Stories for July 2021

Friday, July 16th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Paraná river reaches historic lows; worst part far from over

The Paraná River had descended yet another three centimeters over the last 24 hours in front of the former capital of Argentina named after it (1853-1860) for a total of 17 centimeters below sea level.
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Bolsonaro averts chances of emergency surgery

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said from his hospital bed in São Paulo that the chances that he might require to undergo surgery were “very remote.”
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:41 UTC
Uruguayan President vows that should a 3rd dose be necessary it will be with the Pfizer vaccine

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday said the potential need for a third dose of an anticovid-19 vaccine was still under study but should the experts find it necessary it would be with the one produced by Pfizer.
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:36 UTC
Argentine Government decrees five days of mourning for victims of covid-19

The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández Thursday decreed five days of mourning in tribute to the over 100,000 deadly victims of covid 19, a figure which reached six digits Wednesday.
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:18 UTC
WTO edges closer to an agreement on fisheries limiting government subsidies

The World Trade Organization edged closer on Thursday to an agreement that would set new rules for the global fisheries industry and limit government subsidies contributing to unsustainable fishing and the depletion of global fish stocks.
Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 09:44 UTC
Argentine President's prophecy becomes true, but it turns out to be worse

Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who had said earlier through the coronavirus pandemic that he would rather have 10% new poor people than 100,000 deaths is now faced with his prophecy.
Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
State of exception decreed in Ecuador due to covid-19 Delta variant and Delta Plus subvariant

Upon confirmation of the presence of the Delta and Delta Plus variants of the Sars-Cov-2, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso, Wednesday decreed a state of exception focused exclusively on the areas where those detections have taken place.
Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Cuban gov't to allow medicines, food and hygiene products into the country

Cuba's Ministry of Finance and Prices has allowed unrestricted entry into the country of medicines, food, and hygiene products as of next Monday in a measure to appease protests which erupted nationwide last Sunday.
Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Colleague of Colombian squad involved in killing of Haiti president says his friends were tricked into it

Former Colombian serviceman who was to be among the commandos involved in the assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse a week ago has claimed they were not “mercenaries.”
Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro flown to São Paulo for possible emergency surgery

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been rushed late Wednesday from Brasilia to a São Paulo hospital after being diagnosed with an intestinal obstruction which might require emergency surgery, it was reported.