Politics

• Wednesday, July 28th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Latina America forecasted to grow 5,8% in 2021, IMF Outlook

  

  The International Monetary Fund lifted previous 2021 growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean to 5,8%, a significant advance over the last estimate from April, boosted particularly because of the good performances of the Brazilian and Mexican economies.

• Wednesday, July 28th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Argentina makes payment to Paris Club, loses reserves to cope with domestic demand of foreign currency

  

  Argentina Tuesday made a payment to the Paris Club which resulted in the country's reserves falling to the US $ 42,837 million, it was reported.

• Wednesday, July 28th 2021 - 08:31 UTC

  Nogueira chosen to head Brazil's Civil House

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday has picked Senator Ciro Nogueira to head of the Government's Civil House, a position similar to that of Cabinet Chief or Minister of the Presidency in other countries.

• Wednesday, July 28th 2021 - 07:48 UTC

  Julian Assange's Ecuadorean nationality revoked by a court

  

  An administrative court in Ecuador revoked the country's nationality of Wikileaks founder, Australian-born Julian Assange. The Monday 26 July ruling was notified to Assange's attorney Carlos Poveda and the Ecuadorean foreign ministry.

• Wednesday, July 28th 2021 - 07:38 UTC

  Brazil plans to start vaccinating youngsters aged 12 to 17 and reducing spell between Pfizer doses soon

  

  Brazil's health authorities Tuesday announced vaccination of teenagers aged 12 to 17 years against Covid-19 will commence after the entire population aged 18 years and over has received at least one dose.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Bad start for Castillo in Peru: he does not have control over congress

  

  As anticipated Peruvian Socialist elect president Pedro Castillo was unable to gain control of the one-house Congress, which on Monday chose the candidate of an opposition-led alliance.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Duque wants Venezuela to be declared “promoter of terrorism” for harboring FARC dissidents

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Monday said several former guerrilla commanders were being granted shelter in Venezuela and asked the United States that Venezuela be added to the list of countries that promote terrorism.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 07:05 UTC

  Equatorial Guinea will shut down embassy in London to protest corruption charges

  

  The former Spanish colony of Equatorial Guinea announced on Monday it was shutting down its embassy in London following on sanctions imposed by the UK on the son of the president alleging corruption. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, 53, is also the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea and is responsible for the country's defense and security.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 06:34 UTC

  Young political leader from Punta Arenas leads presidential vote intention in Chile

  

  Gabriel Boric, 35, born and raised in Punta Arenas, could be the next Chilean president according to the latest CADEM public opinion poll, particularly since in the primary of the alliance of parties to which he belongs, he clearly beat a Marxist candidate sponsored by the Chilean communist party.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  France's Senate backs Macron's stance on vaccination, albeit with some changes

  

  Despite protests calling the measure a “fascist” idea that can only take place within a “tyranny,” France's Parliament has endorsed President Emmanuel Macron's initiative to extend the use of a health pass and make anticoronavirus vaccination mandatory for health-care workers.