United States

Wednesday, April 7th 2021 - 08:57 UTC
US court rules against former Bolivian President Sánchez de Losada and a close aide

A Florida federal judge Tuesday upheld a decision to have former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (2002-2003) and former Minister of Defense Carlos Sánchez Berazaín pay 10 million dollars in reparations to the victims of uncontrolled state repression.
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Chilean TV station changes hands between US owners

Pending governmental approval, US giant ViacomCBS is expanding its Latin American investment scheme by buying over the Santiago-based Chilevisión TV station, which was announced Monday.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Over 25 million cases of Covid-19 reported in Latin America, Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean have altogether exceeded 25 million covid-19 infections amid an unprecedented advance of the pandemic which has led to the most severe restrictive measure by some countries, it was reported Friday.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 07:00 UTC
Attacker, police officer die in new chapter of violence outside Capitol Hill in Washington DC

One police officer was killed and another was seriously injured in Washington DC Friday after being rammed by a vehicle just after 1 pm local time.
Saturday, April 3rd 2021 - 06:45 UTC
Peruvian cod shipments bounce back thanks solely to US purchases

Peru's cod exports, which had seen consecutive falls in previous years (2018, 2019 and 2020), totalled 180,046 US dollars in January 2021, compared to 144,122 US dollars during the same period of 2020 for a most welcome 24.9% growth, the Extractive Industries and Services Management of the Association of Exporters (Adex) reported Friday.
Thursday, April 1st 2021 - 09:49 UTC
US State Department critical of Argentina in annual report

The US State Department was particularly critical of Argentina in its annual report on the state of human rights in the world in 2020 released Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:51 UTC
Paraguay: Foreign Minister cries for US, Taiwan help with Covid-19 vaccines

Paraguay's Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo Tuesday cried out to the world, particularly Taiwan and the United States, for anti-covid-19 vaccines to curb the spread of the disease which has killed over 4,000 people so far.
Wednesday, March 31st 2021 - 06:22 UTC
Manhattan judge rules against Argentina over mishandling of INDEC data

US Federal Judge Loretta A. Preska of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday ruled against Argentina and in favour of the plaintiffs with regards to the South American country's handling of the official figures upon which profits were to be measured for the bondholders.
Tuesday, March 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Florida Governor DeSantis against US vaccine passports

Florida State Governor Ron DeSantis Monday announced he would fight the federal administration's plans to create a national vaccine passport.
Monday, March 29th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Biden bows to pressure – will promote US vaccine passport

The news came out Sunday in Washington that the administration of US President Joseph Biden was pushing for the development of a document whereby people should be available to prove whether they have been vaccinated against covid-19 or if they have the antibodies due to having had the disease, it was reported by The Washington Post.