Politics

Thursday, April 29th 2021 - 09:36 UTC
Uruguayan schools to reopen gradually in May

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday announced a gradual return to on-site schooling for a third of nationwide students as of next Monday.
Thursday, April 29th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Paraguay's plans to open commercial office in Jerusalem delayed by pandemic but still on the agenda

Israel's concurrent Ambassador to Paraguay (and Uruguay) Yoed Magen Wednesday announced the South American country was considering the opening of a commercial office in Jerusalem, after meeting in Asunción with President Mario Abdo Benítez.
Thursday, April 29th 2021 - 09:17 UTC
STF magistrate rules census must go ahead in Brazil

Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Marco Aurélio Mello Wednesday acquiesced to an appeal from the northeastern State of Maranhão and order the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro to carry out a national census.
Thursday, April 29th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
RSF denounces two Spanish journalists killed in Burkina Faso

The non-government organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has denounced the killing of Spanish journalists David Beriáin and Roberto Fraile together with Rory Young, a Zambian-born Irish conservationist. The journalists were on an anti-poaching mission in Burkina Faso.
Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:58 UTC
Piñera's future in suspense after Constitutional Court ruling regarding pension funds

Chile's Constitutional Court (TC) rejected on Tuesday a request by the government of Sebastián Piñera seeking to disapprove of a constitutional reform that Congress passed into law for a third withdrawal of 10 per cent of the pension funds.
Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
Amnesty International against deportation of migrants in Chile

Amnesty International's office in Chile Tuesday “repudiated” the wave of arrests and deportations of migrants after the enactment of the new immigration law promoted by the administration of President Sebastián Piñera, it was announced.
Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay: Pepe Mujica recovering after surgery to remove fishbone from his throat

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica was recovering well following an emergency procedure to remove a fishbone from his throat, according to medical sources.
Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:53 UTC
Wealth tax returns twice as much as expected in Bolivia

Bolivian President Luis Arce announced on Tuesday his country's tax bureau had collected twice as much as originally estimated through the “very rich tax.”
Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Former Uruguayan Vice President Gonzalo Aguirre dies at age 81

Former Uruguayan Vice President Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez (1990-1995) has died at the age of 81 in Montevideo, it was announced. He had been hospitalized since March 19 after having caught covid-19.
Tuesday, April 27th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
External tariffs discussed at Mercosur foreign ministers virtual meeting

The Government of Argentina Monday submitted a proposal for the average reduction of the Common External Tariffs during a virtual meeting of Southern Common Market (Mercosur)'s Foreign Ministers, it was announced.