Politics

Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
Bill allowing Chileans to withdraw yet another 10% of pension savings does not make it through the Senate

A bill authorizing Chileans to make a fourth withdrawal of pension funds to cope with economic shortcomings due to restrictive measures taken during the fight against COVID-19 has failed to make it through the Senate.
Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Brazil's STF poised to terminating Bolsonaro's secret funds

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) looked poised Tuesday to bring the existence of confidential funds to an end. According to this mechanism dating back to 2020, a parliamentarian acts each year as “budget rapporteur,” suggesting federal agencies where and how to spend that money.
Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Prominent Venezuelan politician warns EU's mission: The will of the people must be respected

Venezuelan prominent political leader, Chavismo's number two, Diosdado Cabello, lashed out on Tuesday against the European Union's electoral mission that is in the country to supervise the upcoming legislative and regional elections.
Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Chilean court upholds convictions against DINA torturers

Former operatives of Chile's National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) have been convicted earlier this week for crimes against humanity committed during Augusto Pinochet's military regime (1973-1990).
Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Peru: Alberto Fujimori hospitalized for tests, his wife in a coma

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been taken to a Lima clinic to undergo urgent tests, as his health seems to be deteriorating, according to his daughter and former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori.
Wednesday, November 10th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Paraguay too says Nicaragua's elections were “illegitimate”

Paraguay Tuesday joined the group of nations denouncing last Sunday's elections in Nicaragua, which were won by incumbent President Daniel Ortega over symbolic candidates while those who could have challenged him either sat in jail or were in exile.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 20:55 UTC
Chilean Deputies agree Piñera needs to go through impeachment before the Senate

Chile's Lower House Tuesday passed a motion to impeach President Sebastián Piñera for his involvement in the Dominga mining company affair, which was included in the Pandora Papers report.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 20:40 UTC
UK adds brands of COVID-19 vaccines to list of treatments admitted for travelers

Health authorities from the United Kingdom have added Sinovac, Sinopharm Beijing and Covaxin to the list of immunizers to be accepted in order to spare incoming travelers a mandatory quarantine.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 16:06 UTC
No COVID-19 deaths in São Paulo, Brazil, in one full day

The Brazilian State of São Paulo Monday recorded its first day without deaths due to COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Red Cross presents final report after six Argentine soldiers are identified

The International Committee of the Red Cross presented on Monday, in Geneva, its final report on forensic work to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.