South America
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:44:00 GMTArgentine version of Google falls into “wrong” hands leading to search engine's temporary collapse
An Argentine internet user claimed realized ownership of the google.com.ar domain had expired Wednesday, April 21 and since it was available, he decided to purchase it for reportedly AR $ 540 (around the US $ 3.85 at the unoffi...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:40:00 GMTArgentine President calls for international treaty on pandemics to boost WHO's role
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday called all countries to "reinforce the role of the World Health Organization (WHO)" through "an international treaty on pandemics."
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:53:00 GMTLATAM to resume Falkland Island routes Oct. 1, Covid-19 permitting
Further to the announcement made on 1 February, the Falkland Islands Government can confirm that commercial air links with both Chile and Brazil will remain suspended until 1 October 2021.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:52:00 GMTDisappearance of Indonesian submarine touches relatives of ARA San Juan victims
The Indonesian Navy Wednesday reported the disappearance of the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine somewhere north of the island of Bali with 53 crew members on board and has asked Australia and Singapore for help to locate it.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:31:00 GMTFormer white policeman guilty of murdering black man in racial case which sparked unrest in US - President Biden "relieved"
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts Tuesday by a jury of his peers for the killing of George Floyd in an incident that sparked racial violence all across the United States in 2020 lead...
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:16:00 GMTParaguay redirects funds from binational electric plants to anticovid effort
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez wants funds belonging to both binational hydroelectric plants, namely Itaipú and Yacyretá, redirected to the anticovid-19 effort and has instructed Directors Manuel María Cáceres and...
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:45:00 GMTFirst batch of Argentine-made Sputnik V vaccine delivered
Argentine laboratory Richmond Tuesday delivered the first batch of locally-produced Sputnik V vaccines against covid-19 to be sent to Russia's Gamaleya Institute for final validation, it was announced.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:35:00 GMTAnvisa asks STF for more time to decide on the use of Sputnik V in Brazil
While Argentina has already started trials to produce the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against covid-19, Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has filed a petition before the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for addit...
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:10:00 GMTThunberg donates € 120,000 to WHO, slams Bolsonaro for his approach at covid-19
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has donated € 120,000 to the World's Health Organization (WHO) to "buy anti-covid-19 vaccines, as part of the global effort for equitable access to vaccines for those most at risk...
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:51:00 GMTUS advises against travel to almost 80% of the countries in the world
The US State Department has updated its travel advisory system, listing almost 80% of the world's countries as "red" or "do not travel," following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention given the spread ...