Stories for 2021

Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Migrations Chief admits Argentine borders with neighboring countries may reopen soon, depending on vaccination rate

Argentina's Migrations Director Florencia Carignano Monday said reopening borders with neighbouring countries was under consideration for when vaccination has reached a larger number of people.
Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay's yearly inflation set at 7.33% after Monday's figures

Uruguay's yearly Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 7.33% as per data released Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), slightly above the government's target.
Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:36 UTC
Biden reaffirms support for Guaidó on Venezuela's Independence Day

On the anniversary of Venezuela's independence, July 5, President Joe Biden sent a letter reaffirming US support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
More than 50% of Uruguayans vaccinated with both doses

Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Monday announced his country had already inoculated over half its population against SARS-Cov-2 with two doses of anticoronavirus vaccines.
Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Mining company pledges to invest US $ 34 million in lithium plant in northern Argentina

A local subsidiary of China's Ganfeng Lithium has purchased a 23-hectare property in the General Güemes Industrial Park in the northwestern Argentine province of Salta, it was announced.
Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:12 UTC
Mexico to raffle assets belonging to drug lord “El Chapo” Guzmán

Mexico's government announced that it will raffle a house belonging to drug lord Joaquín Guzmán, “El Chapo” and where he was arrested in 2014. “El Chapo” head of the Sinaloa cartel is now serving a life sentence in a US high-security prison.
Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
Production of motor vehicles in Argentina shows signs of recovery

The production of motor vehicles in Argentina in June grew 14.5% compared to May's output for a total of 40,035 units, which made up for a 155.7% YoY increase against 2020 figures, it was reported Monday by the Association of Automotive Factories (Adefa).
Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentinas to resume flights from Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn

Argentina's flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas has announced the resumption of services between Buenos Aires and Puerto Madryn twice a week, starting July 8.
Tuesday, July 6th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Magallanes Salmon Association: Tierra del Fuego's decision will have no repercussions for Chilean aquaculture

Magallanes Region Salmon Breeders Association Carlos Odebret downplayed the repercussions for the Chilean aquaculture industry of the recent Argentine legislation banning salmon farms in Tierra del Fuego, adding that the industry in Chile has a thirty-year experience and situations are not comparable.
Monday, July 5th 2021 - 21:18 UTC
Jeff Bezos no longer CEO of e-commerce giant Amazon

What goes up must come down and even the unthinkable has happened – Jeff Bezos, founder of e-commerce giant Amazon.com has left his position of CEO as of Monday, it was announced. Bezos will be replaced by Andy Jassy, who for years led Amazon's lucrative division of cloud computing AWS.