Politics

Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Type 21 frigates' crews monument at San Carlos prepared for Falklands' 40th anniversary

Falklands-based sailors tidied up the monument to crews of Type 21 frigates ahead of next year’s 40th anniversary of the conflict. A team of seven personnel who support the United Kingdom operations in the South Atlantic climbed Campito Hill which dominates nearby San Carlos Water – scene of several days of a bitter battle between the liberating fleet and Argentine aircraft in May 1982.
Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 08:27 UTC
James Bond 007 actor Daniel Craig made honorary Commander of the Royal Navy

Actor Daniel Craig has been made an honorary Commander in the Royal Navy – matching the on-screen rank of James Bond. Commander Craig’s appointment as an honorary officer reflects his support for UK Armed Forces and links it with the legacy created through the guise of the fictional British secret agent.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 09:32 UTC
Migrations Director confirms Argentine borders are open for everyone as of November 1

Argentina's Migration Director Florencia Carignano Tuesday confirmed borders will be open to anyone starting November 1st.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
São Paulo medical care provider said to be behind “disguised euthanasia” in COVID-19 cases

Brazilian Senator Otto Alencar spoke of cases of “disguised euthanasia” in the medical insurance company Prevent Senior, which is also suspected of having prescribed hydroxychloroquine to COVID-19 patients.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Bolivian lawmaker insists on adding chemical castration of rapists to the Penal Code

Bolivian Senator Erick Morón from the Creemos party has announced Tuesday he submitted a bill whereby chemical castration and life imprisonment would be added to the current Penal Code against rapists and murderers.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 08:27 UTC
Argentine meat sales to China to resume next week; the rest of the world will have to wait until 2022

Argentina will resume meat exports to China as of this coming Monday, it was announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 08:23 UTC
Colombian ELN guerrilla leader “Fabián” reported dead

Colombian news outlets Tuesday reported the death of Ogli Ángel Padilla Romero, also known as “Fabián,” one of the commanders of the National Liberation Army (ELN), the last guerrilla group still active in the country.
Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 00:13 UTC
Argentine national gov't to hunt down those unregistered for vax

Argentina's Federal Health Council Monday announced that although immunization will not be mandatory, a nationwide house-by-house vaccination campaign will be launched for those who have not registered to take their injections.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 23:44 UTC
Federal forces to be deployed in violence-riddled Argentine city of Rosario

The Argentine Government Tuesday announced the sending of a 1.575-strong federal security team to the Rosario area in the province of Santa Fe within the next two to three weeks, as drug violence and crime are increasingly on the rise since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina's ruling party keeps losing political ground, poll says

Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) coalition looks poised to a defeat at Nov- 14's mid-term elections worse than the one suffered Sept. 14 during the Mandatory, Open and Sim, simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections, according to a Solmoirago poll released Monday.