Politics

Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Bolsonaro more popular than ever despite Brazil's questionable Covid-19 record

President Jair Bolsonaro has never been more popular in Brazil, despite his country's woeful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bolsonaro, who tested positive for the virus on July 7, has dismissed it as a “little flu”. Brazil passed five million Covid-19 cases on Tuesday and recorded its 150.000th death on Saturday.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Oxfam claims IMF's loans during the pandemic have worsen poverty and inequality

The vast majority of International Monetary Fund loans extended during the Covid-19 pandemic have suggested or demanded spending cuts that would worsen poverty and inequality, charity group Oxfam says.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Coronavirus cases and deaths keep growing despite some 200 days of quarantine in Argentina

Argentina surpassed 900,000 cases of coronavirus on Monday, with strong growth of infections in large populated centers in the interior of the country after months of the virus' being concentrated in Buenos Aires City and its suburbs in the neighboring province of Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Colombia ex president Uribe released from house arrest while probe on witness tampering continues

A Colombian judge on Saturday ordered an end to house arrest for former president Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering and fraud.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
Columbus Day in Colombia: Thousands of indigenous people march demanding an end to violence

Thousands of indigenous people demonstrated in southwestern Colombia on Monday demanding an end to violence, on the day commemorating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. Dressed in green and red and carrying traditional sticks, the demonstrators converged on the city of Cali where they hope to meet President Ivan Duque.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
Mexico claiming Aztec emperor Moctezuma's feather headdress from Austria

Mexico's president said on Monday that he had given his wife the “almost impossible mission” of persuading Austria to return a feather headdress said to have been worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:28 UTC
China opens its third Confucius Institute in Argentina: University of Cordoba

Argentina's third Confucius Institute officially opened its doors at the National University of Cordoba (UNC), offering introductory to advanced courses on Chinese language and culture at the country's oldest institute of higher education.
Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:34 UTC
IMF mission concludes a preliminary “exploratory” visit to Argentina

An International Monetary Fund mission concluded a visit to Argentina on Sunday, after several days of preliminary talks aimed at repaying about US$ 44 billion owed by the cash-strapped government to the fund.
Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Rioting and protests continue in Chile against government and police brutality

Chileans took to the streets of the capital, Santiago, for a third consecutive weekend, demonstrating against the government, inequality, and police brutality as a postponed referendum on constitutional changes nears.
Monday, October 12th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Argentina approves growing GM drought resistant wheat; needs OK from its principal market, Brazil

Argentina has become the first country to approve the growth and consumption of genetically modified wheat, the country's agriculture ministry announced. The ministry's scientific commission said in a statement released in Buenos Aires that it had approved a drought-resistant variety of wheat in the world's fourth-largest exporter of the crop.