South America
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:55:00 GMTBrazil's Central Bank raises interest rate to 11.75%, highest since 2017
Brazil's central bank (BCB) on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 1 percentage point to 11.75%, a high in nearly five years, in a bid to curb inflation that "continued to surprise" amid pressures exacerbated by the...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:20:00 GMTNewspeople killed in Ukraine during attack; correspondent wounded
A Fox News cameraman with a vast experience covering armed conflicts and a Ukrainian reporter have died in an attack near Kyiv, while a correspondent for the network was also wounded in the incident, it was announced Tuesday.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:18:00 GMTInterior Minister's motorcade greeted with gunshots by Mapuche group in Chile
Chile's new Interior Minister Izkia Siches escaped unharmed after her motorcade in La Araucanía was halted and gunshots were fired into the air in Temucuicui, some 670 kilometers south of Santiago.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:16:00 GMTBrazil's health minister recants Deltacron findings announcement
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Tuesday went back on his steps and now said the two cases of Deltacron COVID-19 he had announced a day earlier are in fact still under investigation.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:58:00 GMTSouth American corn seeks to offset Ukrainian supply to Europe
France and Spain have requested the European Union to loosen up its requirements for the import of cereals given the current impact the war in Ukraine is having on the price of food globally, it was reported.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:55:00 GMTArgentina's inflation for February of 2022 reaches 4.7%
Argentina's inflation for the month of February of 2022 has reached 4.7% on average, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Tuesday. It was the highest percentage since March of last year and was driv...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:54:00 GMTLacalle Pou signals price of meat to go up in Uruguay
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday heralded there would be news regarding the price of meat and some other “fundamental inputs.” He also announced the measures will be announced at different times, and they also w...
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:54:00 GMTPeruvian President claims his innocence before Congress
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Tuesday denied his alleged involvement in acts of corruption and denounced opposition politicians for their campaign to remove him from office.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:41:00 GMTUshuaia and Punta Arenas consider the 2021/2022 cruise season over
Two companies that were still organizing Antarctic cruises, over the weekend and almost coincidentally announced that the current trips would be the last, in effect putting an end to a short season.
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:38:00 GMTFalklands celebrated its fantastic diversity on the Multicultural Day Festival
The Falkland Islands celebrated last Saturday, March 12th, Multicultural Day, with massive participation from the different communities who participated in the event with a display of dance, music, food.