Stories for April 2021

Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Over 25 million cases of Covid-19 reported in Latin America, Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean have altogether exceeded 25 million covid-19 infections amid an unprecedented advance of the pandemic which has led to the most severe restrictive measure by some countries, it was reported Friday.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 08:47 UTC
Argentine President Fernández turns 62, tests positive for Covid-19

Argentine President Alberto Fernández announced late on this Good Friday that he had been tested positive for covid-19 as he was rounding up his 62nd birthday's celebrations.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Suez Canal Authority will seek over US$ 1bn in compensation for Ever Given crisis

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) will seek over ask for more than 1 billion dollars in compensation for the losses caused by mega-ship Ever Given blocking traffic in either direction after running aground sideways.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 07:30 UTC
Argentine government launches Covid-19 vaccine passport

The Argentine government Friday announced the creation of a so-called coronavirus vaccine passport for domestic travel. The document, which runs within the Mi Argentina smartphone app, collects data from the Federal Registry of Nominalized Vaccination.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 07:04 UTC
Next year's won't be just another Malvinas anniversary, Argentine Defense Minister Rossi vowed

Argentine Defense Minister Agustin Rossi Friday presided over the ceremony where the Armed Forces commemorated the 39th anniversary of the military landing on the Malvinas/Falkland Islands which eventually led to the 1982 armed conflict with the United Kingdom and promised things will be different a year from now.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 07:00 UTC
Attacker, police officer die in new chapter of violence outside Capitol Hill in Washington DC

One police officer was killed and another was seriously injured in Washington DC Friday after being rammed by a vehicle just after 1 pm local time.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 06:45 UTC
Peruvian cod shipments bounce back thanks solely to US purchases

Peru's cod exports, which had seen consecutive falls in previous years (2018, 2019 and 2020), totalled 180,046 US dollars in January 2021, compared to 144,122 US dollars during the same period of 2020 for a most welcome 24.9% growth, the Extractive Industries and Services Management of the Association of Exporters (Adex) reported Friday.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 03:24 UTC
Luxurious book about Maradona said to be untrue

A new book released in England about Diego Maradona is said to be untrue and his heirs or rights holders of the footballer's bequest have hinted they might sue the publishers.
Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 18:17 UTC
Criminal complaint filed in London regarding sale of Argentine ID document

LONDON, UK – A criminal complaint was filed this week with the Metropolitan Police in London regarding the sale of Argentine veteran of the 1982 conflict, Edgardo Esteban’s identity document. The complaint refers to the sale of his ID document by a London auction house and then trading website which according to the complaint is illegal as it was stolen property.
Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 11:27 UTC
Falkland Islands and “39 years of peace and progression” on the anniversary of the Argentine invasion

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) issued on Friday a statement on the 39th anniversary of the Argentine Operation Rosario that “shattered” the peace of Falkland Islanders, marking the beginning of the 1982's Falklands War. “This amphibious invasion marked the beginning of the unlawful occupation of the Falkland Islands, which sought to obliterate every Islander’s fundamental human right to live in a self-determined, democratic society,” the statement continues.