Politics

Sunday, April 25th 2021 - 14:12 UTC
Biden tells it like it is: The killing of Armenians in WWI was “genocide”

US President Joseph Biden tells it like it is and calls the massacre of as many as 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire during World War I “a genocide.”
Saturday, April 24th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine Transport Minister Meoni dies in car crash aged 56

Argentina's Transport Minister Mario Meoni died Friday evening in a car crash en route to his hometown of Junín in the province of Buenos Aires, it was reported.
Saturday, April 24th 2021 - 07:37 UTC
Canada bans air traffic to and from India, Pakistan as covid-19 cases soar

Canada has banned all flights arriving from Pakistan and also from India, where the spread of the coronavirus pandemic seems to have to ceil.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 23:33 UTC
Royal Navy takes bomb disposal experts to South Georgia to remove Falklands War munitions

The Royal Navy's HMS Forth has taken bomb disposal specialists to South Georgia as part of a mission to protect the island's wildlife. The ten-day environmental mission set out to remove bombs and ordnance left behind during the Falkland Islands conflict involving the Argentine armed forces in 1982.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 22:08 UTC
Uruguay's Central Bank concerned about growth projections for 2021 in coronavirus context

Uruguay's Central Bank Friday released its report for the first quarter of 2021 which highlighted the entity's concern regarding “three relevant risks” in a growth scenario of just 3.5% this year.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 21:40 UTC
Argentine Federal Police arrests two in Tucumán for planning attack against Jewish community

Two people were arrested Friday in the Argentine province of Tucumán when they were reportedly planning to commit an undetermined attack against the local Jewish community, hours before the beginning of the Shabbat day of rest, the local La Gaceta newspaper reported.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:40 UTC
City of Buenos Aires bans all non-urgent surgical procedures to free up hospitals for covid-19 patients

Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta Thursday ordered all health care facilities regardless of whether public or private to cancel every non-urgent surgical procedure or treatment scheduled for the coming days to make room for the increasing number of covid-19 patients who need hospitalization, it was announced.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:21 UTC
Chilean Senate sinks Piñera into deeper isolation regarding withdrawal of pension funds

Chile's Senate Thursday passed a bill whereby people shall be allowed to withdraw an additional ten per cent from the pension funds to be able to cope with the hardships caused by job losses and the closing of businesses owing to the restrictive health measures against Covid-19.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Argentine opposition agrees to postponing primary, general elections

The Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change - JxC) opposition coalition Thursday agreed to reschedule this year's primary and general mid-term election to allow for a better anti-covid-19 campaign, it was announced.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 08:33 UTC
Bolivia bans beef exports to guarantee domestic supply

The Government of Bolivia Thursday decided to halt all beef exports to prevent international demand from leading to an increase in price domestic consumers could not afford, Minister of Rural Development and Lands, Remmy Gonzales announced. “We have already talked with the sectors and we have already taken the measures to suspend exports while the domestic market is not supplied,” he told the media.