MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 17th 2021
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Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:23 UTC
UK: Prince Philip to have solemn, yet restricted, funeral due to pandemic
The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, will have a funeral with bands and a military escort that will take place on Saturday afternoon within the grounds of Windsor Castle. Only 30 of his relatives will be allowed to attend the ceremony due to restrictions in the United Kingdom because of the coronavirus pandemic and there will be a minute's silence across the country at 4 pm (UK time).
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Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:20 UTC
Argentine President Fernández sticks to restrictive measures and clashes with Buenos Aires mayor
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday stood by his decision to shut down all schools for two weeks, among other restrictive measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 infections.
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Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:07 UTC
Uruguayan President seizes Pfizer vaccines Argentine neglected, press reports
Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou successfully carried out a personal negotiation with the Pfizer laboratory in Buenos Aires in December as talks between the Argentine government and the manufacturers of the vaccine began to stall, it was reported.
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Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 11:59 UTC
Covid-19: Paraguay eyes harsher measures as Easter restrictions yield results below expectations
Paraguay's Health Ministry Friday admitted further restrictions are under consideration after a strict lockdown and other measures imposed during the Easter weekend failed to yield the desired results regarding a slowdown in the spread of the covid-19 disease.
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Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 11:55 UTC
Raúl Castro in favor of dialogue with US in one of his last appearances as Communist Party leader
Iconic Cuban Revolution leader Raúl Castro Friday opened the Cuban Communist Party convention which will mark the end of his days as First Secretary by making it clear nobody had forced him to make that decision and he supported a closer dialogue with giant neighbours the United States.
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Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 10:36 UTC
Chile's judiciary imposes first ever jail sentence on politician found guilty of corruption
Former conservative Senator Jaime Orpis has been bestowed Friday with the dubious honour of becoming Chile's first-ever politician to be handed down a jail sentence for his involvement in acts of corruption.
