Stories for 2021

Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 07:46 UTC
Duque says Colombia willing to sort out together with Panama the crisis of migrants trying to reach the US or Canada

Colombian President Iván Duque has called on Panama's authorities to find a negotiated solution to the crisis of migrants stranded at the border on their way to the United States.
Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 07:27 UTC
Bolsonaro's “army” of followers show nationwide support to voting system reform in Brazil

Scores of Brazilians took to the streets Sunday in support of President Jair Bolsonaro's drive towards the approval of a paper ballot voting system for next year's elections.
Monday, August 2nd 2021 - 07:10 UTC
Uruguay's Labor Ministry ratifies vaccination not mandatory for workers

Uruguay's Labor Ministry has announced employers shall not be allowed to demand a vaccination certificate when hiring workers, according to high-ranking officials quoted Sunday by the Montevideo daily El País.
Sunday, August 1st 2021 - 11:57 UTC
China shuts down nuclear power reactor for safety reasons

Chinese authorities have decided to shut down a nuclear power plant in the southern area of Taishan “for maintenance” just one week after its French operator EDF publicly recommended its closure due to a fuel rod problem
Saturday, July 31st 2021 - 10:00 UTC
Gasoline goes up yet again in Uruguay

The Government of Uruguay Friday announced an increase in the price of fuel as of July 31. It is the third rise in less than two months.
Saturday, July 31st 2021 - 09:32 UTC
“Only a miracle can save Argentina's economy,” says Brazilian President Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said in his social media broadcast that “only a miracle will save the Argentine economy,” as he referred to the administration of his colleague Alberto Fernández as “a regime that did not work anywhere in the world.”
Saturday, July 31st 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Former Haiti First Lady considers running for president

Martine Moïse, the widow of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, is considering running in the next elections, according to an interview published Friday by The New York Times.
Saturday, July 31st 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Port workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals

With most Argentine ports along the Paraná river unoperational due to the historic downspout, Quequén, Necochea, and Bahía Blanca on the Atlantic coast would have become an alternative way out for agri-food exports had it not been for union strikes.
Saturday, July 31st 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Gas tanker runs aground in River Plate, stirs memories of Suez canal incident

The Norwegian-flagged Hoegh Esperanza ship ran aground en route to Escobar in the shallow waters of the River Plate and needed to be towed out of its predicament so that navigation could resume.
Saturday, July 31st 2021 - 07:44 UTC
Argentina eolic power satisfied 24% of domestic electricity demand during July

More than 24% of electric power demand in windy Argentina was supplied by eolic energy during the month of July, which is considered a historic record when it comes to renewable energies, pointed out by the country's Energy Secretariat.