South America
Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:55:00 GMTCFK sends open letter to President Fernández urging him to honor the will of the Argentine people
Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Thursday wrote an open letter to President Alberto Fernández demanding that the latter honours “the will of the Argentine people" who elected him in 2019.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:02:00 GMTMass resignation in Argentina's Government after electoral loss
Last Sunday's defeat at the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections finally seem to have taken its toll on Argentina's Frente de Todos (FdT) ruling coalition as members of cabinet loyal to Vice President Crist...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:45:00 GMTOrtega leads Nicaragua towards authoritarianism, says Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday said Nicaraguan President and former guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega was leading the Central American country “down the dark path of authoritarianism,” as most political opponen...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:35:00 GMTBrazil’s STF suspends revisiting case involving ancestral lands
Brazil's Federal Superior Court (STF) Wednesday decided to call off debating a land case which involves requests from indigenous groups, at the request of one Justice, who asked for “more time”
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:25:00 GMTIDB President sees a plethora of opportunities ahead in Uruguay
“Uruguay could be a Silicon Valley of the south”, said Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Mauricio Claver-Carone Wednesday after meeting in Montevideo with President Luis Lacalle Pou.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:20:00 GMTUK/US/Australia defense and security partnership in Indo-Pacific; nuke subs for Wallabies
A landmark defence and security partnership was agreed on Wednesday by the leaders of the UK, the United States and Australia which will protect and defend shared interests in the Indo-Pacific.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:20:00 GMTBeijing releases oil from its strategic reserve to stabilize China's market and guarantee energy security
By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com – China made headlines last week with the news that it was going to release some crude oil from its strategic petroleum reserve and sell it in a move Bloomberg called “an unprecedented interve...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:15:00 GMTInternational Day for Protection of the Ozone Layer, 16 September
The ozone layer, a fragile shield of gas, protects the Earth from the harmful portion of the rays of the sun, thus helping preserve life on the planet. The phase-out of controlled uses of ozone-depleting substances and the rela...
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:13:00 GMTParaguayan Government seeks to deepen Mercosur trade agreement with Egypt
Paraguay's Finance Ministry sought to deepen the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mercosur and Egypt Wednesday when the II Meeting of the accord's Joint Committee convened.
Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:05:00 GMTChilean tourism operators openly disagree with a mandatory five-day quarantine for arriving foreign visitors
Chilean tourism operators are disappointed with the measures announced by the government regarding a greater opening of borders for foreign tourists. Among the rules which become effective next October first is the possibility ...