Tag: army

• Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:14 UTC

  Spain appeals to the army to help expose people infected with coronavirus

  

  Spain will call in the army to help identify those who have been exposed to people infected with coronavirus as part of efforts to curb the spread of the disease, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Bolsonaro reveals Brazil is working with the US to sow dissent in Venezuelan army

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he is working with the US government to sow dissent within the Venezuelan army. Bolsonaro, during an interview with Jovem Pan radio, and added if there is a military invasion in Venezuela, he would ask to seek the counsel of Brazil's National Defense Council and Congress on what, if any, action his country should take.

• Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 10:11 UTC

  Guaido insists with humanitarian aid for Venezuela, but the Army blocks access

  

  Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido stepped up efforts on Wednesday to win recognition from EU holdout states and insisted the armed forces allow desperately needed humanitarian aid to enter the country.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 09:05 UTC

  Army chief warns politicians about “further dividing Brazilian society”

  

  The head of Brazil’s military has issued a warning against the presidential candidacy of the country’s imprisoned former leader Lula da Silva, who has been banned from standing for office on corruption charges.

• Thursday, July 12th 2018 - 02:49 UTC

  Argentina withdraws reward offer to help find ARA San Juan

  

  The Argentine Government has formalised the withdrawal of the reward offered to anyone who could find or provide meaningful information about the whereabouts of the submarine ARA San Juan, which went missing in the Atlantic Ocean on November 15, 2017.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2011 - 05:05 UTC

  Argentina’s defence budget forecasted to reach 1.3% of GDP by 2015

  

  Argentina, similar to other Latin American countries, is increasing its defence budget at a robust pace, according to Research and Markets, a defence procurement news agency based in Alabama.

• Friday, February 4th 2011 - 05:04 UTC

  Army poised for endgame in Egypt

  

  By 3pm last Friday afternoon, the protesters in central Cairo were chanting: “Where is the army? Come and see what the police are doing to us. We want the army.” And that is the main question, really. Where is the Egyptian army in all this?