Politics

Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:49 UTC
Bolsonaro wants face masks off except for those who test positive for covid-19

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday announced the end to the mandatory use of face masks as a protective measure against the coronavirus for people who have been either vaccinated or who have already recovered from covid-19.
Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
JBS paid hackers US$ 11 million; cyber extortion crime netted US$ 18 billion in 2020

Brazilian corporation JBS, the world's biggest meat processors, paid a US$11 million bitcoin ransom to hackers to prevent any further disruption after a paralyzing cyberattack believed to have originated in Russia.
Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Uruguayan Minister Falero recovering well after tumor surgery

Uruguay's Transport Minister José Luis Falero underwent a surgical procedure Thursday to have a tumour next to one of his eyes removed, it was reported.
Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:20 UTC
Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis: Pope rejects resignation of Munich's cardinal

Pope Francis rejected the offer of resignation from the Archbishop of Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx on Thursday, who had told the pope he would step down amid the sexual abuse crisis.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 23:08 UTC
Peru: Public Prosecutor requests preventive detention for Keiko Fujimori for failing to comply with probation

The Peruvian public prosecutor's office has requested that conservative presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori be remanded in custody for failing to comply with “the obligations imposed by the Criminal Court of Appeals” by meeting with one of the witnesses in her alleged money laundering trial during a press conference, which she was prohibited from doing. The request is contained in a document circulating since Thursday with the signature of the prosecutor in charge of the Lava Jato case in Peru, José Domingo Pérez.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 17:28 UTC
Brazil's Anvisa gives green light to start ButanVac testing pending some paperwork

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil (Anvisa) Wednesday authorized the Butantan Institute to carry out human tests of the locally-produced ButanVac immunizer.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Peru's elections: Castillo claims victory by around 80,000 votes, Fujimori will challenge the results legally

Leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo, from the Peru Libre party, Wednesday announced he had won the presidential runoff in Peru when votes were still being counted.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
Argentine President's gaffe overshadows Spanish PM's presence at Casa Rosada

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's presence at the Casa Rosada Wednesday was shadowed by a racist remark from Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who said that “Mexicans came from the Indians, Brazilians came from the jungle, but we Argentines came from the ships, and they were ships that came from Europe, and that's how we built our society.”
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador, first country ever

The Parliament of El Salvador has passed with 62 out of 84 votes a bill submitted by President Nayib Bukele to classify Bitcoin as legal tender, thus becoming the first country in the world to adopt a cryptocurrency. Its use as legal tender will go into law in 90 days.
Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
European Parliament: OK to Green Passport for covid-free travelers

The European Parliament (EP) Wednesday approved using a digital certificate attesting to a person's situation regarding covid-19, which will allow travellers to prove if they have been vaccinated, overcome the disease, or obtain a negative result to a PCR test.