Politics

Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 07:54 UTC
US dollar soars in Colombia as Petro's inauguration looms over

The Colombian peso Monday suffered a historic devaluation amid uncertainty less than a month ahead of President-elect Gustavo Petro's inauguration.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 22:25 UTC
Bolsonarist murderer of PT treasurer remanded

A Brazilian court has ordered Jorge José da Rocha Guaranho to be remanded after charging him with murdering Workers' Party (PT) Treasurer Marcelo Arruda in Foz do Iguaçu, a city on the Brazilian sector of the three-way border with Argentina and Paraguay.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 22:22 UTC
Batakis announces spending cuts for Argentine gov't

Argentina's Economy Minister Silvina Batakis Monday warned that the government of President Alberto Fernández “will not spend more than we have,” while launching a series of measures aimed at curbing inflation and restoring federal reserves.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 20:55 UTC
Abuse within Paraguayan Military Academy reported

Just weeks after two cases of abuses within Argentina's Army surfaced, Paraguay's National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (MNPT) Monday confirmed the cruel treatment of cadets at the Francisco Solano López Military Academy (Academil) was common practice.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
US Ambassador insists on no special IMF treatment for Argentina

The United States Ambassador to Buenos Aires Marc Stanley insisted there would be no special treatment for Argentina following President Alberto Fernández Government's request to cut down the International Monetary Fund (IMF) surcharge.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:17 UTC
Argentine authorities ready to launch batch of economic measures

Argentine President Alberto Fernández and newly-appointed Economy Minister Silvina Batakis reviewed over the weekend a series of measures to be launched shortly in a move to curb inflation and strengthen the Treasury's coffers.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Europe divided over “greenwashing” gas and nuclear energy, but parliament ready to support the bill

For the European Parliament natural gas and nuclear power plants have been designated as climate-friendly investments. The European Commission released the proposal, formally called the EU taxonomy, in December as a list of economic activities that investors can label and market as green in the EU.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Argentine man reportedly left to die for lacking Bolivian money

An Argentine man from Salta was allegedly left to die by Bolivian doctors after he could not afford his medical bills in local currency and was told that “your money is of no use to us,” according to Argentine media.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Chilean court ruling grants right to non-binary ID

A ruling by Chile's Judiciary where a Law School team represented the plaintiffs has recognized -based on the examples of Colombia, Argentina, and Canada- the right of non-binary gender people of legal age to change their birth certificate and mark it with an “X” instead of “feminine” or “masculine,” it was reported in Santiago.
Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
At least 21 killed in separate night outings across South Africa

At least 21 people were killed and 16 others wounded by early Sunday in separate shootings across South Africa during the weekend, as the country undergoes the worst wave of violence since the apartheid era.