Politics

Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
Argentine President's gaffe overshadows Spanish PM's presence at Casa Rosada

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's presence at the Casa Rosada Wednesday was shadowed by a racist remark from Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who said that “Mexicans came from the Indians, Brazilians came from the jungle, but we Argentines came from the ships, and they were ships that came from Europe, and that's how we built our society.”
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, first country ever

The Parliament of El Salvador has passed with 62 out of 84 votes a bill submitted by President Nayib Bukele to classify Bitcoin as legal tender, thus becoming the first country in the world to adopt a cryptocurrency. Its use as legal tender will go into law in 90 days.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
European Parliament: OK to Green Passport for covid-free travelers

The European Parliament (EP) Wednesday approved using a digital certificate attesting to a person's situation regarding covid-19, which will allow travellers to prove if they have been vaccinated, overcome the disease, or obtain a negative result to a PCR test.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 08:46 UTC
Argentina: Medical equipment donated by Lionel Messi stranded at Rosario airport for 10 months

Some 32 ventilators donated by footballer Lionel Messi have been stored at his native Rosario's Fisherton international airport for 10 months, entangled in red tape.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 08:42 UTC
Vaccination for teenagers aged 17 to 12 starts in Uruguay

Uruguay Wednesday became the first country in Latin America to extend its anticovid-19 vaccination campaign to children aged between 12 and 17, it was announced.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Uruguay's Transport Minister to undergo surgery to remove eye tumor

Uruguay's new Minister of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP), José Luis Falero, suffered a seizure in the early hours of Tuesday morning and was rushed to a Montevideo clinic for further medical assistance.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 10:14 UTC
Peru: After over 99% of votes counted, Castillo's narrow win looks imminent, but Fujimori cries there was fraud

Leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo of the Peru Libre party was leading conservative Keiko Fujimori of Fuerza Popular by 50.253% against 49.747% with 99.282% of the votes counted, according to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) by Wednesday dawn. However, Castillo already addressed his supporters from the balcony of his party's headquarters in Lima and declared himself the winner, ahead of the official count.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Interpol red alert out against “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón but arrest will have to wait

Interpol Uruguay received a red alert for the arrest of former Macrist aide Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón but his arrest will have to wait until his request for political asylum is answered, it was reported.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:48 UTC
UN concerned over deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile

The United Nations (UN) Tuesday voiced their concern about Sunday's deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile despite legal actions taken against such a measure.
Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Paraguay needs additional medical oxygen from Brazil

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez Tuesday reached out to his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro to negotiate the purchase of medical oxygen above the current quota because it is not enough, according to health authorities.