Stories for June 2023

Tuesday, June 6th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Argentina's Antarctica bases join national health system

Argentina's seven bases in Antarctica have joined the National Health Surveillance System (SNVS), a joint initiative between the Ministries of Health and Defense to improve the capacity for early detection and effective and timely response to public health risks, it was reported.
Tuesday, June 6th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Vehicle production grows in Argentina

Argentina's Association of Automotive Manufacturers (Adefa) announced Monday that output reached 53,282 units in May, (14.8% more than in the same month of 2022), while exports grew by over 13% in the same period.
Tuesday, June 6th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Pence launches Oval Office bid

Former US Vice President Mike Pence Monday launched his candidacy for the White House, thus setting up an unprecedented clash in the Republican primaries with his former running mate Donald Trump.
Tuesday, June 6th 2023 - 09:48 UTC
FBI's most damaging spy found dead in his cell

Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who had been sentenced to life in prison for spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia, was found dead in his cell Monday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 13:15 UTC
Haitian-Chilean national gets life sentence for President Moïse's murder

Haitian-Chilean businessman Rodolphe Jaar was sentenced to life in prison by a Miami court for his role in the July 7, 2021, murder of President Jovenel Moïse in Port au Prince when a group of armed men - mostly Colombian mercenaries - stormed his home.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 13:14 UTC
Three companies accounted for a third of all corporation tax in Ireland

Three companies accounted for a third of all corporation tax collected in the Republic of Ireland between 2017 and 2021, new research suggests. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) said that amounted to some US$ 6,5billion in 2021 alone and probably increased last year. Corporation tax is the tax that companies pay on their profits.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 13:11 UTC
EU farmers refuse to accept plans to restore drained peat-lands, taken over by agriculture

European Union farmers and conservative lawmakers are up in arms against landmark nature legislation meant to bolster the bloc's green transition and prevent vital ecosystems and species from being wiped out due to climate change.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 13:10 UTC
Peru: State of emergency in Puno extended

Peru's government has extended the state of emergency in the Puno region for 60 days, thus allowing the Joint Command of the Armed Forces to retain the Unified Command of the Armed Forces and the National Police amid anti-government protests.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 13:07 UTC
British government mulls food price cap; retailers skeptical of impact

The British Government's plans to introduce a cap on the price of basic food items will not help tackle the rising cost of living, retailers have warned. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said the measures would not make a “jot of difference” and could thwart efforts to cut inflation.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 12:45 UTC
Argentina closer to becoming a member of BRICS and their Development Bank

The board of the BRICS-led New Development Bank (NDB) will hold a vote for the incorporation of Argentina in August, the entity’s president Dilma Rousseff told Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa currently in China with a numerous delegation in search of money for an almost depleted Central Bank