Politics

Friday, July 16th 2021 - 14:32 UTC
Brazil: Governor of São Paulo tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time

João Doria, Governor of the Brazilian State of São Paulo, has tested yet again positive for Sars-CoV-2, despite having received both doses of the Coronavac immunizer, it was announced.
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 09:47 UTC
CPI climbs 3.2% in June in Argentina, 25.3% in first semester of 2021

The Argentine Central Bank's monthly Survey of Market Expectations (REM) has matched the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) announcement Thursday of a 3.2% increase in retail prices nationwide.
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Colombian court hears new charges against Army staff allegedly involved in human rights violations

Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has filed charges Thursday against 15 members of the national army of “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” it was announced.
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 09:09 UTC
Falklands puts in practice quarantine options and warns about symptoms of Delta variant

Falkland Islands' Executive Council, ExCo, approved on Thursday a further change to quarantine measures for people travelling to the Falkland Islands by air with the introduction of a new 5-day‘ test to release’ option. This initiative was identified during the latest six-week review of quarantine arrangements, in line with the requirements of the Infectious Diseases Control Regulations 2020, as well as in light of the Covid-19 vaccination status of the community.
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Bolsonaro averts chances of emergency surgery

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said from his hospital bed in São Paulo that the chances that he might require to undergo surgery were “very remote.”
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:41 UTC
Uruguayan President vows that should a 3rd dose be necessary it will be with the Pfizer vaccine

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday said the potential need for a third dose of an anticovid-19 vaccine was still under study but should the experts find it necessary it would be with the one produced by Pfizer.
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 08:36 UTC
Argentine Government decrees five days of mourning for victims of covid-19

The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández Thursday decreed five days of mourning in tribute to the over 100,000 deadly victims of covid 19, a figure which reached six digits Wednesday.
Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 09:44 UTC
Argentine President's prophecy becomes true, but it turns out to be worse

Argentine President Alberto Fernández, who had said earlier through the coronavirus pandemic that he would rather have 10% new poor people than 100,000 deaths is now faced with his prophecy.
Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
State of exception decreed in Ecuador due to covid-19 Delta variant and Delta Plus subvariant

Upon confirmation of the presence of the Delta and Delta Plus variants of the Sars-Cov-2, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso, Wednesday decreed a state of exception focused exclusively on the areas where those detections have taken place.
Thursday, July 15th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
Cuban gov't to allow medicines, food and hygiene products into the country

Cuba's Ministry of Finance and Prices has allowed unrestricted entry into the country of medicines, food, and hygiene products as of next Monday in a measure to appease protests which erupted nationwide last Sunday.