Politics

Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
World Champions land in Buenos Aires, have a busy partial holiday ahead

Aerolíneas Argentinas' Flight AR 1915 landed at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport at around 2am Tuesday. First to step off the Airbus 330-200 was world football champions captain Lionel Messi holding the much-coveted World Cup won in Qatar o er France on penalties.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 08:59 UTC
Uruguayan Deputy Foreign Minister resigns over passport issuance scandal

Carolina Ache Batlle Monday turned in her resignation as Uruguay's Deputy Foreign Minister following her involvement in the scandalous granting of a passport to well-known drug trafficker Sebastián Marset. On accepting her resignation, President Luis Lacalle Pou insisted he trusted the departing official.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 08:44 UTC
New banknotes depicting King Charles III unveiled

The Bank of England has released specimens of the new bills portraying King Charles III instead of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, which are due to enter circulation in mid-2024.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 08:21 UTC
Port of Santos privatization process frozen on request from the Brazilian Audits Court

Three ministers from Brazil's Federal Court of Audits TCU asked last Friday for a reassessment of the privatization process of the Port of Santos administration. The issue should be put back into the discussion in 45 days. The rapporteur, Minister Bruno Dantas, suggested giving preference to the privatization of smaller ports before addressing Santos.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 20:44 UTC
No politicians at World Champs celebration in Buenos Aires

The Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus 330-200 carrying the champions of the world back home from Qatar has already departed from its Rome stopover and is expected to arrive at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport at around 2 am Tuesday, according to data collected by MercoPress from the flightradar24.com website.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 20:35 UTC
Colombia: ELN guerrillas announce Christmas truce

Colombian guerrilla fighters of the National Liberation Army Monday announced a unilateral Christmas truce from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2, although the measure would only cover the State Military and Police Forces. The ELN also warned they will defend themselves in case of being attacked.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 19:54 UTC
STF Judge says Lula's planned aid spending not bound by constitutional cap

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Gilmar Mendes Monday said additional expenditures for the Auxilio Brasil aid program in 2023 do not fall within the constitutional spending cap, thus clearing the way for President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva to fulfill one of his campaign promises once he takes office Jan. 1.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Multiple celebration scenarios await world champions in Argentina

Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Security Minister Aníbal Fernández have been discussing the national football team's return from Qatar with the World Cup in the bag. But neither of them knows exactly what to expect or prepare for.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Strike at most Brazilian airports still on after court proposal rejected

Brazil's National Union of Aeronauts (SNA) announced that the strike planned for Monday at the main airports nationwide by pilots and flight attendants was still on after they rejected a proposal from the Superior Labor Court (TST).
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
UK Armed Forces are not 'spare capacity' for striking workers, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin

The Head of the Armed Forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, has warned that it would be “slightly perilous” to expect the British military to regularly stand in for striking public sector workers. He’s told The Sunday Telegraph that personnel are “not a spare capacity”.