Stories for July 7th 2021

Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 21:49 UTC
Argentine Senator and former car racer Carlos Reutemann dies, aged 79

Argentine politician and former Formula One car racing driver Carlos Alberto Reutemann has passed away Wednesday at the age of 79 in his native city of Santa Fe.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 21:38 UTC
Second British Aircraft Carrier visits Gibraltar

HMS Prince of Wales arrived in Gibraltar on Tuesday 6 July for a programmed logistics visit. This inaugural visit to Gibraltar will also be her first non-UK port visit.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 19:35 UTC
Haitian President Moïse shot dead by “foreigners who spoke Spanish and English”

Unidentified gunmen have shot Haitian President Jovenel Moïse dead at his private residence in Port-au-Prince overnight on Wednesday, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 10:15 UTC
Search at Falklands' Teal Inlet for more possible Argentine soldiers interments

Falkland Islands' Chief Police Officer Superintendent Jeff McMahon is heading an inquiry to find the remains of Argentine soldiers who are still unaccounted for and maybe in unmarked interments in the north of East Falkland at a place called Teal Inlet.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 10:11 UTC
Uruguayan Supreme Court upholds conviction of former BROU CEO involved in scandal to purchase PLUNA aircraft

Former Banco República of Uruguay (BROU) CEO Fernando Calloia's 20-month jail sentence was upheld Tuesday by Uruguay's Supreme Court, thus extinguishing the chain of appeals available to the defendant.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
Chile's Constitutional Convention hopes to gets started this Wednesday after numerous technical issues

Chile's Constitutional Assembly is finally set to start its historic sessions Wednesday at 10 am local time in Santiago, following last-minute problems earlier this week.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Peru's middle class shrinks from 43% to 24% during 2020

A new study released Tuesday by the Institute of Economics and Business Development (Iedep) of the Lima Chamber of Commerce showed that some 6.3 million Peruvians fell from the country's middle-class social group during 2020.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Nicaraguan government continues to arrest opposition politicians

Nicaragua's regime headed for Daniel Ortega has ordered the arrest of opposition presidential hopeful Medardo Mairena late Monday.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Uruguayan Lower House passes resolution condemning actions by Nicaraguan regime

Uruguay's House of Deputies Tuesday passed a resolution condemning the anti-democratic practices of Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, who continues to place opposition politicians under arrest for allegedly planning to overthrow him.
Wednesday, July 7th 2021 - 08:51 UTC
Argentine authorities evaluating new cap to airborne arrivals after July 9

The Government of Argentina is said to be considering a gradual reopening of its borders after the controversies erupted from its decision to impose a cap of 600 airborne passengers per day through the Ezeiza international airport.