Politics

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:47 UTC

  Fed raises interest rates by 50 points to 4,5%, but US inflation at 7,11% is still far from the 2% target

  

  In a unanimous decision the United States Federal Reserve FOMC raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday, as it continues to battle a stubborn inflation, but the increase was lower than the three-quarter point which it had implemented seven times since last March, from zero to 4,5%.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:25 UTC

  Argentine President reviews first three years of his administration

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández insisted Wednesday that his country was one that “grew and is growing” after having “gone through some of the worst storms.”

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:18 UTC

  Poll on Scottish independence referendum: 72% of those aged 16 to 24 said YES

  

  By Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University - A shift of opinion registered in one poll should always be regarded with caution. But when a number of polls all record much the same shift, it is highly likely that something has changed.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:13 UTC

  Salinas said Uruguay has enough supply of the Pfizer vaccine

  

  Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday announced that additional vaccination centers would be opened for the administration of booster doses of the COVID-19 immunizer.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:13 UTC

  Study shows inflation slowing down in Brazil

  

  According to a study released Wednesday, Brazil's inflation in November was below that of October for all income groups.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:09 UTC

  Record number of journalists detained worldwide; Americas most dangerous region for media, RSF report

  

  A record total of 533 journalists are currently detained worldwide, according to the annual round-up of violence and abuses against journalists published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:07 UTC

  Lula's inauguration to be attended by 17 heads of state

  

  Brazil's Foreign Ministry Wednesday confirmed that 17 heads of state will be attending Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's third presidential inauguration on Jan. 1, 2023.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 19:39 UTC

  Cusco Airport closed as violence in Peru keeps hitting strategic air terminals

  

  The Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in the Peruvian city of Cusco has been closed as a result of the ongoing protests following the impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones and his replacement by Dina Boluarte.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:59 UTC

  Uruguayan opposition wants heads to roll over controversial passport issuance to a drug lord

  

  Uruguayan opposition leader Fernando Pereira, president of the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA), Tuesday called for the resignation of Ministers Francisco Bustillo (Foreign Affairs) and Luis Alberto Heber (Interior) after high-ranking officials under both of them were allegedly involved in the controversial issuance of a passport to a notorious drug lord.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Buenos Aires Police said to be repressing harmless fans celebrating team's victory over Croatia

  

  Argentina's Secretary of Human Rights Horacio Pietragalla Corti Tuesday demanded Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta to “stop repressing” jubilant groups marching through the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate the national team's victory over Croatia at the Qatar 2022 football World Cup.