South America
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 10:45:00 GMTBehind the lines in 1982: A story of journalistic bravery
By Graham Bound (Stanley, FI) – Days were short during the occupation of 1982, and everything in Stanley seemed hostile and frightening. Our situation was hardly any safer when the watery winter sun went down and the Argentin...
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 10:00:00 GMTRussian spy in Italy claimed she had been born in Peru
A Russian female spy posing as a socialite allegedly born in Peru had infiltrated a NATO base in Italy for years, it was reported Friday.
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:53:00 GMTIndia sides with Argentina on Malvinas Question, calls for negotiations
India on Friday reiterated support for international negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom in the Southern Atlantic, according to the Indian media.
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:51:00 GMTFederal Reserve pledges to keep lowering inflation, "until we are confident the job is done"
The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell said on Friday that the job of lowering inflation is not done, and "we will keep at it until we are confident the job is done". Powell was speaking at the Fed's annual conferen...
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:45:00 GMTPresident Fernández critical of prosecution's "double standards"
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday issued a reply to Acting Attorney General Eduardo Casal's note from the day before accusing the head of "undue interference" with the ongoing investigation against Vice President Cr...
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:45:00 GMTLiz Truss and Macron exchange "flowers" on UK/French relations
French president Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Algeria, took time to comment on remarks from the most serious candidate to become the next British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and said he would not "for a second" hesitate to say...
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:40:00 GMTGerman consul in Rio released from custody in husband's death probe
Rio de Janeiro Judge Rosa Helena Macedo Guita from the 2nd Criminal Court Friday ordered the release of German Consul Uwe Herbert Hahn from custody after he had been arrested earlier this month in connection with his Belgian hu...
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:37:00 GMTArgentina follows Uruguay, lifts affidavit requirement for travelers
Following Uruguay's announcement in the same direction, Argentine migration authorities will no longer require an affidavit regarding the health status of travelers covid-19wise, according to social media postings by Migrations...
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:34:00 GMTArgentine beef exports hit new records in first semester of 2022
Argentina's Rosario Stock Exchange Friday reported the first semester of 2022 showed record beef exports 39.4% above figures from the same period last year, worth US$1.75 billion. Beef shipments grew US$ 457 million from US$ 1....
Sat, 27 Aug 2022 09:30:00 GMTModerna sues Pfizer/Biontech over Covid-19 vax patent
US pharmaceutical company Moderna Friday sued Pfizer / BioNTech over patent ownership infringement regarding the COVID-19 RNA vaccine