Stories for 2020

Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Coronavirus cases and deaths keep growing despite some 200 days of quarantine in Argentina

Argentina surpassed 900,000 cases of coronavirus on Monday, with strong growth of infections in large populated centers in the interior of the country after months of the virus' being concentrated in Buenos Aires City and its suburbs in the neighboring province of Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Colombia ex president Uribe released from house arrest while probe on witness tampering continues

A Colombian judge on Saturday ordered an end to house arrest for former president Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering and fraud.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
Columbus Day in Colombia: Thousands of indigenous people march demanding an end to violence

Thousands of indigenous people demonstrated in southwestern Colombia on Monday demanding an end to violence, on the day commemorating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. Dressed in green and red and carrying traditional sticks, the demonstrators converged on the city of Cali where they hope to meet President Ivan Duque.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
Mexico claiming Aztec emperor Moctezuma's feather headdress from Austria

Mexico's president said on Monday that he had given his wife the “almost impossible mission” of persuading Austria to return a feather headdress said to have been worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Two US academics and experts on auctions, awarded the Nobel Economics

United States academics Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the 2020 Nobel Economics on Monday for work on auctions hailed as benefiting buyers and sellers around the world of everything from fishing quotas to aircraft landing slots.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Obstinate Japanese finally visits Machu Picchu after waiting for seven months

Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:56 UTC
British Airways, “fighting for survival” replaces CEO

British Airways CEO Alex Cruz has been replaced after four-and-a-half years on the job as the COVID-19 pandemic pummels airlines around the world.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:50 UTC
World envy: Crowd of 47,000 will pack Auckland's Eden Park for the All Blacks vs Wallabies test match

New Zealand Rugby is expecting a “near-capacity” crowd of some 47,000 to pack into Auckland's Eden Park for the second Bledisloe Cup international against Australia on Sunday.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:28 UTC
China opens its third Confucius Institute in Argentina: University of Cordoba

Argentina's third Confucius Institute officially opened its doors at the National University of Cordoba (UNC), offering introductory to advanced courses on Chinese language and culture at the country's oldest institute of higher education.
Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:34 UTC
IMF mission concludes a preliminary “exploratory” visit to Argentina

An International Monetary Fund mission concluded a visit to Argentina on Sunday, after several days of preliminary talks aimed at repaying about US$ 44 billion owed by the cash-strapped government to the fund.