Stories for 2021

Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Ecuador wants to become full member of the Pacific Alliance

Ecuador has requested to become a full member of the Pacific Alliance, an issue that was discussed by the country's president Guillermo Lasso during a recent visit to his Mexican peer Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexico allegedly announced its full support for Ecuador to join the four countries, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile block, considered the most dynamic of the Americas.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Bolivia's economy shows positive signs of recovery

Bolivia's General Index of Economic Activity (IGAE) showed an 8.7% growth in the first semester of 2021, Economy and Public Finance Minister Marcelo Montenegro announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 08:58 UTC
WHO names coronavirus Colombian strain “Mu” and says it is “of interest”

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified a new SARS-Cov-2 variant which has been named “Mu” and was first detected in Colombia last January.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Bolsonaro says STF waiting for the moment to arrest him

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Monday upped the ante in his feud with the country's Federal Supreme Court (STF) saying the body was “preparing the ground” to arrest him, under charges of being a threat to democracy.
Wednesday, September 1st 2021 - 07:22 UTC
FAO Director-General points at digitalization if small island states are to achieve their goals

The Chinese biologist Qu Dongyu, who has been serving as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has called on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to rely on innovation and digitalization to speed up the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Price of fuel goes down in Uruguay as of September

The Government of Uruguay Monday announced a small reduction in the price of fuel at pumps due to the use -for the first time- of the new Import Parity Price (PPI) adjustment formula devised by the current administration.
Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Mercosur meat exports facing shortage of containers and regular vessels

Disruptions of global maritime transport and major rivers struck by insufficient water flow to allow vessels to navigate are threatening beef exports Mercosur, including Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, when prices for food commodities are rising all over the world.
Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:26 UTC
US puts an end to 20 years of military presence in Afghanistan

The United States has ended its military presence in Afghanistan after 20 years, General Frank McKenzie of the Central Command (CENTCOM), announced Monday at a press conference from the Pentagon.
Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:22 UTC
Coronavirus Delta variant found in sewage network at Argentine city of Córdoba

Researchers in the Argentine province of Córdoba have found traces of the coronavirus Delta variant in the sewage network, it was reported Monday.
Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Brazil's agribusinesses demand stability amid conflicts between the President and the other branches of gov't

Brazilian agribusiness entities Monday issued a joint statement in defence of the country's institutions in an attempt to calm down the seemingly neverending disputes between President Jair Bolsonaro with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and also with the National Congress.