Politics

Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Chile's “mobility pass” has an impact on stock exchange and possibly on hosting Copa America

The Government of Chile is working on the development of a so-called “mobility pass” which would grant people already vaccinated against covid-19 greater levels of freedom and mobility within their communes and allow travel between regions for those who are in quarantine, it was announced.
Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Conservative Guillermo Lasso is sworn in as Ecuador's new president

Businessman, banker and centre-right conservative politician Guillermo Lasso has been sworn in as Ecuador's new President Monday for the next four years, in a ceremony held at the National Assembly in Quito.
Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Chile and Bolivia go back to negotiating table in Ecuador

The Governments of Chile and Bolivia and Chile held a new round of talks in Ecuador to advance in the normalization of their bilateral relations, it was reported Monday.
Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Montevideo gyms get back to work (out)

Montevideo's gyms, clubs and sports centres reopened their doors Monday, albeit with only 30% per cent capacity allowed and provided all sanitary protocols are observed.
Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 08:44 UTC
EU hits back at Belarus for hijacking of Ryanair flight

The European Union seems determined not to let Sunday's incident at Minsk airport go by and is pressing for harsh sanctions against the regime of Belarussian leader Aleksander Lukashenko, starting with a ban on all Belarussian aircraft to fly through EU skies.
Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Colombian chief negotiator with protesters resigns

The Colombian Government's High Commissioner for Peace in charge of recent negotiations with the opposition National Strike Committee (CNP) Miguel Ceballos has turned in his resignation to President Iván Duque, it was announced in Bogotá.
Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Bolsonaro motorbike ride full of misdemeanours and a warning

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro took a motorcycle ride through Rio de Janeiro Sunday where he was escorted by thousands of biker fans from all over the country who seized the opportunity to take selfies.
Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Scholar highlights differences between Uruguayans and Argentines

Uruguayan-Canadian scientist Nicolás Saldías of the Intelligence Unit within the famed publication The Economist, has described that ”Argentina and Uruguay are two countries that could be defined as twin brothers raised by different families.”
Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Israel warns against travel to Argentina as cases of covid-19 keep soaring

The Government of Israeli Sunday issued a “serious warning” regarding its citizens travelling to Argentina, where cases of covid-19 are on the rise.
Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Belarus forces commercial flight to land so that dissident can be arrested

The Government of Belarus Sunday forced a Ryanair Boeing 737 en route from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lituania which was flying over their territory to land and make the arrest of 26-year-old dissident journalist Roman Protasevich possible.