Politics

• Friday, April 8th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Argentina's Ambassador to Israel sentenced to 8 years for corruption

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus Sergio Uribarri has resigned after being sentenced to 8 years in jail for “embezzlement and negotiations incompatible with public office.”

• Friday, April 8th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  Argentina's Atlantic air corridor back as of July

  

  Aerolíneas Argentinas has announced the resumption of the so-called “Atlantic Corridor” starting in July.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Uruguay takes action as climate change threatens waters will advance on coastline

  

  Uruguay's Environment Ministry has launched the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the Coastal Zone (PAN Costas) to increase resilience to a rise in the level of the sea, resulting from climate change.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Latin American focus, support for Argentina's Falklands' claim and diplomacy to solve continental shelf disputes, Boric's agenda

  

  Chilean president Gabriel Boric in his recent visit to Argentina stated some of the basic pillars of the new administration's foreign policy, focused mainly on Latin America, human rights, support for Argentina's claim over the Falklands, and willingness to address border disputes its neighbor through diplomacy and patience.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Website Declassified UK poll shows 49% believe Argentina should assert sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas

  

  Investigative journalism website Declassified UK has published the results of a poll on its social media with only 21% stating that the UK should keep the Falkland Islands while an overwhelming 49% believe in Argentine sovereignty for the Malvinas Islands.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  British PM gets involved in sports issues affecting global affairs

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has voiced his stance regarding several issues linked to sports. He demanded harsher sanctions against Russian athletes after their country invaded Ukraine and also stressed that biological males should not take part in women’s competitions.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

  Freedom of the press just a nice idea in Mexico

  

  The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)'s special rapporteur on Freedom of Expression said the Mexican government was actually “encouraging” the increasing attacks against journalists recorded in the country.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 08:16 UTC

  One dead as unrest in Peru mounts

  

  Protests all across Peru demanding the resignation of President Pedro Castillo Terrones have left 1 dead and at least 25 law enforcement officers injured in the town of Ica, south of Lima.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 07:47 UTC

  Malta ordered to end “golden passport” scheme granting EU citizenship to rich individuals

  

  Malta has been officially warned by the European Commission to end the so-called “golden passport” scheme, the lucrative practice of selling EU citizenship to rich individuals. Other culprits include Bulgaria and Cyprus but according to the EC are moving to end the practice.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 20:38 UTC

  Argentine scientists and lawmakers recommend returning to GMT -4

  

  The Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Argentine Province of Mendoza's Lower House this week began analyzing a bill to adopt a daylight saving time system and go rogue to GMT -4, it was reported.