Politics

• Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:40 UTC

  Chile has new immigration law after eight years in Congress

  

  Chile's President Sebastán Piñera Sunday signed into law the new migration law which spent eight years in Congress before being passed.

• Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:20 UTC

  Argentine Government to discuss further restrictions as coronavirus cases soar

  

  Argentina's Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti are to hold a meeting Monday to discuss additional measures as the spread of the coronavirus pandemic seems increasingly out of control.

• Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:13 UTC

  Brazil “falls” to third place among covid-19 affected countries behind the U.S. and now India

  

  Brazil has been displaced from its shrine as the world's second-worst country regarding coronavirus infections. Its place has been taken over by India.

• Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 15:26 UTC

  Falklands, A 21-gun salute and parade to commemorate HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

  

  Today, the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was marked by a 21-gun salute on Victory Green in Stanley at midday. This went alongside a short parade, consisting of a marching detachment provided by the Falkland Islands Defence Force, with His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Nigel Phillips CBE, taking the salute.

• Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 10:16 UTC

  Brazil: Ex-President Cardoso says Bolsonaro wants to run for presidency against Lula; and will win

  

  Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995-2002) said in a newspaper interview that Jair Bolsonaro wanted to take on ex-President Lula da Silva in the next elections. And he would beat him.

• Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 10:03 UTC

  Prince Philip's death in times of virtual life and social media

  

  The death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and the growing popularity of social media and online contact, has led to a scenario completely different from the one seen at the last royal funeral, King George VI's in 1952.

• Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Falklands: Half-mast flags during period of national mourning for the Duke of Edinburgh

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) will observe a period of mourning in respect to the passing of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, FIG announced on Friday.

• Saturday, April 10th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Argentina strongly opposes UK's firing of missiles in the Falklands

  

  Argentina Friday expressed its government's utmost rejection of the announcement by British authorities that missiles were to be launched at the Falkland Islands. The Foreign Ministry warned that the “alleged defensive condition of the British military base in the South Atlantic is not only totally unjustified, but also represents a threat to the entire region.”

• Friday, April 9th 2021 - 15:27 UTC

  Falkland Islands mourn the loss of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) announced in a statement “with deep sadness” that the FIG “has today learned of the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.” In tribute to the Prince, the Falklands will stage a 21-gun salute on Saturday at noon, followed by a short parade, FIG announced.

• Friday, April 9th 2021 - 14:38 UTC

  UK in mourning as Duke of Edinburgh dies aged 99

  

  Prince Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died at Windsor Castle Friday, aged 99.