Politics

• Monday, April 18th 2022 - 08:52 UTC

  Over half of Chileans disapprove of President Boric's administration

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font's disapproval ratings have grown around 10%, reaching 51%, in about a month, according to a survey by consultants Pulso Ciudadano released Sunday.

• Monday, April 18th 2022 - 08:46 UTC

  Chemical castration an option for rapists of minors, says Peru's President

  

  Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Saturday announced he was eyeing the use of mandatory chemical castration for rapists of minors, adolescents, and women in a move to curb the increasing number of such crimes. The initiative would require Congressional approval.

• Monday, April 18th 2022 - 08:37 UTC

  Argentina has too many pensioners, according to an IMF report

  

  A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has underlined the fact that Argentina has a larger proportion of citizens earning pensions when compared to other countries in the world.

• Monday, April 18th 2022 - 08:33 UTC

  Former Peruvian president hospitalized yet again

  

  Peru's prisons bureau Sunday reported former President Alberto Fujimori had been hospitalized as a precaution due to a blood pressure issue amid a recurrent heart condition.

• Monday, April 18th 2022 - 08:26 UTC

  Brazil enters new phase in C19 crisis as cases drop significantly

  

  Brazilian Health authorities Sunday announced a new phase in the fight against COVID-19 and the subsequent lifting of most restrictive measures adopted since 2020 to curb the spread of the disease.

• Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Inflation in LatAm highest in 15 years, IMF says

  

  According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), inflation in Latin America's leading economies has reached its highest levels in 15 years. The finance agency Friday reported that these results were the consequence of the “impact on the pandemic and the war between Russia and Ukraine.”

• Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  EuroLat joins calls for resumption of dialogue between Argentina and UK

  

  The European-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) closed its Buenos Aires convention Thursday with a statement from both co-Speakers calling for the resumption of dialogue between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falklands/Malvinas Question, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations.

• Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 08:51 UTC

  Royal Navy will be responsible for patrolling intercepting boats with migrants

  

  The Royal Navy is taking over operational command from Border Force in the English Channel. The service will be responsible for intercepting boats carrying migrants. The decision follows the understanding with Rwanda to have migrants arriving in boats to UK, sent to the African country.

• Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 08:12 UTC

  Bolsonaro's supporters fared worse off throughout C19 crisis

  

  A local scientific study in Brazil has established that those areas where President Jair Bolsonaro had the most votes in his 2018 campaign were also the ones with higher COVID-19 mortality rates, it was reported Friday.

• Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 07:33 UTC

  Moskva, the first major surface combatant vessel sunk since the Falklands' war

  

  When the Russian missile cruiser Moskva sank on Thursday, allegedly hit by two anti/ship missiles (Ukrainian version), it was the largest warship lost at sea since World War II, and the first major surface combatant ship sunk since the Falklands War in 1982. Moskva was the flagship of the Russian navy in the Black Sea and was involved in the attack and capture of Ukrainian ports.