Politics

Saturday, December 18th 2021 - 09:11 UTC
Peru's president under investigation for corruption

Peru's President Pedro Castillo is once again under the spotlight after the Attorney General said his Office was already investigating press allegations that businesswoman Karelim López had paid the head of state offered to help the Puente Tarata III consortium win the tender for a work.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 19:56 UTC
Chubut's capital virtually on fire after demonstrations against mining law

Demonstrators in the Argentine province of Chubut set the Government House and other public buildings in the capital city of Rawson on fire to express their opposition to a mega-mining bill passed by the local legislature.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 19:54 UTC
Biden foresees tragic winter ahead for those unvaccinated against COVID-19

US President Joseph Biden Thursday forecast a quick spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus throughout his country this winter and an ensuing outbreak of “severe illness and death for the unvaccinated.”
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 11:56 UTC
Uruguayan President completes mission in Qatar and faces a crisis in his coalition

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou returned home from an official trip to Qatar in search of trade opportunities for his country. He reached an agreement regarding visas while air routes and direct investments are being studied.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
Argentina to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Bolivia

Argentina has announced one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be sent to Bolivia next Monday, making it “the largest donation of doses between countries in South America since the global pandemic was declared,” according to a Health Ministry statement. The doses will be carried in a Hercules C-130 aircraft of the Argentine Air Force.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Anvisa wants Brazilian children vaccinated against COVID-19

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Thursday recommended children be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite President Jair Bolsonaro's stance against this type of immunization.
Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 20:30 UTC
Brazil's STF upholds vaccination pass for incoming travelers

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has ratified in plenum a preliminary ruling by Justice Luis Roberto Barroso whereby migration authorities shall require foreign travelers to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before being allowed into the country.
Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 19:39 UTC
Former Bolivian Foreign Ministry official arrested over 2019 uprising against Evo

A former top-ranking official from Bolivia's Foreign Ministry has been placed under arrest for his alleged involvement in the reception from Argentina of tear gas and other military supplies in the events surrounding the resignation of former President Evo Morales and the accession to power of Janine Áñez.
Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 19:20 UTC
British Queen cancels pre-Christmas family lunch

British Queen Elizabeth II has called off her traditional pre-Christmas family lunch as a precaution against COVID-19, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday.
Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Nothing to fear at Mercosur Summit Friday, Argentine ambassador says

Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli Wednesday said Friday's Mercosur Summit posed no risk of tensions between Presidents Alberto Fernández and Jair Bolsonaro, despite former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva's recent appearance at a ceremony in Buenos Aires.