News of virus

Russia’s global vaccine ambitions stumble during supply shortage

30-07-2021 17:09 The Kremlin’s ambitions to win soft-power dividends around the world from Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine are being hampered by delays in delivering Sputnik V to foreign buyers clamouring for supplies.

Global pandemic

Biden steps up efforts to fight virus surge fuelled by Delta variant

30-07-2021 02:27 Biden steps up actions to combat the spread of Covid-19's surging Delta variant, asking every US federal worker to either declare they are fully vaccinated or wear masks and be tested.

Copa América

Martínez the hero as Argentina seal Copa América final clash with Brazil

07-07-2021 00:23 Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez saves three spot-kicks as Argentina clinch dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Colombia after 1-1 draw, setting up a mouth-watering Copa América final against Brazil on Saturday.

Copa América

Argentina, Chile through to Copa América quarter-finals

22-06-2021 10:31 Albiceleste secures second win in three group matches, beating Paraguay 1-0, with Alejandro 'Papu' Gómez scoring the sole goal of a lacklustre match in Brasilia in the ninth minute.

Copa América

Rodríguez gives Argentina Copa edge in tense derby win over Uruguay

19-06-2021 08:48 Victory sends Argentina joint top of Group A with Chile on four points, while Uruguay remain without a point.

The Covid Copa

Controversial Copa América fails to captivate Brazilians

17-06-2021 11:17 Many Brazilians are even unaware that the world's oldest national team tournament is being played on their soil. Some attribute their lack of interest to a lack of information, a disaffection with the national team or the pandemic situation in the Latin American giant, which is heading towards half a million deaths due to the coronavirus.

Global pandemic

Gasping for oxygen amid shortages in Bolivian city battling Covid

15-06-2021 13:24 Cochabamba department, in central Bolivia, is struggling with a surge in Covid-19 cases that has triggered the collapse of a fragile healthcare system and has prompted a dire shortage of medical oxygen.

VICE-PRESIDENT SPEAKS

CFK tells media to leave ‘vaccines and pandemic out of political disputes’

15-06-2021 09:35 Ex-president lets rip at government critics, telling the opposition and hostile media outlet to “leave vaccination and the pandemic out of political disputes.”

The Covid Copa

Copa América rocked by Venezuela Covid outbreak on eve of opener

13-06-2021 08:28 Thirteen members of Venezuelan delegation test positive, less than 24 hours before Copa América opener against Brazil.

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Copa América limps to start line despite pandemic

12-06-2021 00:04 Brazil kicks-off the Copa América that almost never was tomorrow. The problems faced by international football's oldest competition have been innumerous.

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Brazil Supreme Court allows Copa América to go ahead

11-06-2021 00:41 Brazil's highest court rules country can host the Copa América despite the coronavirus pandemic, clearing the way for the troubled football tournament to kick off.

The Covid Copa

Brazil's players say 'against Copa América' but won't boycott event

09-06-2021 09:23 Players from Brazilian national team say they are against playing the troubled Copa América in their country, but will not boycott the tournament. Strong criticism of CONMEBOL.

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Brazil's Supreme Court to consider halting Copa América

08-06-2021 19:41 Brazil's highest tribunal agrees to hold hearings Thursday to address two requests to block start of Copa América, casting new doubt on the troubled tournament just five days from kick-off.

NATIONAL TEAM

AFA confirms Albiceleste will participate in Copa América

06-06-2021 16:45 "With an enormous effort from the AFA ... the National Team will travel to Brazil to play the continental competition," declares Argentine Football Association.

The Covid Copa

CONMEBOL pushes panic button, moves Copa América to Brazil

04-06-2021 23:38 Regional governing body strips Argentina of tournament due to Covid surge… and bafflingly takes it instead to virus-ravaged Brazil.

VACCINE DIPLOMACY

US to give 80 million vaccine doses to priority nations, 75% via Covax

03-06-2021 14:39 Biden outlines plan for the first of 80 million coronavirus vaccine doses that the US will distribute globally, with 75% of shots disbursed via the Covax programme.

MEXICAN ELECTIONS

Pandemic, poverty loom over Mexican elections

02-06-2021 16:38 Mexico's Covid-19 death toll of more than 227,000 is the fourth-highest in the world. On Sunday, citizens will go to the polls to elect 500 members of the lower house of Congress, as well as 15 state governors and thousands of local politicians.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazil races clock, chaos to pull off Copa América

02-06-2021 12:27 Brazil agrees to stand-in as emergency host for the troubled Copa América, though the threats of a Covid-19 surge, political divisions and a court battle still loom over the tournament.

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Criticism, jokes as Copa América moved to Brazil over Covid

01-06-2021 10:54 Decision to move Copa América to pandemic-battered Brazil draws criticism from epidemiologists – and a flurry of jokes.

Copa América

CONMEBOL says Copa América won't be hosted in Argentina

30-05-2021 23:16 Just two weeks before the tournament is due to kick off, CONMEBOL said late Sunday night that Argentina would not host the Copa América.

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Argentina pushes CONMEBOL for guarantees ahead of Copa América

27-05-2021 16:59 "We need to know if CONMEBOL is able to comply with the requirement that we're putting in place," says Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero as doubts over tournament grow.

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Argentina hammers out plan for hosting all Copa América games

27-05-2021 12:34 President Alberto Fernández presents "strict protocol" to host all of the Copa América 2021 games to CONMEBOL.

PANDEMIC GEOPOLITICS

China rails at Biden intelligence probe into virus origins

27-05-2021 12:16 China hit out at the "dark history" of the US intelligence community Thursday, after US President Joe Biden ordered a probe into the Covid-19 origins which threatens to set the course for relations between world's top economies.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Mexico to start exporting AstraZeneca vaccines to Latin America

25-05-2021 17:20 Mexico will shortly begin exporting AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccines to other Latin American nations, with a shipment of 800,000 doses set to arrive in Argentina this weekend.

Global pandemic

Countries mull WHO reform and how to rebuild post-Covid world

24-05-2021 11:02 Vaccine sharing, strengthening the WHO and adopting a pandemic treaty among proposals from world leaders addressing how to halt the Covid-19 pandemic and prevent future health catastrophes.

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Colombia president appeals to football body over Copa América axing

22-05-2021 09:44 Iván Duque on Friday appealed to CONMEBOL over its decision to bar the country from hosting the Copa América tournament after social unrest swept the nation.

Coronavirus pandemic

Covid-depleted River set to play Libertadores match without keeper

19-05-2021 12:52 River Plate will have to play a Copa Libertadores match with veteran midfielder Enzo Pérez in goal, after CONMEBOL rejected their request to call up youth team goalkeepers following an outbreak of coronavirus in the squad.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Coronavirus and conflict threaten Copa América one month out

13-05-2021 16:19 With the Copa América due to begin in one month, uncertainty remains over whether it will actually go ahead as hosts Argentina and Colombia struggle respectively with the coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Report details alleged human rights violations in Formosa

08-05-2021 00:16 Formosa drops down domestic agenda, but remains in the spotlight internationally; Report from Human Rights Watch details alleged abuses.

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Global pandemic

Covid-19 brings tourism, science to a halt on Galapagos Islands

28-04-2021 11:03 With the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, human activity on the Galapagos Islands ground almost to a halt, leaving giant tortoises, iguanas and other endemic species to themselves.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Russia says Brazil's refusal to import Sputnik V vaccine is 'political'

27-04-2021 09:25 Developers of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday criticised Brazil's refusal to import the jab, describing it as politically motivated.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Colombia greenlights private sector to buy and apply Covid-19 vaccines

21-04-2021 08:58 President Iván Duque gives green light for the private sector to buy and distribute coronavirus vaccines under certain conditions.

Global pandemic

From hero to zero: Uruguay's coronavirus boomerang

16-04-2021 17:02 Uruguay is going through its worst moment of the pandemic, months after being hailed as an example.

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China's Sinovac to donate vaccine jabs for Copa América

13-04-2021 15:11 South American footballers will be given the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the Copa América that starts in June, following donation of 50,000 doses.

Global pandemic

Uruguay, once Covid haven, suffers record infections and deaths

09-04-2021 15:25 Uruguay is grappling with one of the world’s highest Covid infection rates, with scores killed weekly, schools shut and a confused and weary population searching for answers.

Global pandemic

Venezuela claims sanctions blocking vaccine purchases

08-04-2021 11:48 Venezuela's foreign minister claims that without economic sanctions against the government of President Nicolás Maduro, the country would already have purchased all 30 million coronavirus vaccines it needs.

Global pandemic

Brazil's Bolsonaro snubs new lockdown calls

08-04-2021 11:44 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on his opposition to lockdown measures to contain Covid-19 Wednesday, as experts warned a largescale stay-at-home was "absolutely necessary" to slow a deadly surge of the coronavirus.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF projects stronger 2021 growth amid pandemic rebound

06-04-2021 11:01 IMF forecasts that recession-hit Argentina's economy will grow by 5.8% this year, with global GDP expected to rebound 6% overall.

SEMANA SANTA

Pope Francis urges vaccines for poor in Easter message

04-04-2021 09:04 Pope Francis urged Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter Sunday address, calling vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic and urging their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries.

PRESIDENT TESTS POSITIVE

PCR test confirms President Alberto Fernández has Covid-19

03-04-2021 16:47 PCR test confirms Alberto Fernández has been infected with Covid-19; President says he's "fine" during radio interview, hails Sputnik vaccine.

COVID-19 VACCINATION

Vaccination plan advances but with difficulties, as second wave nears

03-04-2021 07:57 Confirmed cases now total 2.37 million, with more than 56,000 fatalities. To date, more than four million vaccines have been given.

PRESIDENT TESTS POSITIVE

President Alberto Fernández in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

03-04-2021 00:45 President Alberto Fernández has gone into isolation with suspected Covid-19 and is awaiting the result of a PCR test to confirm if he has the virus or not.

Global pandemic

Chile, Bolivia, close borders, Peru locks down in Covid battle

02-04-2021 02:59 Virus surges in Latin America – Chile closes all borders for the month of April; Bolivia shutters frontier with Brazil; Peru goes into Easter lockdown.

Global pandemic

Chile closes borders for April as Covid cases rise

01-04-2021 15:11 With new virus variants, believed to be more contagious, spreading across the continent, cases have been soaring in Chile despite its vaccination drive.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina tightens Covid measures as new virus variants arrive

31-03-2021 14:47 National and regional governments tighten health and sanitary measures against Covid-19 amid concerns over the arrival of new variants of the virus in the country.

Global pandemic

More than 80% of intubated Covid patients die in Brazil

31-03-2021 10:27 More than 80% of Covid-19 patients who have to be intubated in Brazil have died since the start of the second wave of infections ravaging the country, according to researchers.

Global pandemic

WHO chief urges lab leak probe as leaders eye pandemic treaty

30-03-2021 13:56 The United States and 13 allies on Tuesday jointly voied concern over a World Health Organization-backed report on the origins of Covid-19 and urged China to provide "full access" to experts.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet as Covid surges in Brazil

29-03-2021 21:28 While speculation had been swirling that Bolsonaro was about to fire foreign minister Ernesto Araujo, who faced criticism for the government's problems securing more Covid-19 vaccines, many of the other changes came as a surprise.

CHILEAN POLITICS

Chile president proposes delaying election on new constitution

29-03-2021 19:28 Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Sunday proposed delaying elections that will choose a commission to rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution, due to a surge in Covid-19 infections.

Global pandemic

In Brazil, Covid is increasingly hitting the young

23-03-2021 10:10 There are fewer wrinkles and less grey hair among patients in Brazil's intensive care units as the country reels from a surge in Covid-19 that is increasingly hitting people under 60.

News of virus

Russia’s global vaccine ambitions stumble during supply shortage

Biden steps up efforts to fight virus surge fuelled by Delta variant

Martínez the hero as Argentina seal Copa América final clash with Brazil

Argentina, Chile through to Copa América quarter-finals

Rodríguez gives Argentina Copa edge in tense derby win over Uruguay

Controversial Copa América fails to captivate Brazilians

Gasping for oxygen amid shortages in Bolivian city battling Covid

CFK tells media to leave ‘vaccines and pandemic out of political disputes’

Copa América rocked by Venezuela Covid outbreak on eve of opener

Copa América limps to start line despite pandemic

Brazil Supreme Court allows Copa América to go ahead

Brazil's players say 'against Copa América' but won't boycott event

Brazil's Supreme Court to consider halting Copa América

AFA confirms Albiceleste will participate in Copa América

CONMEBOL pushes panic button, moves Copa América to Brazil

US to give 80 million vaccine doses to priority nations, 75% via Covax

Pandemic, poverty loom over Mexican elections

Brazil races clock, chaos to pull off Copa América

Criticism, jokes as Copa América moved to Brazil over Covid

CONMEBOL says Copa América won't be hosted in Argentina

Argentina pushes CONMEBOL for guarantees ahead of Copa América

Argentina hammers out plan for hosting all Copa América games

China rails at Biden intelligence probe into virus origins

Mexico to start exporting AstraZeneca vaccines to Latin America

Countries mull WHO reform and how to rebuild post-Covid world

Colombia president appeals to football body over Copa América axing

Covid-depleted River set to play Libertadores match without keeper

Coronavirus and conflict threaten Copa América one month out

Report details alleged human rights violations in Formosa

Covid-19 brings tourism, science to a halt on Galapagos Islands

Russia says Brazil's refusal to import Sputnik V vaccine is 'political'

Colombia greenlights private sector to buy and apply Covid-19 vaccines

From hero to zero: Uruguay's coronavirus boomerang

China's Sinovac to donate vaccine jabs for Copa América

Uruguay, once Covid haven, suffers record infections and deaths

Venezuela claims sanctions blocking vaccine purchases

Brazil's Bolsonaro snubs new lockdown calls

IMF projects stronger 2021 growth amid pandemic rebound

Pope Francis urges vaccines for poor in Easter message

PCR test confirms President Alberto Fernández has Covid-19

Vaccination plan advances but with difficulties, as second wave nears

President Alberto Fernández in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19

Chile, Bolivia, close borders, Peru locks down in Covid battle

Chile closes borders for April as Covid cases rise

Argentina tightens Covid measures as new virus variants arrive

More than 80% of intubated Covid patients die in Brazil

WHO chief urges lab leak probe as leaders eye pandemic treaty

Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet as Covid surges in Brazil

Chile president proposes delaying election on new constitution

In Brazil, Covid is increasingly hitting the young

Delta fears grip Argentina, prompting authorities into action

A tragedy in the making

Fishing vessels illegally target marine mammals in South American waters

One million doses of Sputnik V and 18 million euros

Peru's currency plummets amid political uncertainty

Los jueces le respondieron a Alberto Fernández sobre su propuesta de limitar el mandato de los magistrados

Anses comienzan a pagar hoy el bono de $5000 a jubilados y pensionados: quiénes lo cobran

Fernando Iglesias negó la desaparición de Maldonado y su hermano le respondió: "Nos vimos y te hiciste encima"

Dupla dorada: tiene 27 y ganó una medalla de oro; su pareja, 47, y ganó un Oscar

Fernán Quirós: “Esta semana vamos a presentar un plan para los que tienen una sola dosis de la vacuna Sputnik V”