South America
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:03:00 GMTBolsonaro lashes back at DiCaprio over social media postings
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro once again aimed his cannons at US actor Leonardo DiCaprio for his denunciations of the devastation of the Amazon.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 22:00:00 GMTChina: Full lockdown reinstated in Wuhan area due to COVID-19
In line with their Zero-COVID policy, Chinese authorities have placed an entire district on the outskirts of Wuhan under strict lockdown for the first time since 2020, it was reported.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:43:00 GMTIt is official: Massa to head Argentina's new superministry
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday decided to finally launch a cabinet reshuffle which basically consists of blending the ministries of Economy, Productive Development and Agriculture, and Livestock and Fisheries i...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:36:00 GMTUruguay back to vaccinating children against COVID-19
Uruguay Thursday resumed vaccinating children aged 5 to 13 against COVID-19 after an Appellate Court reversed earlier this week Judge Alejandro Recarey's ruling halting the therapeutic procedure.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 20:28:00 GMTArgentina: Strategic Secretary resigns from Fernández's administration
Gustavo Béliz Thursday turned in his resignation as Secretary of Strategic Affairs to President Alberto Fernández amid a political crisis at Casa Rosada, where an imminent cabinet reshuffle has already started, including the ...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:55:00 GMTArgentina: Massa denies he is to become Economy Minister
Argentina's Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa Wednesday denied rumors that he would take over as Economy Minister but that President Alberto Fernández was delaying the announcement until the incumbent Silvina Batakis returned f...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:46:00 GMTUnusual dead fauna appearance reported on Uruguayan shores: 80 penguins and a whale
Over 80 penguins, many of them trapped in a fishing net, and a dead whale were reported Wednesday to have appeared on the Atlantic Ocean shores of the Uruguayan department of Maldonado by the NGO SOS Rescate Fauna Marina (RFM).
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:30:00 GMTMaduro picks Air Force man linked to Emtrasur for Tehran embassy
Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro has picked a new ambassador to Teheran, who happens to be a military colleague of one of the crew members of the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 held in Buenos Aires since June, it was reported.
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:27:00 GMTUS Defense Secretary wants Brazilian military to respect democracy
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Tuesday underlined during his trip to Brasilia that the Armed Forces should respect democracy and remain under "firm" civilian control. His remarks came two days after incumbent President Jair ...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 09:23:00 GMTBrazilian oil sales to China and India drop significantly as Russia moves in
Brazil oil sales to India and China in the first half of 2022 have fallen considerably, amid the Ukraine war and a significant increase in crude exports from Russia to the two Asian countries.
According to data from Brazil’s ...