South America
Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:53:00 GMTBrazil behind in contributions to global agencies
The transition team leading Brazil from the current Jair Bolsonaro administration to the one headed by former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva due to take office on Jan. 1 Wednesday announced that the South American country...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 22:15:00 GMTCFK not to run for any office in 2023
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Tuesday announced she will not be running for any office in the 2023 elections. The current Argentina Vice President made those statements during her speech after she was sentenced to six years i...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 21:26:00 GMTArgentina: CFK sentenced to six years in jail for corruption
Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) has been found guilty of corruption for fraudulent administration and sentenced to six years in jail plus a lifetime disenfranchisement, the Buenos Aires Federal Or...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:55:00 GMT"Firing squad" sentence against CFK due Tuesday
An Argentine Court is expected to announce a guilty verdict and an ensuing sentence against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) for alleged acts of corruption committed during her presidential terms (2008-2015)...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:50:00 GMTArgentina to take over Mercosur's pro-tempore presidency amid Uruguay's solo deals
Argentina is to take over Tuesday the pro-tempore presidency of Mercosur from Uruguay in Montevideo, where the hosts' unilateral search for other markets behind the regional bloc's back has stirred controversies.
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:15:00 GMTBolsonaro will not participate in Lula's taking office ceremony; who will deliver the presidential sash?
Outgoing Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has informed his immediate advisors and followers that he will not be participating in the January first taking office ceremony of president-elect Lula da Silva. "It has been 100% dec...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:12:00 GMTA 150,000 people petition urging the EU to protect the welfare of fish
A petition asking for new standards to protect the welfare of fish signed by more than 150,000 people, was handed on Monday to the European Commission. It comes ahead of a full revision of animal welfare legislation announced b...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:09:00 GMT"Goblin mode", chose by the public as the Oxford word of the year
The first Oxford word of the year to be chosen by public vote has been announced and the winning word, "goblin mode", is a slang term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy" behavior, reports the...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:03:00 GMTArgentina signs deal with US regarding undeclared taxpayers' assets
Argentina's Superminister of Economy, Industry, and Agriculture Sergio Massa Monday signed an agreement with US Ambassador Marc Stanley for the automatic exchange between the two countries of information about undeclared assets...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:50:00 GMTArgentine court okays offshore oil activities
An Argentine court of appeals Monday lifted an injunction order from a lower magistrate, thus clearing the way for offshore oil drilling off Mar del Plata, but it demanded a "maximum level of control in the operations."