South America
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:55:00 GMTArgentina: curfew extended, on-site schooling banned in AMBA amid coronavirus second wave
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday announced further restrictions for the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) in a manoeuvre to curb the so-called second wave of the covid-19 disease.
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:47:00 GMTSwindler Bernie Madoff dies in US prison aged 82
Convicted Ponzi-schemer Bernard Madoff, a former chairman of the Nasdaq stock market who lured many millionaires to invest in his amazing deals which turned out to be losses, has died in a US federal prison at the age of 82, it...
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:41:00 GMTUS to withdraw from Afghanistan by September, says Joe Biden
US President Joseph Biden announced late Tuesday his country would withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11, thus putting an end to one of the longest armed conflicts in which the country has been involved.
Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:53:00 GMTUruguayan Presidential Secretary recovering "well" following emergency surgery
Uruguayan Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado was recovering "well" and hoped to be discharged from the hospital Thursday, following an emergency appendix surgery on Wednesday, it was reported.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:30:00 GMTParole granted to former Argentine Public Works Secretary jailed for hiding bags with corruption money
An Argentine court Tuesday granted parole to Former Argentine Public Works Secretary José López, who is serving a 7.5-year jail sentence for his involvement in what became known as the bags of money case.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:59:00 GMTUruguayan duty free shops seek ways to cut down losses amid anti-covid-19 restrictions
Uruguayan duty-free shops in the Brazil bordering location of Rivera Tuesday hoped a solution will be found soon to their need to reopen their businesses after a meeting with federal authorities.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:42:00 GMTArgentine Vice-President and aides acquitted in Central Bank “future dollar” case
Argentina's top penal court of appeals Tuesday acquitted former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (2008-2015) and her aide Axel Kiciloff of all charges in the so-called future dollar case, because there had been no dama...
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:36:00 GMTBrazil: Senate to investigate Bolsonaro's handling of the pandemic
Brazil's Senate Tuesday created a Parliamentary Investigation Commission (CPI) to evaluate President's Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:30:00 GMTArgentine president tells US envoy there will be no new Chinese base
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday told US National Security Council advisor Juan Gonzalez that “there will be no foreign bases,” it was reported.
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:05:00 GMTFull lockdown in four Colombian cities going through third wave of covid-19
The Colombian government Tuesday imposed a full-scale lockdown on the cities of Bogota, Medellin, Barranquilla and Santa Marta as new covid-19 infections push Intensive Care Units to their limit, it was reported.