Politics

Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:50 UTC
New variant of Manaus coronavirus strain detected in Brazil

Coronavirus experts in Brazil Wednesday admitted a new variant of the coronavirus' Manaus version had been identified, as concern about a worsening situation mounted.
Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:49 UTC
US State Department critical of Argentina in annual report

The US State Department was particularly critical of Argentina in its annual report on the state of human rights in the world in 2020 released Tuesday.
Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Argentine Foreign Ministry denies report regarding termination of Madrid I, II and Foradori-Duncan agreements with UK

Argentina's Foreign Ministry Wednesday denied an alleged scoop published by the Buenos Aires daily Infobae, according to which the administration of President Alberto Fernández was eyeing the termination of the bilateral agreements with the United Kingdom regarding the issue of the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 16:04 UTC
Argentina says Uruguay is authorised to dredge Montevideo port to 13 metres only

In 2020, the Uruguayan government agreed on a framework agreement for the dredging and widening of the access channel to the port of Montevideo, which provoked criticism from neighbouring Argentina. Now the Argentine government has informed Uruguay that it has authorized the dredging of the access channel to the port of Montevideo to only 13 meters, and not 14, as announced by the current and previous Uruguayan governments.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Brazil needs to appoint new brass after mass resignation

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday accepted the resignations of the current heads of the three armed forces – General Edson Pujol (Army), Admiral Ilqes Barbosa (Navy) and Brigadier Antonio Carlos Bermudes (Air Force) just one day after dismissing Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo and appointing Walter Braga Netto as his successor.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:51 UTC
Paraguay: Foreign Minister cries for US, Taiwan help with Covid-19 vaccines

Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the United States, for anti-covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the disease which has killed over 4,000 people so far.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:22 UTC
Manhattan judge rules against Argentina over mishandling of INDEC data

US Federal Judge Loretta A. Preska of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday ruled against Argentina and in favour of the plaintiffs with regards to the South American country's handling of the official figures upon which profits were to be measured for the bondholders.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 04:06 UTC
World leaders seek international treaty under WHO for pandemics to come after covid-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and other top world leaders agreed Tuesday in a joint news article published in various top world newspapers that the international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response.” Also signing the declaration was World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 04:04 UTC
Lawmaker wants referendum on province of Mendoza's independence from Argentina

Deputy José Luis Ramón Tuesday announced he would submit a bill to Congress to hold a referendum in his native province of Mendoza so that its citizens can decide whether they want to remain a part of Argentina.
Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Lacalle gets vaccinated – insists on need for flexibility on the part of Mercosur

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou Monday stood by the words he said during Friday's virtual Mercosur Summit which led to a rife with his Argentina counterpart Alberto Fernández.