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Montevideo, November 14th 2025 - 13:21 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, December 13th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

    Health pass to be required in Argentina starting Jan. 1

    The pass will be required as of Jan. 1

    The Government of Argentina has finally announced a health pass with being required for people aged 13 and over to attend or carry out “activities of high epidemiological and sanitary risk,” according to the administrative decision signed by President Alberto Fernández, Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti.

  • Monday, December 13th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

    South African President tests positive for COVID-19

    “Vaccination remains the best protection against severe illness and hospitalisation,” a statement from the President's Office said.

    South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa Sunday tested positive for COVID-19, it was reported. He is isolated in Cape Town with mild symptoms. It is yet unknown which strain of the virus he has contracted.

  • Monday, December 13th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

    Two border crossings between Argentine and Paraguay to reopen Monday

    Local economies have been affected severely by the closures

    Road links through the San Ignacio de Loyola bridge between Puerto Falcón (Paraguay) and Clorinda (Argentina) and river crossings between Alberdi and Puerto Formosa are to reopen after almost two years when only goods could go from one country to another but not people.

  • Monday, December 13th 2021 - 08:53 UTC

    New charges pressed against Alberto Fujimori for atrocious crimes

    Fujimori was extradited from Chile in 2007 to be tried in Peru, but it did not include the forced sterilizations

    Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who is already serving a prison sentence for crimes against humanity, has been indicted Saturday for yet another five killings plus the forcible sterilization of over 1,300 women under detention during his term in office (1990-2000).

  • Sunday, December 12th 2021 - 20:06 UTC

    Assange's health compromised, wife says

    Washington is waging “a war of exhaustion,” Moris said

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's wife Stella Moris confirmed her husband had suffered a mild brain stroke during a virtual court appearance on October 27 from London's Belmarsh maximum-security prison, the British outlet Daily Mail reported.

  • Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:58 UTC

    Argentina will not jeopardize growth, president says

    “Argentina is a symbol of human rights throughout the world,” Alberto Fernández said

    President Alberto Fernández Friday said his country will not accept any imposition which may put growth at risk when negotiating with foreign creditors. The Argentine head of state made those remarks from a stage in front of Casa Rosada he shared with former Presidents José Mujica of Uruguay, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of Brazil and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina's current Vice President.

  • Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

    Falklands' Government requests Argentina for compassionate charter flight to Chile

    South American residents in the Falklands have been unable to visit their relatives or renew documents since before the pandemic

    The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed on Friday that in effect it has held conversations with the UK government about the possibility of putting on a charter flight for South American members of our community to visit family and friends during the festive season.

  • Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

    Argimón takes over in Uruguay as Lacalle travels to Qatar

    It is Lacalle Pou's fourth trip abroad since taking office March 1, 2020

    Uruguayan Vice President Beatriz Argimón is in charge of the country's Executive Branch since Friday at 6.30 pm when President Luis Lacalle Pou transferred the powers of his office at Montevideo's Carrasco international airport prior to departing on an official trip to Qatar, where he is to remain until Dec. 14.

  • Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

    Colombian servicemen admit to “false positive” killings

    “I present my feelings of forgiveness for the great pain caused by the execrable acts committed,” said General Paulino Coronado Gámez

    A group of Colombian servicemen charged with the so-called “false positives” during the fight against guerrillas before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) court Friday acknowledged their involvement in the murder of 247 people.

  • Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

    Pope Francis defends the resigned archbishop of Paris, victim of “injustice”

    Pope was critical of the media: when gossip grows, “takes away the reputation of a person, that man will not be able to govern, and that is an injustice”

    The “sins of the flesh are not the most serious” said Pope Francis this week in reference to the recent resignation of the Archbishop of Paris. However, he condemned the “injustice” of the resignation of Michel Aupetit, because of media reports about an alleged intimate relation of the archbishop with a woman.