Stories for July 2021

Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 09:22 UTC
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finally under way one year behind schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Around one year after their original starting date, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have officially kicked off in what will be a TV event with no crowds on site due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Argentina's Security Minister says her predecessor's buying weapons sent to Bolivia is a “proven” fact

Argentina's Security Minister Sabina Frederic Friday said there was proof corroborating that her predecessor Patricia Bullrich was behind the shipment of weapons and ammunition to Bolivia during the revolt that toppled Evo Morales.
Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 08:52 UTC
Haiti's slain president laid to rest but not in peace

Gunfire marred Friday's burial of Haiti's slain President Jovenel Moïse. The ceremony was held more than two weeks after his assassination, which plunged the country into deeper chaos and unrest.
Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 08:38 UTC
Paraguay Customs reach 'Zero Paper' deal to import vehicles and agricultural machinery

Paraguay's National Customs Directorate (DNA) and the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) have reached an agreement whereby a Digital Nationalization Certificate was created to speed up the import of vehicles and agricultural machinery, it was announced Friday
Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 08:17 UTC
New-technology fast Chinese train begins to roll

A new Chinese-developed train, faster than any already in service in the Asian country has just rolled off the assembly line in Qingdao City, in the province of Shandong, it was announced this week.
Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Studies show third dose needed to fight Delta variant for those who have received a full Sinovac inoculation

A study by Chile's Catholic University has shown that the Chinese-developed Sinovac anticoronavirus vaccine's effectiveness was down after six months and patients would then need a third dose of the immunizer.
Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:38 UTC
Venezuela rejects accusations of “hosting” armed groups that attempt against Colombian institutions

Venezuelan foreign minister Jorge Arreaza rejected accusations from the Colombian government regarding the recent attack on the helicopter of president Ivan Duque in the city of Cúcuta and claimed Bogotá is using his country to hide the tragedy of its neighbour.
Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:32 UTC
“The cancer of Brazil is corruption... democracy is solid rock”, outgoing US ambassador

Outgoing United States ambassador before Brazil, Todd Chapman said in an interview with O Estado de Sao Paulo that the threat of not holding elections in 2022, as expressed by some top officials from the president Jair Bolsonaro administration is not a serious problem. “Democracy is a solid rock in Brazil, the cancer is corruption”.
Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Uruguayan clubs and gyms must control vaccination if they want more people in

Uruguay's Sports Secretary Sebastián Bauzá has said that clubs and gymnasiums interested in allowing more people to attend their facilities shall need to verify the COVID-19 vaccination status of their members.
Friday, July 23rd 2021 - 09:21 UTC
New force launched to help fight fires in Brazil's jungles and forests

Brazil's Ministry of Justice and Public Security Thursday announced that more than 6,000 so-called “guardians of the biome” will be deployed for the prevention of repression and investigation of fires in jungles and forests throughout the country.