Politics

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 21:27 UTC

  Biden back to work after testing negative for COVID-19

  

  US President Joseph Biden has tested negative twice for COVID-19 and was therefore spared from further isolation, White House sources announced Wednesday.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 21:25 UTC

  Fauci, WHO agree: vaccines not enough to stop monkeypox

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned earlier this week that vaccines alone are not enough to stop the spread of the monkeypox epidemic and urged people at risk to take additional precautions. Meanwhile, White House Senior Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a broadcast interview that about 99% of the cases have occurred in men who have sex with men.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Court rules Uruguay may resume vaccination of children against COVID-19

  

  A Montevideo Court of Appeals Tuesday reversed a previous decision by a lower court halting vaccination of children aged between 5 and 13 years against COVID-19, Health Minister Daniel Salinas announced. The administration of these drugs will be resumed Thursday without prior appointments needed.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  “Brazil needs fertilizers to help feed the world, we can't condemn Russia” admits Bolsonaro

  

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro reiterated his opposition to economic sanctions against Russia and described the Brazilian government's position in the Ukrainian conflict as one of “equilibrium” since Brazil needs a steady supply of Russian fertilizers for its powerful agribusiness sector.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Argentine Central Bank creates “agrodollar” to boost export liquidations

  

  Argentina's monetary authorities Tuesday announced the creation of the “agrodollar,” a special exchange rate for agrifood exporters to liquidate their revenues through formal channels at an exchange rate closer to the parallel (“blue”) quotation.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Lacalle Pou and Zelensky hold a telephone conversation: here's what they talked about

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on the telephone and conveyed to him the South American country's stance condemning Russia's invasion.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:05 UTC

  Crime and Policing in the Falkland Islands: have your say survey

  

  The Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP) has reminded that the month long Survey on Crime and Policing in the Falkland Islands runs until Sunday 31 July. The survey aims to gain insight into public perceptions of crime in the Islands and how the police have dealt with reported crime or incidents. It is intended to give the public an opportunity to provide feedback on their experiences of contact with the police since 2019, in both emergency and non-emergency situations. RFIP is seeking to hear from people across the Islands diverse community.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 07:34 UTC

  Uruguay will seek to join Trans-Pacific Partnership; Lacalle announces

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday announced his administration would seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in its current form and that, to that end, he will seek endorsement from all political parties.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 23:15 UTC

  Bolsonaro closes in on Lula but still poses no electoral threat

  

  Former President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva's lead over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro has been reported to be at its lowest in the last 13 months, ahead of the Oct. 2 elections.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 23:11 UTC

  Colombian JEP to hear on yet another 303 “false positives”

  

  Criminal charges have been filed Monday against 22 Colombian military officers for the murder of 303 people who were initially reported as “false positives” (peasants said to be guerrillas gunned down in combat) between 2005 and 2008.