South America
Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:59:00 GMTFalklands vaccination programme moves onto 18-44 year-olds
Falkland Islands residents aged between 18 to 44 are set to receive their first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine this week, as the Islands enter the final tranche of adult vaccinations.
Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:52:00 GMTSpanish MP calls for national Covid-19 protocol for deep-sea fishing crews
Néstor Rego, a member of the Spanish Congress for the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), last week called upon the Spanish Government to establish an action protocol addressing Covid-19 outbreaks onboard deep-sea fishing vessels...
Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:53:00 GMTMercosur has no raison d’être if members go rogue according Argentine Foreign Ministry top official
In the aftermath of Friday's presidential clash between Alberto Fernández and Uruguay's Luis Lacalle Pou over the Mercosur's alleged lack of “flexibility,” Argentine Foreign Ministry's Cabinet Chief Guillermo Chaves said ...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:23:00 GMTPresidents of Uruguay, Argentina clash during Mercosur online summit
Argentine President Alberto Fernández told his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Lacalle Pou his country did not want to be “a burden on anyone” when the latter called for signs of “flexibilization” on the part of Mercosur t...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:01:00 GMTOAS Almagro backs Cuban activists on hunger strike
Organization of American States Secretary-General of Luis Almagro Friday accused Cuba's government of applying “state terrorism to those who think differently” and held the current authorities of the Caribbean island accoun...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:45:00 GMTBiden invites Alberto Fernández to virtual Summit on Climate Change
United States President Joseph Biden has invited his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández to take part in a virtual summit on climate change to take place between April 22 (Earth Day) and 23, it was announced.
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 09:03:00 GMTButantan develops 100% Brazilian covid vaccine
The Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo has reportedly developed a vaccine of its own against covid-19 and is awaiting clearance from the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to start clinical trials in humans.
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:50:00 GMTParaguay under strict lockdown as of Saturday
Paraguay has decreed a strict state of lockdown as of this Saturday at 00.00 as a measure to curb the spread of the Sars-Cov-2 virus, particularly the Brazilian P1 variant, also known as Manaus, and which has been affecting the...
Sat, 27 Mar 2021 08:47:00 GMTArgentina's exports rise 9.1% year-on-year, but for smaller volumes
Argentina's National Institute for Statistics and Census (INDEC) Friday announced the country's exports increased 9.1% since March 2020, while imports went up 16.4% for the same period of time, for a combined foreign trade wort...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:55:00 GMTPresidents of Bolivia and Mexico warn OAS to do its job and nothing more
The presidents of Mexico and Bolivia signed a joint statement warning Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro to stay away from their countries' domestic matters.