Stories for March 2021

Saturday, March 27th 2021 - 08:47 UTC
Argentina's exports rise 9.1% year-on-year, but for smaller volumes

Argentina's National Institute for Statistics and Census (INDEC) Friday announced the country's exports increased 9.1% since March 2020, while imports went up 16.4% for the same period of time, for a combined foreign trade worth of US $ 8,488 million, 12.1% above last year's figures.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:55 UTC
Presidents of Bolivia and Mexico warn OAS to do its job and nothing more

The presidents of Mexico and Bolivia signed a joint statement warning Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro to stay away from their countries' domestic matters.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:48 UTC
Argentina halts all flights to/from Brazil, Chile and Mexico

Starting this coming Saturday, no passenger flights will be allowed into Argentina from covid-ridden Brazil, Chile and Mexico, in a move to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly the Amazon or P1 strain as well as the British variant which is also causing havoc in the country's health system.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:03 UTC
Brazil: over 100,000 new Covid-19 infections detected in just one day

More than 100,000 Sars-CoV-2 infections in a 24-hour period were reported Thursday in Brazil for the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic which has already killed over 300,000 people nationwide.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 10:02 UTC
Chile lockdown 86% of its population due to new strains of Covid

The government of Chile Thursday decided to tighten the anti-covid-19 measures already in force after 64 cases of the British strain and 45 of the Brazilian ones were detected out of a total of 7,023 new daily cases of coronavirus were reported.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Brazil's Foreign Minister hangs on to his job as pressure for his departure mounts

Ernesto Araújo's days as Foreign Minister of Brazil seemed to be counted Thursday as he made what was perceived to be the last effort to stay on the job, while advisers to President Jair Bolsonaro already deem his departure inevitable.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Superjumbo era comes to an end: Last Airbus A380 takes off on its test flight

The era of the Superjumbo is coming to an end as the last Airbus A380 ever built has taken off for the first test flight time, departing from the company's headquarters in Toulouse, France, headquarters on Thursday.
Friday, March 26th 2021 - 06:00 UTC
Uruguayan sportscaster Alberto Sonsol dies of Covid aged 63

Charismatic Uruguayan sportscaster Alberto Sonsol passed away Thursday at the age of 63 after a battle with the covid-19 disease that lasted for about three weeks. His son Alejandro posted on social media “Dad doesn't suffer anymore.”
Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 17:55 UTC
UK: Green energy transition backed by the historical North Sea deal

The United Kingdom becomes the first G7 country to agree a landmark deal to support the oil and gas industry’s transition to clean, green energy. The UK government announced on Wednesday a landmark North Sea Transition Deal is agreed with industry and high-skilled oil and gas workers will not be left behind in the transition to a low carbon future.
Thursday, March 25th 2021 - 10:34 UTC
Uruguayan Air Force helicopter carrying Pfizer vaccines crashes: total losses

An Uruguay’s Air Force helicopter carrying two boxes of Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19 crashed on Thursday morning in the Eastern state of Rocha and the 3-member crew was taken to a local hospital with non-serious injuries. The accident occurred due to a “mechanical failure,” the Ministry of Defense reported and resulted in a fire that provoked total losses of the aircraft and the shipment it was transporting.