Stories for May 18th 2021

Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
General strike still on for Wednesday as Colombia's government reluctant to demilitarize country

Colombia's President Iván Duque Monday ordered a mass deployment of the public force to clear the roads of peaceful demonstrations he considers to be “an act of sabotage.”
Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 09:44 UTC
Argentina bans meat exports for 30 days in an attempt to curb inflation

The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández has announced all meat exports will be banned for the next 30 days in an attempt to slow down inflation as domestic prices went up 20% owing to foreign demand.
Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
Bolivian Minister lashes out at Chilean senator for comments regarding railroad test

Bolivia's Minister of Public Works, Édgar Montaño, Monday rated Chilean senator José Miguel Insulza's comments urging to resume the test of the La Paz-Arica railroad as “irresponsible.”
Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Study shows Greenland ice melting might become irreversible soon

A new study released Monday by the German Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) has warned that due to the rising temperatures, the destabilization of icy central-western areas of Greenland has already begun and that melting could then continue in the current global warming scenario.
Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
OAS says Hamas is a terrorist group

The Organization of American States (OAS) Monday added the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas -founded in 1987- to the list of terrorist groups, following its recent rocket attacks against Israel, it was announced in Washington DC.
Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Rio's Jesus Christ “praises” vaccines and China sends key ingredient for their production

Rio de Janeiro's iconic statue of Jesus Christ was the recipient of an advertising campaign in favour of coronavirus vaccines, which coincided with the news that Brazil would be receiving the key ingredients from China for the local production of immunizers.
Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Former Macrist advisor seeks political asylum in Uruguay

Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón Monday, a former legal advisor to the City of Buenos Aires run by former President Mauricio Macri's Cambiemos alliance, has requested political asylum as a refugee in Uruguay, it was reported.
Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Costa Rica on the verge of joining OECD

Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Monday welcomed the approval by the Legislative Assembly to his country's joining the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).