Stories for September 2021

Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 09:32 UTC
Migrations Director confirms Argentine borders are open for everyone as of November 1

Argentina's Migration Director Florencia Carignano Tuesday confirmed borders will be open to anyone starting November 1st.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
São Paulo medical care provider said to be behind “disguised euthanasia” in COVID-19 cases

Brazilian Senator Otto Alencar spoke of cases of “disguised euthanasia” in the medical insurance company Prevent Senior, which is also suspected of having prescribed hydroxychloroquine to COVID-19 patients.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Bolivian lawmaker insists on adding chemical castration of rapists to the Penal Code

Bolivian Senator Erick Morón from the Creemos party has announced Tuesday he submitted a bill whereby chemical castration and life imprisonment would be added to the current Penal Code against rapists and murderers.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 08:27 UTC
Argentine meat sales to China to resume next week; the rest of the world will have to wait until 2022

Argentina will resume meat exports to China as of this coming Monday, it was announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 08:23 UTC
Colombian ELN guerrilla leader “Fabián” reported dead

Colombian news outlets Tuesday reported the death of Ogli Ángel Padilla Romero, also known as “Fabián,” one of the commanders of the National Liberation Army (ELN), the last guerrilla group still active in the country.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 00:13 UTC
Argentine national gov't to hunt down those unregistered for vax

Argentina's Federal Health Council Monday announced that although immunization will not be mandatory, a nationwide house-by-house vaccination campaign will be launched for those who have not registered to take their injections.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 23:44 UTC
Federal forces to be deployed in violence-riddled Argentine city of Rosario

The Argentine Government Tuesday announced the sending of a 1.575-strong federal security team to the Rosario area in the province of Santa Fe within the next two to three weeks, as drug violence and crime are increasingly on the rise since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 23:27 UTC
Falklands makes second donation to Uruguayan charity, which assist vulnerable people

The Falkland Islands Government, as part of its continuing efforts to contribute to the worldwide Coronavirus relief response, it has made a further donation of £5,000 to Centro de Promoción por la Dignidad Humana (CEPRODIH), based in Uruguay.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina's ruling party keeps losing political ground, poll says

Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) coalition looks poised to a defeat at Nov- 14's mid-term elections worse than the one suffered Sept. 14 during the Mandatory, Open and Sim, simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections, according to a Solmoirago poll released Monday.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Uruguayan President to announce measures in view of Argentine border reopening

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou will be announcing Tuesday a package of measures to contain the impact on businesses in areas bordering Argentina for when the latter reopens its borders on October 1.