Politics

Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:20 UTC
Chile launches aid package as Boric's popularity drops

The Chilean government of President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday announced a new series of measures to mitigate the effects of inflation on the population.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 07:00 UTC
Port of Santos goal, becoming one of ten largest container ports, and definitively, “no privatization” under Lula

Recently appointed Brazilian Minister of Ports and Airports, Márcio França, said that his goal is to make the Port of Santos one of the ten largest ports in terms of container movement in the world. The statement was made at a press conference after the ceremony in which he took office, in Brasília.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:57 UTC
Ecuador expects to ink a wide ranging free trade agreement with China

Ecuador has reached a free trade agreement with China which is expected to increase the country's exports by a billion US dollars as well as boost the growth in the industrial sector, it was announced.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:51 UTC
Prince Harry in the eye of a storm, British Army and Taliban condemn his account of killing “chess pieces” in Afghanistan

A retired British Army colonel, famous for his inspirational speech on the eve of battle in Iraq, says the Duke of Sussex has “now turned against the other family, the military”. In his new tell-all memoir, Prince Harry has disclosed that he killed 25 people in Afghanistan while serving as an Apache pilot in the British Army.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 19:33 UTC
Argentina lifts export duties for automotive exports

Argentina's Economy Sergio Massa has announced that exports linked to the so-called automotive chain will not be charged in 2023 the additional duties applicable to other products sold abroad. Automotive exports are expected to grow between 10 and 15% this year after a 23.5% output increase in 2022.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 19:30 UTC
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon hit record highs in Bolsonaro's last year

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon during 2022, the last year of rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro in office, reached a surface akin to that of a country such as Lebanon, it was reported Friday.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 19:24 UTC
Arrest of Chapo's son leaves at least 29 dead

Following preliminary reports that mentioned only one fatality, at least 29 people have been confirmed Friday to have died during the raid to arrest 32-year-old druglord Ovidio Guzmán, allegedly linked to the Sinaloa cartel his father Joaquín (also known as “El Chapo”) used to run before being captured and extradited to the United States.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 19:15 UTC
Brazil's Federal Gov't recognizes emergency in inner São Paulo state

Brazil's National Secretariat for Protection and Civil Defense Friday recognized Friday in documents published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette) that a situation of emergency existed in storm-hit Araraquara, in the state of São Paulo, Agencia Brasil reported.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 10:59 UTC
Alberto Fernández invited Biden, Xi Jinping over to Celac summit

Argentine President Alberto Fernández has invited his US and Chinese colleagues over to the upcoming Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) to be held on Jan. 24 in Buenos Aires.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Duke of Sussex says he killed 25 people during war in Afghanistan

Prince Harry wrote in his autobiography Spare, which was mistakenly released in Spain Thursday, that he killed 25 people while serving as a helicopter pilot during the war in Afghanistan.