Politics

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  Pulitzer “special citation” for a teenager who caught on video the murder of George Floyd by police

  

  A teenager whose video of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer sparked worldwide protests against racial injustice was awarded a “special citation” on Friday by the Pulitzer Prize Board.

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 07:52 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth and royal family host a reception for G7 leaders

  

  Britain’s Queen Elizabeth hosted on Friday reception for leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) richest nations, who are holding a three-day summit. The reception was held at Cornwall’s Eden Project, an attraction that features the world’s largest indoor rainforest within giant domes.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Lacalle announces free trade zone coming up in Uruguayan department of Maldonado

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Thursday in La Capuera that plans were underway to create a free trade zone in the department of Maldonado.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Peru objects to Argentine President's congratulating Castillo before official results announced

  

  The Government of Peru sent a note of protest to Argentina after President Alberto Fernández congratulated Pedro Castillo for his victory before the official election results were announced.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Brazil's STF finally agrees to Copa America by 10 votes to 1

  

  Brazil's Supreme Court Thursday turned down three appeals to stop the Copa American football tournament from going ahead as planned due to the number of covid-19 infections in the country.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Santiago de Chile Metropolitan Region back under full quarantine

  

  The Chilean Government has announced Thursday that the Santiago Metropolitan Area will return to full quarantine as of this Friday in light of the increase in coronavirus infections.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Bolsonaro wants face masks off except for those who test positive for covid-19

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday announced the end to the mandatory use of face masks as a protective measure against the coronavirus for people who have been either vaccinated or who have already recovered from covid-19.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  JBS paid hackers US$ 11 million; cyber extortion crime netted US$ 18 billion in 2020

  

  Brazilian corporation JBS, the world's biggest meat processors, paid a US$11 million bitcoin ransom to hackers to prevent any further disruption after a paralyzing cyberattack believed to have originated in Russia.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Uruguayan Minister Falero recovering well after tumor surgery

  

  Uruguay's Transport Minister José Luis Falero underwent a surgical procedure Thursday to have a tumour next to one of his eyes removed, it was reported.

• Friday, June 11th 2021 - 08:20 UTC

  Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis: Pope rejects resignation of Munich's cardinal

  

  Pope Francis rejected the offer of resignation from the Archbishop of Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx on Thursday, who had told the pope he would step down amid the sexual abuse crisis.