Latin America

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 09:44 UTC

  Nine more cases of Delta variant detected in Argentina, all of them were travellers from abroad

  

  Argentine authorities have confirmed the detection of nine more cases of the coronavirus Delta variant, the Health Ministry announced Monday through a statement.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Social media filled with rumors about situation in Cuba as government shuts down internet

  

  Little has been known outside Cuba about the situation in the country following Sunday's nationwide protests against the government of President Miguel Díaz-Canel due to shortages of food, electricity and medicines.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  LATAM Airlines plans to be 46% operational by the end of July

  

  The Latam Airlines Group Monday forecast that by the end of July 2021 it would be carrying 46% of the total number of passengers in pre-pandemic times.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Latam expected to grow 5,2% this year but 2,9% in 2022: structural problems remain, ECLAC report

  

  The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) raised its average growth estimate for the region in 2021 to 5.2%, reflecting a rebound from the deep contraction of 6.8% registered in 2020 as a consequence of the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 08:41 UTC

  Colombia's Health Ministry sets out guidelines for euthanasia, sparks controversies

  

  Colombia's Health Ministry has issued Resolution 971, setting out the guidelines regarding the carrying out of euthanasia procedures, which has sparked some controversy among national lawmakers.

• Monday, July 12th 2021 - 12:00 UTC

  Another Colombian arrested in connection with killing of Haiti president

  

  Haiti's National Police (PNH) Sunday announced the arrest of yet another former Colombian serviceman in connection with the killing of President Jovenel Moïse last Wednesday.

• Monday, July 12th 2021 - 08:56 UTC

  Cubans tired of shortages, stage historic large-scale protests

  

  Scores of impoverished Cubans took to the streets of nearly every city in the country Sunday to protest against the shortages in food, electricity and medicines, in addition to the already usual restrictions upon individual liberties.

• Monday, July 12th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  Peruvian prosecution to investigate Keiko Fujimori's alleged “disturbing of the vote”

  

  Peru's State Attorney has announced conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori is to be investigated for allegedly disturbing the electoral process through the filing of 760 requests for annulment of different polling stations after June 6's presidential runoff.

• Monday, July 12th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Magallanes with first elected governor wants to freeze or relocate concessions for news salmon farms

  

  Next Thursday Magallanes Region will be living a historic event, for the first time an elected governor will be taking office in Punta Arenas. Until now it was the central government, Santiago that appointed the official, but since the political and social reforms that emerged from the 2019/20 upheavals including the current assembly to draft a new constitution, things have changed in Chile particularly exposing the fragility of the so-called “Chilean model”. And in Magallanes, an issue outstands, salmon farming in maritime spaces.

• Sunday, July 11th 2021 - 20:42 UTC

  Argentina stage a Maracanazo of their own to win the Copa América again after 28 years.

  

  Argentina Saturday won the Copa América football tournament by beating hosts and defending champions Brazil 1-0 at the iconic Maracaná Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Ángel DiMaría scored halfway through the opening half.