South America
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 10:18:00 GMTArgentine authorities highlight actions taken against human trafficking
Argentine Ministers Santiago Cafiero (Foreign Affairs) and MartÃn Soria (Justice and Human Rights) Friday highlighted the implementation of the Fund for Direct Assistance to Victims of Trafficking, during a series of roundtabl...
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 10:09:00 GMTIDB changes mind, and is again prepared to extend development loans to Argentina
Only last Monday Mauricio Claver-Carone, president of the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, published a letter in the Wall Street Journal blasting "Argentina's tumultuous financial record", adding that IDB "cannot rubber-st...
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:55:00 GMTCalm before the storm feeling over Rep. Pelosi's planned Taiwan trip
As US Lower House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is said to be planning a trip to Taiwan, China's Armed Forces have been reported to be preparing for war and might even try to shoot down the Democratic Congresswoman's aircraft.
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:54:00 GMTBolsonaro insists on privatization of the port of Santos by end of the year
The Brazilian port of Santos the largest and busiest of South America, is in the short list of government assets to be privatized by the end of the year, according to a decree published in the Federal Gazette, and signed by pre...
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:52:00 GMTBrazil's incipient fish farming industry doubles export revenue in first half 2022
Brazil's incipient fish farmed exports in the second half to 2022, doubled in value and increased 14% in volume compared to Jan/July 2021. In effect sales reached US$ 14,3 million, from US$ 7,2 million y-to-y, with volume incre...
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:41:00 GMTPraise for FIDF from UK Forces, "one of the best equipped reserve forces"
The Falkland Islands are the UK's most remote overseas territory, being more than 8,000 miles away from Britain. The isolated nature of the Islands means that the troops stationed there must be almost self-sufficient.
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:06:00 GMTDespite the political upheaval, Argentine farmers are expecting plentiful corn and wheat crops
Despite the political upheaval in Argentina, which seems to have temporarily quietened, whether preparing for an even worse storm, or heading for a reasonable path of rationality yet to be seen, the country one of the world's m...
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 08:21:00 GMTWHO concerned over hepatitis "of unknown origin" among children
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed its concern over an outbreak of hepatitis "of unknown origin" among children. The agency also reported said it was working "side by side" with authorities in the affected countr...
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 08:10:00 GMTNo call, just a message from Argentine President to IMF Chief
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez sent International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva a message explaining the cabinet reshuffle currently underway.
Sat, 30 Jul 2022 08:06:00 GMTUruguay has first case of monkeypox confirmed
Uruguayan health authorities Friday announced the first case of monkeypox had been confirmed in the country. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), the infection was proved through PCR testing.