Politics

Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:24 UTC
Biden administration extends COVID-19 emergency

President Joseph Biden's administration Thursday announced an extension for 90 more days of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency declaration. The measure has been in practice since January 2020.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 21:30 UTC
Macri reminds he has not signed up for next year's Argentine primaries

Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri Thursday said in a radio interview that he would not be a candidate in the 2023 elections, despite all signs pointing in that direction after the announcement of his new book to be released on Oct. 18.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 21:07 UTC
Uruguayan Economy minister highlights the importance of climate actions

During her appearance in Washington DC at the Center for Global Development (CGD), Uruguay's Economy Minister Azucena Arbeleche Thursday highlighted the importance of inclusive and sustainable growth.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 10:18 UTC
Chile ups TPM to curb inflation

Chile's Central Bank Wednesday announced an increase of 50 basis points to the Monetary Policy Rate (TPM) which has been now set at 11.25% in a unanimous decision by the Board aimed at tackling inflation.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
IDB grants Argentine US$ 700 mn loan

Argentina is to receive US$ 700 million to increase the Central Bank's reserves after the IDB Board of Directors agreed Wednesday to a Special Development Financing (SDL) package in light of Superminister Sergio Massa's presence in Washington DC for the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Argentina: Pichetto to make presidential bid in 2023

Argentina's comptroller and former Vice-Presidential candidate Miguel Ángel Pichetto Wednesday launched his 2023 bid for Casa Rosada on behalf of “Encuentro Republicano Federal,” the Peronist leg to enter the primaries within the Together for Chance (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) opposition alliance.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 08:49 UTC
PAHO sends help to Venezuelan town hit by mudslides

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Wednesday announced it was sending “medicines and medical supplies” to the Venezuelan town of Las Tejerías, in the State of Aragua state (central-north), where the number of fatalities has been updated to 43 following mudslides from heavy rains.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 02:44 UTC
Lula promises favela dwellers they will eat 3 meals a day if he is elected

Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT) Wednesday promised potential supporters that if he is elected in the Oct. 30 runoff with the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, “people will eat 3 times a day.”
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 02:41 UTC
Mayor of Buenos Aires wants federal gov't to quit improvising

Following the President Alberto Fernández administration's creation of a so-called “Qatar dollar” for transactions abroad with credit cards, Buenos Aires Mayor and potential presidential candidate said nobody will “invest in Argentina with so many exchange rates.”
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 02:34 UTC
Parts of Uruguay on brink of agricultural emergency due to poor rains

Uruguay's Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries Minister Fernando Mattos has not ruled out declaring a national emergency due to the water deficit caused by poor rains, despite western and southern parts of the country being the most severely affected by the lack of rainfall during the winter.