Politics

Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Entertainment may resume in Uruguay July 5, but travellers face tougher restrictions

The Government of Uruguay Friday announced public shows, parties, social events, food courts, cinemas and amateur sports competitions may resume as of July 5, provided they comply with the anticoronavirus protocols in force.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Colombian President Duque unharmed as his helicopter is fired at

The helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Dique was fired on Friday. No casualties were reported.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil eases entry restrictions on entry to Venezuelan migrants through Roraima land crossing

Brazil's Federal Government has allowed international land border crossings to and from Venezuela for residents of adjacent cities who shall be required to produce a borderline resident ID card, according to a new measure published on the Official Gazette Friday.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
“Why Uruguay lost control of COVID,” as reported in Nature magazine

By Luke Taylor – Complacency and a coronavirus variant help to explain why Uruguay, once a pandemic success story, couldn’t withstand the surge now rocking South America.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Mexican government accused of spying on non-acquiescent columnists

The Mexican government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been accused this week of mounting an espionage scheme to intimidate journalists, it was reported by the newspaper El Universal.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 03:14 UTC
Argentine Senate passes trans workers quota bill

Argentina's Senate has passed a bill mandating a quota of transvestite and transgendered workers be hired by all government agencies and now it is up to the Executive to pass it into law.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Russia to the world: Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are our Latin American allies

Russia reiterated this week its support for Latin American allies, mainly Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua given the standing “external threats,” stated Moscow's defence minister General Sergey Shoigu who underlined the historic links with the three countries.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Game over: C14 resolution ignores Falklands' pleas and again calls for a bilateral dialogue Argentina/UK

The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, C24, addressed on Thursday the annual Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty question, which once again concluded with an appeal to the governments of Argentina and Britain to resume dialogue with the purpose of finding, in the shortest time possible, a peaceful solution to the controversy.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:47 UTC
Chile toughens up on border, quarantine controls

Chile has imposed new restrictive measures to enter the country and extended the closure of its borders until July 14, Health Ministry authorities announced Thursday.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Nicaraguan President says jailed opponents wanted to overthrow him

“Do not come with the story that they are candidates,” Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said in reference to the numerous opposition politicians his regime has incarcerated over the past few weeks.