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Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:53:00 GMT
Brazilian Senators bring case against Bolsonaro before ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) based in the Dutch city of The Hague, has received a complaint from Brazil's Senate against President Jair Bolsonaro for negligence, incompetence, and anti-scientific denialism in handling...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:31:00 GMT
Argentine opposition to support Congressional approval of IMF deal
Argentina's main opposition political coalition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) Thursday announced it will support the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) so as to never "push Argentina to defa...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:21:00 GMT
Bolivia: Virtual trial against Áñez postponed
A Bolivian Court in La Paz Thursday postponed the beginning of the so-called "Coup d'état II" trial against former interim President Jeanine Áñez who had gone on a hunger strike since Wednesday.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:17:00 GMT
Anticipation on first OOS Summit's conclusions grows globally
The One Ocean Summit (OOS), an environmentalist gathering in the city of Brest sponsored by the French presidency of the Council of the European Union, is to deliver its findings Friday after three days of deliberations among d...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:10:00 GMT
Mexico City Mayor takes flak for supporting use of ivermectin against COVID-19
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum came under heavy flak Thursday for her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for the alleged manipulation of a study which recommended the use of ivermectin to treat this disease.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:08:00 GMT
Bolsonaro speaks of "dictatorship of the pen"
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said "dictatorship of the pen" ruled in his country but failed to elaborate on his comments, which were construed as aimed at the Federal Supreme Court (STF) with which the head of sta...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 23:49:00 GMT
Uruguay is the only full democracy in South America, The Economist says
The Economist published on Thursday its Democracy Index for 2021, in which Uruguay was ranked 13th, within the spectrum of “full democracies”, being above the 8 points awarded by the ranking.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:27:00 GMT
St Valentine's Day rise in bread to hit beleaguered Argentine families
The price of bread in Argentina is to rise between 20% and 25% as of next Monday, Feb. 14 in a very special St Valentine's Day gift both to consumers and to a Government that is struggling to curb inflation and keep the exchang...

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:24:00 GMT
Moscow leaves only essential workers at Kiev embassy
The Russian government of President Vladimir Putin Thursday asked all non-essential staff at the embassy in Kiev to leave Ukraine as joint military drills with Belarus started near the border.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:20:00 GMT
Brazilian House passes bill to speed up use of controversial agrochemicals
Brazil's Lower House passed a bill late Wednesday whereby requirements for the certification of chemicals used in agriculture would be eased. The measure was supported by the agribusiness sector and criticized by environmentali...



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