Stories for August 2021

Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 08:57 UTC
Wonder of the Seas on its inaugural cruise from Shanghai next March

Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas has returned to Saint Naizaire after completing four days of sea trials including seven dozen tests, which apparently have been successful or up to expected standards.
Friday, August 27th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
Argentine President indicted for skipping lockdown, pleas to buy his way out of trial

A federal prosecutor indicted Argentine President Alberto Fernández for violating the sanitary restrictions he had himself decreed, after evidence surfaced of a large gathering at the Olivos Residence in July 2020 to celebrate the First Lady's birthday while the rest of the country was placed under quarantine.
Friday, August 27th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Former Uruguayan President Sanguinetti compares his country with Argentina during a celebration of Democracy

Former two-time Uruguayan President Julio María Sanguinetti Thursday claimed “Argentina infects us with adjectives,” as he appeared together with former heads of state Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera and José “Pepe” Mujica during a celebration of Democracy staged at Montevideo's Parliament building.
Friday, August 27th 2021 - 09:32 UTC
Legislator from the Argentine province of Corrientes shot during a campaign speech

Peronist provincial lawmaker Miguel Arias was shot at during the party's closing ceremony not far from the town of Paso de Los Libres as the province of Corrientes gets ready for this coming Sunday's elñections where the offices of Governor and Vice Governor will be at stake.
Friday, August 27th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Brazilian airline Gol will require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Brazilian carrier Gol Linhas Aéreas Thursday announced that starting in November, it will require all its employees to have taken a full COVID-19 vaccine treatment.
Friday, August 27th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
ISIS spin-off causes detonations at Kabul airport killing nearly 100 people

At least 85 to 90 people died Thursday after an ISIS detachment attack on Kabul International Airport. US President Joseph Biden promised to avenge the deaths of 13 soldiers from his country. The flag over the White House flies at half-mast.
Friday, August 27th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Pfizer-BioNTech signs deal for Brazilian production of COVID-19 vaccines

The multinational Pfizer-BioNTech consortium has reached a deal with Brazilian laboratories Eurofarma to produce its famous COVID-19 vaccine in the South American country, it was announced Thursday.
Friday, August 27th 2021 - 08:41 UTC
Uruguayan Lower House expected to consider an investigation committee into 21 years of Tourism ministry affairs

Uruguayan lawmakers from the ruling coalition and opposition finally agreed to propose to the full Lower House an investigation committee to analyze Tourism ministry performance and affairs from 2010 to 2021, particularly in reference to the contracting of publicity.
Friday, August 27th 2021 - 08:15 UTC
Argentina and Uruguay ladies love and celebrate the Falklands

Ladies support for the Falkland Islands in the River Plate is expanding. As happened just a few weeks ago in Buenos Aires when two historians, one of them with an international reputation, acknowledged the Falklands belong to the Falkland Islanders and doubt Argentina's claim, in Uruguay a member from a ruling coalition junior party last 14 August twitted the hashtag “HappyFalklandsDay”.
Thursday, August 26th 2021 - 17:14 UTC
Protesters rally in front of Uruguayan President during Independence Day celebrations

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou faced protesters during Wednesday's Independence Day celebrations and even engaged in talks with them amid verbal aggressions.