Politics

Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Filmus insulted by a passenger in his return trip and for flying first class in American; “UN sent the tickets”

Argentina's Malvinas and Antarctica secretary was rebuked and insulted in his return trip from New York in a first-class American Airlines flight. The passenger recorded the incident on his cell phone which he then twitted and immediately went viral.
Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Argentine President Fernández pays tribute to the almost 100,000 people who died of covid-19 in the country

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Sunday paid tribute to the almost 100,000 people who died of covid-19 in the country, during a ceremony at the Kirchner Cultural Center (CCK), formerly the National Mail's headquarters in Buenos Aires.
Monday, June 28th 2021 - 08:49 UTC
Colombian Government offers reward to capture shooters of presidential helicopter

The Government of Colombia has offered a US $ 795,000 reward in exchange for information leading to the capture of those behind the shooting of President Ivan's Duque helicopter last week.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Bolsonaro critical of Chinese-developed Sinovac vaccine

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has once again raised doubts about the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines and defended early treatment against the disease with controversial medicines such as chloroquine.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Argentina ups restrictions on travellers from abroad

The Government of Argentina has decided to up its restriction on inbound travelers as of Saturday, in a move to prevent further cases of the SARS-Cov-2 Delta variant from entering the country.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Entertainment may resume in Uruguay July 5, but travellers face tougher restrictions

The Government of Uruguay Friday announced public shows, parties, social events, food courts, cinemas and amateur sports competitions may resume as of July 5, provided they comply with the anticoronavirus protocols in force.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Colombian President Duque unharmed as his helicopter is fired at

The helicopter carrying Colombian President Iván Dique was fired on Friday. No casualties were reported.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil eases entry restrictions on entry to Venezuelan migrants through Roraima land crossing

Brazil's Federal Government has allowed international land border crossings to and from Venezuela for residents of adjacent cities who shall be required to produce a borderline resident ID card, according to a new measure published on the Official Gazette Friday.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
“Why Uruguay lost control of COVID,” as reported in Nature magazine

By Luke Taylor – Complacency and a coronavirus variant help to explain why Uruguay, once a pandemic success story, couldn’t withstand the surge now rocking South America.
Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Mexican government accused of spying on non-acquiescent columnists

The Mexican government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has been accused this week of mounting an espionage scheme to intimidate journalists, it was reported by the newspaper El Universal.