Politics

Friday, April 16th 2021 - 08:09 UTC
Raúl Castro to step down as leader of Cuba's Communist Party

Iconic leader Raúl Castro is expected to step down as First Secretary of Cuba's Communist Party (PCC) as the VIII Congress of the PCC is set to start this Friday at the Havana Convention Center, under the title “The Congress of the historical continuity of the Cuban Revolution.”
Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina: curfew extended, on-site schooling banned in Buenos Aires amid coronavirus second wave

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday announced further restrictions for the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) in a manoeuvre to curb the so-called second wave of the covid-19 disease.
Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Argentina to receive over 800,000 doses of AstraZeneca; Denmark stop giving that vaccine

The Argentine government has announced a shipment of 864,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anti-covid-19 vaccine is due at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport onboard a KLM flight this coming Sunday morning.
Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 08:41 UTC
US to withdraw from Afghanistan by September, says Joe Biden

US President Joseph Biden announced late Tuesday his country would withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11, thus putting an end to one of the longest armed conflicts in which the country has been involved.
Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 06:53 UTC
Uruguayan Presidential Secretary recovering “well” following emergency surgery

Uruguayan Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado was recovering “well” and hoped to be discharged from the hospital Thursday, following an emergency appendix surgery on Wednesday, it was reported.
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 15:36 UTC
Brazil: Senate to investigate Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic

Brazil's Senate Tuesday created a Parliamentary Investigation Commission (CPI) to evaluate President's Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced.
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 14:30 UTC
Parole granted to former Argentine Public Works Secretary jailed for hiding bags with corruption money

An Argentine court Tuesday granted parole to Former Argentine Public Works Secretary José López, who is serving a 7.5-year jail sentence for his involvement in what became known as the bags of money case.
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine Vice-President and aides acquitted in Central Bank “future dollar” case

Argentina's top penal court of appeals Tuesday acquitted former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2008-2015) and her aide Axel Kiciloff of all charges in the so-called future dollar case, because there had been no damage to the State, and that economic policy issues are not subject to prosecution.
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Argentine president tells US envoy there will be no new Chinese base

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday told US National Security Council advisor Juan Gonzalez that “there will be no foreign bases,” it was reported.
Wednesday, April 14th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Full lockdown in four Colombian cities going through third wave of covid-19

The Colombian government Tuesday imposed a full-scale lockdown on the cities of Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla and Santa Marta as new covid-19 infections push Intensive Care Units to their limit, it was reported.