Politics

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Living conditions of Brazilians has deteriorated under Bolsonaro, study says

  

  A survey released this week has shown that the overall living conditions of Brazilians under President Jair Bolsonaro has taken a turn for the worse, which would account for the drop in his approval ratings, which do not make him the favorite to win next year's elections.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 08:31 UTC

  Boris and Carrie Johnson announce the birth of a daughter

  

  Boris and Carrie Johnson have announced the birth of a daughter, their second child since he became prime minister. Mrs. Johnson gave birth to the baby at a London hospital on Thursday, and Boris Johnson was there throughout, BBC reported.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 07:00 UTC

  November marked a further increase in FAO's Food Price Index, 27,3% from a year earlier

  

  The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 134.4 points in November 2021, up 1.6 points (1.2 percent) from October and 28.8 points (27.3 percent) from November 2020.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 23:36 UTC

  Argentina's land borders with Brazil, Uruguay set for full reopening

  

  The Government of Brazil will reopen its land border crossings to/from Argentina as of this coming Saturday, according to Buenos Aires' Ambassador to Brasilia Daniel Scioli.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:57 UTC

  No face-to-face Mercosur Summit, Bolsonaro decides

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday decided that the upcoming Mercosur Summit, scheduled for Dec. 16 and 17, which was to be the first in a long while under the old face-to-face format, has been reshaped to be held virtually like most recent ones.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina's Xmas present: Falklands offered two humanitarian flights for residents to visit relatives

  

  Britain allegedly thanked Argentina for its offer of two humanitarian flights so that Falkland Islands residents could visit relatives, mainly in Chile, or for other reasons during the holidays season, but the UK also recalled that air links with the Islands are the exclusive responsibility of the Falklands' elected government.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil announces health pass requirement, minister refuses to call it so

  

  The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro, known for his personal stance in favor of freedom of choice regarding COVID-19 vaccination, has announced arriving travelers who have not been immunized will be put through mandatory quarantine.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Russia and Nicaragua strengthen bilateral ties on nuclear and other issues

  

  The Governments of Russia and Nicaragua have agreed to work together towards the development of peaceful use of nuclear energy, it was announced Tuesday.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:27 UTC

  LUC referendum in Uruguay scheduled for March 27

  

  Uruguay's National Electoral Court has decided that the Referendum to repeal 135 provisions of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) will be held March 27, 2022, Chief Justice José Arocena announced.

• Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Johnson aide resigns over Xmas party scandal, PM enacts COVID Plan B

  

  A close aide of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has turned in her resignation after being involved in the Christmas Party scandal, according to which last year's celebrations at 10 Downing Street were not by restrictive sanitary measures imposed on the rest of the population.