Politics

Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
CNP to go on protesting as dialogue with Colombian government yields no progress

Colombia's National Strike Committee (CNP) Sunday decided to push through with marches and demonstrations as a dialogue with the administration of President Iván Duque was leading nowhere.
Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Cardoso and Lula da Silva support Argentina in the Mercosur tariff reduction controversy

Former Brazilian presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula da Silva signed a statement in which they support Argentina's position in the Mercosur controversy regarding a flat unilateral tariff reduction as sponsored by president Jair Bolsonaro, with the backing of Uruguay, but rejected by President Alberto Fernandez.
Monday, June 7th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Falklands' program for the anniversary of Liberation Day 14 June 2021

To mark the anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentinean occupation in 1982, the following program has been arranged for Monday 14 June 2021, according to a release from Gilbert House.
Monday, June 7th 2021 - 08:05 UTC
Nigerian Boko Haram guerrilla leader kills himself in fight against rival factions

The leader of Nigeria's jihadist Boko Haram guerrillas Abubakar Shekau was involved in a firefight at his home during which he took his own life, it was reported Sunday, two weeks after the alleged incident.
Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Fact Checking: Uruguayan President took less scientific-recommended measures than he stated

The information check unit of French international news agency AFP Friday announced it had detected a statement by Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou that 24.5 of the 27 sanitary measures recommended by his honorary scientific advising committee known as GACH was not accurate.
Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 09:47 UTC
Uruguayan ministers travel to Paraguay to discuss flexibilization of Mercosur

Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche and Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo travelled to Paraguay Friday to discuss with the local administration of President Mario Abdo Benítez new steps towards flexibilities Mercosur's rules.
Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 09:18 UTC
Facebook bans Trump for two years; “an insult” to his 75 million voters

Facebook on Friday banned former US President Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment for violating platform rules over the deadly attack by supporters on the US capitol last January.
Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Harsher measures against covid-19 reach Argentine province of Córdoba

The province of Córdoba, Argentina's second-largest district in terms of surface and third in population, has banned on-site schooling plus social and family gatherings as of this coming Monday as occupancy of intensive care beds mounts.
Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 09:02 UTC
Bolsonaro praises SPIEF's role in a world with changing geopolitical demands

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro Friday hailed the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) during his virtual appearance at Eurasia’s key economic and business event, it was reported.
Saturday, June 5th 2021 - 08:57 UTC
Latin America unemployment in 2021 forecast at 11.1%, according to ILO

The International Labor Organization (ILO) Friday issued a report according to which 28 million Latin Americans are in a situation of working poverty due to the pandemic, for an overall unemployment rate of 11.1% in the region for the year 2021.