Stories for May 2021

Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Pepe Mujica joins campaign against Uruguayan government law

Former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica Wednesday launched an appeal to call for a referendum to revoke 135 articles of a government's Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC), which his opponents describe as retrograde.
Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 08:46 UTC
Will Argentina squeeze exporters as soybeans rise above US $ 600 in Chicago?

Argentine economists are eyeing the recent increase in the international price of soybeans as some sort of light at the end of the tunnel following a severe recession, high indebtedness amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, May 13th 2021 - 08:20 UTC
Another Argentine group after Telefónica Uruguay

The Argentine business Olmos Group, the owner of the news channel Crónica TV, Diario Crónica, Evolución Seguros, and other companies in the health care business in Argentina, have begun negotiations to buy over Telefónica's Uruguay, the subsidiary announced Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 09:53 UTC
Colombia: Duque announces disciplinary actions against those involved in brutal repression

Colombian authorities have taken up disciplinary actions against 65 police officers for acts of brutality allegedly committed while repressing demonstrations against the national government's tax reform bill and which eventually escalated as human rights and other demands were added.
Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 09:33 UTC
Brazil's Anvisa advises against AstraZeneca vaccines for pregnant women after one fatal case

Brazil's Health Ministry Tuesday announced that vaccination of pregnant women and mothers in Brazil against Covid-19 will be restricted only to patients with comorbidities (pre-existing diseases) and they would only be given CoronaVac or Pfizer vaccines, following a death which might be linked to the AstraZeneca immunizer.
Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Argentine President Fernández vows strategic agreement with Spain to be built

Argentina's President Alberto Fernández Tuesday said in Madrid after separate meetings with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez that “we are going to consolidate a strategic agreement and we can relaunch it with your visit and deepen it as much as necessary.”
Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 09:26 UTC
Workers in Argentina may return to on-site duty after one dose of any covid-19 vaccine, authorities rule

The Argentine Ministers of Health and Labor, Carla Vizzoti and Claudio Moroni respectively, Tuesday passed a joint resolution whereby employers may now require workers who have received at least one dose of any coronavirus vaccine to return to on-site work regardless of their age and/or additional risk conditions.
Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Israel's Ambassador concerned over Argentine Foreign Ministry's statement regarding armed conflict in Gaza

Israel's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Galit Ronen voiced her disagreement regarding an Argentine Foreign Ministry statement criticizing Tel Aviv's “excessive use of force” in retaliating against rockets fired from the Gaza strip but never mentioning the involvement of the Hamas group.
Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Queen makes first public appearance after Prince Philip's funeral

Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday made her first public appearance as British head of state after the death of her husband of 73 years, the Duke of Edinburgh.
Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Alberto Fernandez lands in Spain before heading for France, where military officers claim “a civil war is brewing”

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and his entourage arrived late Monday in Madrid, where he is due to meet with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.