Politics

Monday, June 21st 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Ecuadorean President Lasso travels to US for surgery but will stay in command

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso Sunday flew to Miami to undergo spinal cord surgery, after which he is expected to spend several days in rehabilitation.
Monday, June 21st 2021 - 08:53 UTC
Anvisa green-lights sale of 480 tons of medical oxygen to Paraguay

Paraguay's Foreign Ministry Sunday confirmed Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) had agreed to allow the sale of 480 tons of oxygen for medical purposes.
Monday, June 21st 2021 - 08:45 UTC
US to cover all expenses of gender reassignment surgery to war veterans

The Government of the United States Sunday announced it planned to cover the costs of sex-change surgery for veterans who wished to undergo such a treatment. Until now, only hormone therapy and psychological services were provided.
Monday, June 21st 2021 - 07:44 UTC
United States celebrates “Juneteenth”, the new national holiday marking the end of slavery

The United States celebrated over the weekend “Juneteenth”, the newly declared national holiday that marks the end of slavery and which comes a year after George Floyd's murder sparked anti-racism protests.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 14:09 UTC
Brazil: Henrique Cardoso turns 90 and thinks tomorrow “could be better than today”

Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) defended the alliance of political forces to oppose authoritarianism in a newspaper interview marking his 90th birthday, Friday, June 18.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 12:15 UTC
Brussels drops tariffs for 75,000 tonnes of Falklands squid

The European Commission has reached an agreement to allow 75,000 tonnes of Falklands loligo to be imported tariff-free into the European Union, according to reports in Galician daily Faro de Vigo.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Mines-free Falklands will remove fences of fields that remained out of bounds for almost forty years

The Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) approved a proposal to remove the fences which secured former minefield sites around the Islands over a three-year period of 2021 to 2024.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Retired military officers call for annulment of Peru's elections as political unrest mounts

Peru's President Francisco Sagasti has ordered the Minister of Defense to investigate the sending of a letter by retired military officers which may imply a breach “to the constitutional order.”
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 08:01 UTC
Little turnout leaves hardliner Raisi poised to become Iran's next president

Hardliner Ebrahim Raisi looks poised to become Iran's next president after Friday's elections amid surging coronavirus cases and voter apathy in a devastated economy.
Saturday, June 19th 2021 - 06:35 UTC
Antonio Guterres sworn as UN Secretary General for his second term

Antonio Guterres was sworn on Friday as UN Secretary-General for his second term. In a speech to the General Assembly Guterres thanked the Member States and said it was a “great privilege“to be re-elected as Secretary-General.