Politics

Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 05:07 UTC
Biden's climate summit starts on Mother Earth's Day

US President Joseph Biden Thursday pledged to reduce his country's greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2030 during the opening speech of a virtual Climate Summit he convened featuring several world leaders and which is regarded as a preliminary encounter leading up to the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this coming November.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 04:38 UTC
Brazil, Judge orders beaches and bars of Rio de Janeiro must go back to business as usual

The beaches of Rio de Janeiro were allowed to start welcoming visitors again since Wednesday, following a court order which found Mayor Eduardo Paes' ban was unconstitutional.
Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 04:20 UTC
Argentina to open new consulate in Playa del Carmen

The Argentine Government is to open a new consulate in the Mexican beach resort of Playa del Carmen, as announced in the Official Gazette.
Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Argentine President calls for international treaty on pandemics to boost WHO's role

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday called all countries to ”reinforce the role of the World Health Organization (WHO)“ through ”an international treaty on pandemics.”
Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:39 UTC
Vaccine passport reportedly coming up in Uruguay soon but no official announcement yet

Uruguay's Tourism Minister Germán Cardoso Wednesday raised again the issue of vaccination certificates for foreign travellers to “guarantee the sanitary status” of the country.
Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Uruguayan President: competition between countries must not prevail to fight covid-19

During his speech at the XXVII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, which is held in Andorra although most participants make only video appearances, Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday launched an appeal to his fellow leaders to find new ways in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic.
Thursday, April 22nd 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Argentina: Mother of Plaza de Mayo VP Porota Meroño dies aged 95

The Association Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Wednesday announced in a statement the passing away of the organization's Vice President Mercedes Colás de Meroño, known as “Porota.”
Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 20:52 UTC
Disappearance of Indonesian submarine touches relatives of ARA San Juan victims

The Indonesian Navy Wednesday reported the disappearance of the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine somewhere north of the island of Bali with 53 crew members on board and has asked Australia and Singapore for help to locate it.
Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 20:31 UTC
Former white policeman guilty of murdering black man in racial case which sparked unrest in US - President Biden “relieved”

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday by a jury of his peers for the killing of George Floyd in an incident that sparked racial violence all across the United States in 2020 leading up to the presidential elections. Chauvin is white; Foyd was black.
Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 20:16 UTC
Paraguay redirects funds from binational electric plants to anticovid effort

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez wants funds belonging to both binational hydroelectric plants, namely Itaipú and Yacyretá, redirected to the anticovid-19 effort and has instructed Directors Manuel María Cáceres and Nicanor Duarte Frutos to proceed accordingly.