South America
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 08:12:00 GMTUruguay's inflation above target but exports hit new records
Year-on-year inflation in Uruguay in the month of May of 2022 has been reported to still be nearly 35% above the target range set by the government of President Luis Lacalle Pou, while exports amounted to US$ 1.5 billion, which...
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 07:39:00 GMTQueen Elizabeth II: 15 things you need to know
How much do you know about Britain's longest-reigning monarch? Queen Elizabeth II was 27 years old and 16 months into her role as sovereign when her coronation took place on 2 June 1953 in the historic surroundings of Westmins...
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 01:16:00 GMTBoric banned from reelection even if new Chilean Constitution is approved
Chile's Constituent Assembly Thursday overwhelmingly approved a provision to ban incumbent President Gabriel Boric Font from running for reelection in 2026 should the new Fundamental Law be approved in September's referendum.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 23:04:00 GMTArgentina's Alberto Fernández to attend Los Angeles Summit
Argentine President Alberto Fernández finally confirmed he will be attending the ninth Summit of the Americas convened for next week in Los Angeles following a 25-minute telephone conversation with his US colleague Joseph Bide...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:55:00 GMTArgentine Congressman Javier Milei favors trade of human organs
Argentine Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei said he was in favor of the sale of human organs or transplants because "it is just another market." After stirring controversies among authorities coordinating these operations, M...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:33:00 GMTArgentina's Defense Minister welcomes new French-built OPV
Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana Thursday welcomed the French-built Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) ARA Contraalmirante Cordero, the last of the four ships purchased through the National Defense Fund (FonDef).
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:31:00 GMTBolsonaro insists his followers must prepare for war ahead of October elections
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on his followers Friday to be ready and spare their country from following the same paths as other South American nations in the Oct. 2 elections.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:59:00 GMTTulsa shooter was seeking revenge from surgeon over constant back pain
Wednesday's shooting spree in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was aimed at Doctor Preston Philips, the physician the attacker blamed for his “ongoing back pain,” it was reported Thursday.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:47:00 GMTUruguayan unions call for general strike next month
Uruguay's labor unions gathered under the PIT-CNT Thursday, announced a general strike with a march towards the Executive Tower and the Legislative Palace between 9 am and 1 pm.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:34:00 GMT4th dose of covid-19 vax will be the last until next year, Buenos Aires Minister forecasts
Buenos Aires City Health Minister Fernán Quirós said he believed it was "very likely" that the fourth dose of covid-19 vaccine would be the last this year and that the next immunization campaign will be ahead of the 2023 fall...