Stories for 2021

Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Former Argentine Environment Secretary handed down suspended jail sentence for fraud

Former Argentine Environment Secretary Romina Picolotti has been sentenced to three years in jail for fraud and embezzlement, although the execution of the sentence has been suspended, it was announced Monday.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Visiting president Piñera and Lacalle Pou address health and post pandemic issues

Trade, health and the post-pandemic, communications and the Pacific basin were some of the issues addressed by Chilean president Sebastian Piñera with his Uruguayan peer, Luis Lacalle Pou, during a one-day visit to Montevideo.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Falklands extends tourism recovery incentive for a second season

Following the success of the initial Tourism Recovery Incentive Program – or ‘TRIP’ – which was designed to support tourism-related businesses and stimulate economic growth across the Islands during 2020/21, the Falklands Islands government announced that the scheme will run again this year.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 08:43 UTC
Black market of COVID-19 vaccination certificates on the rise

Immunization requirements for travellers or workers have resulted in the development of a black market of Covid-19 vaccination certificates on the Internet, the Buenos Aires daily Crónica reported Monday.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Peruvian currency plunges against US dollar following PM's nationalization threat against gas supplier

The Peruvian sol fell sharply Monday against the US dollar in Lima markets following Sunday's statements from Prime Minister Guido Bellido, who threatened the new government might stabilize the cooking gas supplier Camisea.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 08:17 UTC
Fuel panic buying in UK; pool of Army truck drivers ready to fill the supply chain

A pool of British Army tanker drivers is on standby and to be deployed if required to deliver fuel, the UK government announced on Monday following chain supply pressure which has left many gasoline stations empty or rationing the little supply left.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 07:13 UTC
Macron and Tedros open ground for WHO academy in Lyon

French President Emmanuel Macron, President and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, broke ground on Monday for the WHO Academy’s campus in the French city of Lyon.
Monday, September 27th 2021 - 13:55 UTC
Chile starts vaccinating kids aged 6-11 at schools

Mass vaccination against COVID-19 of over 1.5 million Chilean schoolchildren aged 6 to 11 has kicked off Monday, it was reported. Chilean authorities have also confirmed Sinovac's drug CoronaVac is to be administered but only to those children who have parental consent.
Monday, September 27th 2021 - 09:39 UTC
International community concerned over xenophobia in Chile

The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) Saturday asked the Chilean Government to guarantee and protect the rights of migrant children, following violent incidents involving foreign citizens in the city port Iquique, which has been flocked by undocumented migrants.
Monday, September 27th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Argentina's revamped cabinet needs to lift cap on meat exports asap

Argentina's new Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur is said to be speeding up the path towards the lifting of caps on meat exports in an attempt to bring in hard currency as the government of President Alberto Fernández desperately tries to recover from defeat at Sept. 12's Mandatory, Simultaneous and Open Primary (PASO) elections.