South America
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:57:00 GMTDramatic Covid-19 situation in Southern Brazil threatens Rivera, Uruguay
Uruguay is very concerned, and threatened, by the situation in the city of Rivera, bordering the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul state, where the number of infections is alarming and continues to grow...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:40:00 GMTColombia and Peru want to centralize gold purchases to combat illegal extraction
Colombia and Peru are studying the possibility of centralizing gold purchases, in an effort to combat illegal and informal extraction. Colombian President Ivan Duque said his government is considering the move to stymie the rol...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:30:00 GMTAmerican Airlines cancels routes from the US to Montevideo and Santiago
American Airlines has extended the suspension and cancellation of numerous international flights including to regions that have not yet been severely impacted by the coronavirus, such as Latin America. The Fort-Worth-based airl...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:30:00 GMTIcelandair's 42 hours flight to Antarctica and home again
In its presentation, Icelandair says it usually flies closer to the Arctic Circle, but on this occasion, the trip was 4 days and 42 flight hours from the top of the world to the bottom, and home again. On Friday, February 26, a...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:25:00 GMTBrazilian soy exports in March should reach 15 million tons: 250 ships waiting to load
Brazilian soy shipments this month should reach 15 million tons, which could establish a new record for a month, according to the maritime agency Cargonave, considering the 250 ships in the export line-up, a growth of more than...
Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMTThe Haves and Have-nots of the Digital Age
By Gita Bhatt (*) – Accelerated by the pandemic, the digital future is coming at us faster than ever before, and maybe faster than we can imagine. In this issue, we explore the possible consequences —the good, the bad, and ...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:21:00 GMTUruguay: Pepe Mujica says the pandemic helped Lacalle Pou’s government
The former Uruguayan president José “Pepe” Mujica criticized the government of Luis Lacalle Pou and assured that the Covid-19 pandemic “helped” to improve his image. ”The pandemic is white (in reference to the color ...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:24:00 GMTArgentina's banks face a tough year: bad loans, inflation and regulations
Rising inflation plus bad loans and government regulations anticipate a tough 2021 according to the CEO of Argentina's biggest private bank by market capitalization. “If inflation is high, there is a risk that bank results wi...
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:54:00 GMTUS Capitol locked down after intelligence identifies a potential attack
US intelligence have identified a militant group planning a potential attack on the US Capitol. The finding comes nearly two months after Trump supporters tried to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's victory.
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 08:47:00 GMTWhite House financial support for Merck and Johnson & Johnson to speed vaccine production
White House senior adviser Andy Slavitt told reporters on Tuesday that the federal government is planning to spend US$100 million to help the joint partnership between Merck & Co and rival Johnson & Johnson accelerate vaccine p...