International

Friday, April 9th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Volcano activity in St Vincent & Grenadines leads to mass evacuation

Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves Thursday ordered the evacuation of several towns as a precaution in view of threatening activity at the La Soufriere volcano.
Thursday, April 8th 2021 - 10:32 UTC
IMF likely to review interest rates charged to Argentina... in due time

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director Kristalina Georgieva Wednesday admitted the rates Argentina is currently paying will be subject to review, at the request of the South American country.
Thursday, April 8th 2021 - 00:51 UTC
Fede Álvarez, Uruguayan filmmaker: “The best possible story with what is at hand”

By Nicolás Medina (*) - Back in 2009, a young Uruguayan director caught the attention of millions of people from all over the world by broadcasting the short film ¡Ataque de pánico! (Panic attack!)
Wednesday, April 7th 2021 - 09:44 UTC
Argentina complains of Uruguayan acquiescence to RAF transport aircraft

Argentina filed a formal complaint Tuesday before Uruguay for allowing a British Royal Air Force transport aircraft serving the Falkland Islands to refuel at Montevideo on April 4, it was reported.
Wednesday, April 7th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Bolsonaro and Putin discuss Sputnik-V vaccine purchase in telephone conversation

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro spoke Tuesday on the telephone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about the possible purchase of Sputnik V, the anti-Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Gamaleya Institute for Research in Epidemiology and Microbiology.
Wednesday, April 7th 2021 - 09:11 UTC
US, WHO top scientists not so eager about vaccination passports

The US administration of President Joseph Biden shall not be requiring its citizens to use vaccination passports to prove they were immunized against coronavirus, Dr Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
Russia's Putin invites Argentine President over to discuss bilateral cooperation

Russia's President Vladimir Putin Monday held a phone conversation with his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández, whom he invited over to Moscow for talks to advance cooperation issues.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
Boris Johnson hints covid-19 vaccine passport likely also for domestic use

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Monday acknowledged he entertained the idea of “the potential use of Covid-19 certificates” to access sporting and cultural events. “But people are not going to be asked to show the certificate to go to the shops or to enter the pub's garden,” said Johnson, who faces a rebellion of more than 70 voiceful MPs against the so-called “Covid passport”.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Chilean TV station changes hands between US owners

Pending governmental approval, US giant ViacomCBS is expanding its Latin American investment scheme by buying over the Santiago-based Chilevisión TV station, which was announced Monday.
Monday, April 5th 2021 - 09:24 UTC
Orcas sighted off Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este

The Uruguayan large-circulation daily El País has reported the sighting of orcas off the coast of Punta del Este.