Politics

Friday, July 8th 2022 - 09:05 UTC
Bolivia to produce toothpaste made of coca leaves

The Bolivian government Tuesday announced the creation of the state-run Empresa Pública Productiva de Industrialización to start the production of a new brand of toothpaste made from coca leaves to fulfill the Constitutional mandate to capitalize on a native and ancestral natural resource, which is the cultural heritage of the country.
Friday, July 8th 2022 - 08:28 UTC
Batakis: Dollars needed from agriculture and from not vacationing abroad

Argentina's newly-appointed Economy Minister Silvina Batakis Wednesday insisted the country needed a more efficient agricultural productivity and the ensuing liquidation of assets through the official currency exchange scheme to add to the Treasury's coffers.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 21:25 UTC
China once again backs Argentina joining BRICS

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi Thursday told his Argentine counterpart, Santiago Cafiero, that the Asian giant favored the South American country's joining BRICS. Wang made those statements in Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the G20 ministerial meeting.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 19:00 UTC
Boris Johnson makes it official: he has resigned as Tory Party leader

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally admitted the scandals surrounding his administration were too many for him to stay in office and turned in his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party, which has triggered the process for the appointment of a replacement who will also take over as head of government.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 17:58 UTC
A judge in Uruguay has prohibited Covid vaccines for children; Health Ministry complies with the ruling

In a Montevideo court, judge Alejandro Recarey notified his final ruling on the appeal for protection filed to stop the vaccination against covid-19 in minors under 13 years of age in Uruguay.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 10:41 UTC
Ukraine asks Paraguay for Mercosur's help

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski Wednesday asked his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez to bring the other Mercosur leaders to support his war-torn country through its plight following Russia's invasion.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 10:33 UTC
Mandatory Malvinas Question teaching for all Argentine government staff in the three branches

The Argentine government promulgated on Wednesday the bill that makes it “mandatory, periodic and permanent” for civil servants to attend teaching on the “Malvinas Islands question”.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
“Falklands offers a different lifestyle, but if you love it, you tend to really love it,” MLA Leona Roberts

“The Falklands Islands are a funny place, it's not for everybody, it's quite a different lifestyle, but if you love it, you tend to really love it. People who come to the Falklands and make the Islands their home generally stay,” MLA Leona Roberts told the Spanish news agency EFE, in an interview at the Falklands House in London.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Fugitive mafia boss Rocco Morabito extradited from Brazil to Italy

Rocco Morabito, a convicted Italian drug lord linked to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia, has been successfully extradited from Brazil to Italy, accompanied by Italian law enforcement officers belonging to the Interpol Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta (I-CAN) project.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
European Union gets tough on trade affecting “deforestation and forest degradation”

The European Council, the body that sets the political agenda of the European Union (EU), agreed on a proposal to limit the entry and trade of commodities where production has contributed to “deforestation or forest degradation” worldwide.