Politics

Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:23 UTC
UK: Prince Philip to have solemn, yet restricted, funeral due to pandemic

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, will have a funeral with bands and a military escort that will take place on Saturday afternoon within the grounds of Windsor Castle. Only 30 of his relatives will be allowed to attend the ceremony due to restrictions in the United Kingdom because of the coronavirus pandemic and there will be a minute's silence across the country at 4 pm (UK time).
Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:20 UTC
Argentine President Fernández sticks to restrictive measures and clashes with Buenos Aires mayor

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday stood by his decision to shut down all schools for two weeks, among other restrictive measures aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 infections.
Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 12:07 UTC
Uruguayan President seizes Pfizer vaccines Argentine neglected, press reports

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou successfully carried out a personal negotiation with the Pfizer laboratory in Buenos Aires in December as talks between the Argentine government and the manufacturers of the vaccine began to stall, it was reported.
Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 11:59 UTC
Covid-19: Paraguay eyes harsher measures as Easter restrictions yield results below expectations

Paraguay's Health Ministry Friday admitted further restrictions are under consideration after a strict lockdown and other measures imposed during the Easter weekend failed to yield the desired results regarding a slowdown in the spread of the covid-19 disease.
Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 11:55 UTC
Raúl Castro in favor of dialogue with US in one of his last appearances as Communist Party leader

Iconic Cuban Revolution leader Raúl Castro Friday opened the Cuban Communist Party convention which will mark the end of his days as First Secretary by making it clear nobody had forced him to make that decision and he supported a closer dialogue with giant neighbours the United States.
Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 10:36 UTC
Chile's judiciary imposes first ever jail sentence on politician found guilty of corruption

Former conservative Senator Jaime Orpis has been bestowed Friday with the dubious honour of becoming Chile's first-ever politician to be handed down a jail sentence for his involvement in acts of corruption.
Friday, April 16th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Brazil: Supreme Court upholds ruling allowing Lula to run for president in 2022

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva's convictions were annulled Thursday by the country's Supreme Court (STF) in an 8-3 ruling which clears the Workers Party (PT) iconic figure to seek a new term in 2022.
Friday, April 16th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Third-place finisher in Peru's elections wants vote count review but shall not endorse Castillo at runoff

Rafael López Aliaga of Popular Renovation (Renovación Popular – a right-wing party founded in 2020), who finished third in Sunday's first round of Peru´s presidential election with 11.69% of valid votes, behind Pedro Castillo (19.12%) and Keiko Fujimori (13.37% ) has requested Thursday the revision of all the voting records but warned he will not support “Communist” Castillo at the June 6 runoff.
Friday, April 16th 2021 - 09:22 UTC
Uruguay's GDP expectations lowered amid pandemic

Uruguay's Center for Economic Research (CINVE) Thursday submitted its latest report, which showed a projected Gross Domestic Product lowered from previous expectations, given the economic consequences of measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Friday, April 16th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
US expels Russian diplomats in retaliation for SolarWinds hack

US president Joseph Biden Thursday ordered the expulsion of ten Russian diplomats for allegedly meddling with the elections in what became known as the SolarWinds breach.