Politics

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 09:13 UTC

  Brazil needs to appoint new brass after mass resignation

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday accepted the resignations of the current heads of the three armed forces – General Edson Pujol (Army), Admiral Ilqes Barbosa (Navy) and Brigadier Antonio Carlos Bermudes (Air Force) just one day after dismissing Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo and appointing Walter Braga Netto as his successor.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:51 UTC

  Paraguay: Foreign Minister cries for US, Taiwan help with Covid-19 vaccines

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the United States, for anti-covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the disease which has killed over 4,000 people so far.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:22 UTC

  Manhattan judge rules against Argentina over mishandling of INDEC data

  

  US Federal Judge Loretta A. Preska of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday ruled against Argentina and in favour of the plaintiffs with regards to the South American country's handling of the official figures upon which profits were to be measured for the bondholders.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 04:06 UTC

  World leaders seek international treaty under WHO for pandemics to come after covid-19

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and other top world leaders agreed Tuesday in a joint news article published in various top world newspapers that the international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response.” Also signing the declaration was World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

• Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 04:04 UTC

  Lawmaker wants referendum on province of Mendoza's independence from Argentina

  

  Deputy José Luis Ramón Tuesday announced he would submit a bill to Congress to hold a referendum in his native province of Mendoza so that its citizens can decide whether they want to remain a part of Argentina.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Lacalle gets vaccinated – insists on need for flexibility on the part of Mercosur

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday stood by the words he said during Friday's virtual Mercosur Summit which led to a rife with his Argentina counterpart Alberto Fernández.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Bolsonaro reshuffles Brazil's cabinet, apparently to take on Covid-19 from a different angle

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday ordered a sizeable reshuffle of his cabinet by accepting resignations from six top aides and appointing their successors. The most significant changes involved Foreign Affairs, Defense and Justice, at a time when the government's image is weakened and under pressure due to the way the coronavirus pandemic has been handled.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Florida Governor DeSantis against US vaccine passports

  

  Florida State Governor Ron DeSantis Monday announced he would fight the federal administration's plans to create a national vaccine passport.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Significant post-Brexit Chile tour by Lord Mayor of London revealed

  

  The British government Tuesday revealed that William Russell, the Lord Mayor of The City of London, paid a virtual visit to Chile on 9 and 10 March to strengthen trade links with the South American country.

• Monday, March 29th 2021 - 10:18 UTC

  Uruguay: Health system on the verge of saturation due to Covid-19

  

  In Uruguay, 35.6% of operational intensive care beds (ICBs) are occupied by Covid-19 patients, reported the Uruguayan Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SUMI). Medical specialists warn that this is a limit that could lead to problems in the functioning of the ICBs.