Tag: pandemic

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Brazil's CPI to file criminal charges against Bolsonaro and some of his aides

  

  Brazil's Parliamentary Investigative Committee (CPI) delving into the Government's management of the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday announced it planned to accuse President Jair Bolsonaro and members of his cabinet of “crimes against humanity” and even “genocide” of indigenous peoples

• Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 09:19 UTC

  Bolsonaro says Brazil is rich and “can look after the needy for a longer period”

  

  Brazil is a rich country and “can look after the needy for a longer period of time”, president Jair Bolsonaro said during a visit to the northern state of Bahía, a clear indication that the federal government is prepared to extend the emergency help payments which have been ongoing since the start of the pandemic.

• Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Restrictions on non-traveling people to Buenos Aires international airport eased down

  

  Argentine authorities Wednesday have allowed for the access of people to Buenos Aires' main air terminal to accompany departing passengers, but those welcoming arriving travelers still need to wait outside, it was announced.

• Monday, September 27th 2021 - 09:03 UTC

  Buenos Aires Mayor has lunch with former US President Clinton

  

  Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta Sunday held lunch with former United States President Bill Clinton in New York over the weekend, during which they discussed bilateral ties between the two countries as well as other world issues.

• Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Uruguayan President Lacalle focuses on human rights and COVID-19 vaccination before the UN

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday told the United Nations' 76th General Assembly that the COVID-19 pandemic has “finally shown and revealed strengths and weaknesses” in the world.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  UN Secretary General insists on more world solidarity

  

  United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, Tuesday rang the alarm during his speech at the 76th General Assembly in New York City, saying the world “has never been so threatened or so divided” before.

• Tuesday, September 21st 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Argentine President appoints new ministers; measures coming up in coming days

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday took the oath of office to the new members of his cabinet, with whom he intends to reconfigure his Government following a resounding loss at September 12's Mandatory, Open and Simultaneous (PASO) elections and its following political crisis.

• Monday, September 20th 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  Land crossing between Argentina and Chile reopened

  

  The Cristo Redentor (officially the Los Libertadores International Pass) connecting Mendoza and Chile has been reopened for the Argentines and foreign residents to return to the country, it was announced.

• Thursday, September 16th 2021 - 07:32 UTC

  Chilean organizers cancel Viña del Mar 2022 Festival yet again due to COVID-19

  

  Chile's Government and organizers have decided yet again Wednesday to cancel the 2022 edition of the iconic Viña del Mar International Song Festival due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Uruguay's Congress hit by coronavirus infections

  

  A few Uruguayan lawmakers tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 forcing 48 people from the national Congress to go into isolation, it was reported Monday.