Politics

Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 18:55 UTC
Increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Argentina calls for precaution, not alarm

Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Wednesday issued a series of recommendations given the increase in the number of COVID-19 infections nationwide.
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 17:55 UTC
Lacalle's bold diplomacy compromises future of Mercosur

Mercosur is facing yet a new crisis stemming from Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou's eagerness to join any foreign trade alliance no matter what.
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Argentina: CFK likens court trying her to “a firing squad”

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) likened the court to a firing squad in her “Last Words” Tuesday before judgment is passed in the case against her for alleged acts of corruption during her two-term presidency (2008-2015) regarding spending by the National Highway Administration (DNV).
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Leaders of the attack US Congress found guilty of “seditious conspiracy”

United States far-right Oath Keepers militia leader Stewart Rhodes, was found guilty on Tuesday of “seditious conspiracy” along with one lieutenant, Kelly Meggs, for their roles in the US Capitol riot raid on 6 January last year.
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Falklands: UK Overseas Territories shadow minister reaffirms Labour's resolute support

Cardiff South and Penarth Labour MP Stephen Doughty has reported on his visit to the Falkland Islands to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Liberation of the Islands, where he paid tribute to the men of Wales who lost their lives during the 1982 conflict and reaffirmed Labour's resolute support for the South Atlantic overseas territory.
Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Ukraine remembers the millions condemned to starvation in 1932/33 by Russia's Joseph Stalin

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky remembered the victims of the 1932-1933 famine, or Holodomor (death by starvation in Ukrainian) when Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered the seizure of all grain and livestock from the newly Ukraine collectivized farms to counter rejection to the Moscow decision.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 23:56 UTC
Uruguay: former presidential bodyguard allegedly spied on opposition senators; Justice investigates

The analysis of hundreds of WhatsApp chats recovered from the cell phone of Alejandro Astesiano, the former personal custodian of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, continues to provide investigators with crucial material in an unprecedented court case in Uruguay's political history.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 23:13 UTC
Argentina's first-ever openly gay minister resigns

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday accepted the resignation of the country's first-ever openly gay cabinet member. Transport Minister Alexis Guerrera announced he would leave his post due to health-related “strictly personal matters.”
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 22:42 UTC
New impeachment request filed against Peruvian President

The Peruvian Congress presented on Tuesday a request to dismiss president Pedro Castillo Terrones, for his alleged “moral incapacity” to hold office for the third time since he arrived the office, 16 months ago.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 19:57 UTC
LGBTI+ issue takes center stage at Qatar's World Cup

Given Qatar's harsh stance against homosexuality, the LGBTI+ community has regarded the World Cup as fertile ground for its vindication. On Monday, at halftime of the game that Uruguay lost 2-0 to Portugal, Italian player Mario Ferri jumped onto the pitch waving a rainbow flag and needed to be escorted out by stadium security.