in Peru

Peruvian demonstrators went back to blocking roads and staging other protests nationwide over the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo Terrones, after which 28 people have been killed.
Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Judge De Moraes seizes passports of Bolsonarist journalists

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ordered the seizure of the passports belonging to Jovem Pan radio reporters Rodrigo Constantino and Paulo Figueiredo, who are well-known for their allegiance to former President Jair Bolsonaro and are under investigation for spreading fake news and for their alleged involvement in the demonstrations calling for a coup d'état.
Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch to account for his family's slave-owning past?

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch might be called to account for his family's slaveholding ties to a sugar plantation in Barbados, it was reported.
Thursday, January 5th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
No truce with ELN, Colombian gov't now says

Colombia's government Wednesday announced it was suspending its previous decision to decree a truce with the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas after the rebel organization denied having agreed to it.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 21:15 UTC
Japan takes a turn toward the Americas in 2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is to meet with US President Joseph Biden on Jan. 13 at the White House, while Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has left on a South American tour seeking to strengthen ties with Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, and Argentina.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 12:44 UTC
Integration and common currency, according to Argentine ambassador in Brazil

Argentine ambassador in Brazil, Daniel Scioli said that with president Lula da Silva now in office integration between Argentina and Brazil will move faster, and mentioned both countries are considering a common currency for bilateral trade probably extensive to all Mercosur members.
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 10:47 UTC
President Fernández: British “usurpation” of Malvinas embarrassing

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday insisted that the British “usurpation” of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands “should embarrass the whole world.”
Wednesday, January 4th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Debt swap brings relief to Argentina's coffers

The Argentine government has successfully undertaken a debt swap in local pesos worth about US$ 16.813 billion, thus extending large maturities scheduled for the first quarter of the year, it was announced.