Global pandemic Record sovereign defaults in pandemic-hit 2020: S&P 13-04-2021 14:18 Ratings agency S&P there were a record seven defaults on sovereign debt repayments in 2020, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
COPA AMÉRICA 2021 Colombia to allow stadiums to be 30% full at Copa América 02-03-2021 20:47 Number may be raised if Colombia's vaccination campaign goes according to plan, and the number of coronavirus cases drops, said the minister.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC estimates economy contracted 10% in 2020 25-02-2021 17:35 Bureau’s Monthly Estimator of Economic Activity (EMAE), published Wednesday, revealed the economy fell by 2.2% in December.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economic activity fell 3.7% in November year-on-year 27-01-2021 10:35 INDEC says activity contracted by 10.6% in first 11 months of 2020, but registered a 1.4 percent rise in November from previous month.
Crime & Security 9 out of 10 porteños feel unsafe on City streets, study finds 26-01-2021 09:00 New study probing crime and insecurity finds that nine out of ten porteños say they feel unsafe on the streets of Buenos Aires.
Analysis Trump departs office, trailed by pandemic and job losses 20-01-2021 01:06 Donald Trump departs Washington on Wednesday with US citizens more politically divided and more likely to be out of work than when he arrived, while awaiting trial for his second impeachment – an ignominious end to one of the most turbulent presidencies in American history.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC reveals inflation reached 36.1% in 2020 14-01-2021 19:44 Argentina registered cumulative inflation of 36.1% in 2020, with product prices rising fast in the final months of the year.
UNITED STATES Trump finally folds and condemns rioters, concedes election 07-01-2021 22:13 Trump backs down and appeals for "healing and reconciliation" following Wednesday's unprecedented scenes of violence at the US Capitol. US president pledges a smooth transition of power to Joe Biden.
LATIN AMERICA UN: Foreign direct investment in Latin America to fall by up to 55% 02-12-2020 13:39 Foreign direct investment in Latin America will fall by up to 55% in 2020, the UN's regional economic commission said Wednesday.
UNITED STATES US President-elect Joe Biden presents his security and foreign policy team 24-11-2020 17:55 Declaring 'America is back,' US President-elect Joe Biden unveils his picks for secretary of state, national security advisor, homeland security secretary, head of national intelligence, UN ambassador and climate change envoy.
UNITED STATES Biden's Cabinet takes shape: seasoned centrists, but with a few firsts 24-11-2020 15:57 US President-elect Joe Biden names first cabinet appointments, signalling that he favours competence and centrism while providing historic firsts for women and minorities.
UNITED STATES Trump finally agrees to Biden transition – but still not conceding 24-11-2020 08:31 US President Donald Trump came his closest yet to admitting election defeat Monday after the government agency meant to ease Joe Biden's transition into the White House said it was finally lifting its unprecedented block on assistance.
ABORTION BILL ‘Legal abortion now’ – Activists rally as final push begins 21-11-2020 09:53 After more than a decade of demonstrations, pro-choice activists feel that 2020 might finally be there year.
US ELECTION 2020 Firings, recount calls, angry tweets – Trump continues bid to invalidate election 18-11-2020 19:34 Firing the US election security chief and pressuring local officials to throw out valid votes, US President Donald Trump is continuing his efforts to invalidate Joe Biden's election win.
Bolivia Bolivia's Evo Morales says he has taken back control of his party 18-11-2020 00:05 Former Bolivia president Evo Morales announced Tuesday he had re-taken the leadership of the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) party he founded, a week after returning from exile.
US ELECTION 2020 Minor clashes as Trump loyalists mount last stand in Washington 15-11-2020 08:10 Supporters of US President Donald Trump march in Washington to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Right-wing militia group the Proud Boys among those attending rally, which had large security presence.
US ELECTION 2020 Biden heralds shift in Washington's strategy toward Venezuela 15-11-2020 08:03 Democratic leader's arrival in the White House could help pave the way for a political solution to crisis in Venezuela, with use of sanctions against social administration in Caracas likely to be more targeted.
US ELECTION 2020 US election officials say 'no evidence' of compromised votes 13-11-2020 03:14 Senior US federal and state election officials meanwhile in a statement rejected Trump's claims of fraud, saying that "the November 3rd election was the most secure in American history."
US ELECTION 2020 Biden brushes off Trump’s bid to undercut US election 11-11-2020 14:42 Joe Biden shrugs off Donald Trump’s effort to challenge results of US election, as US president pursues a multi-state legal fight backed by Republican allies and the US Justice Department.
US ELECTION 2020 Trump’s challenges: A state-by-state guide 11-11-2020 14:22 US President Donald Trump’s challenge to the 2020 US election results runs through six battleground states, five of which he won in 2016.
UNITED STATES Biden takes lead on US fight against Covid-19, Trump fires official 09-11-2020 18:12 Trump, who is still refusing to concede defeat, fires defence secretary, while US President-elect Joe Biden made good on a promise to focus on leading the country out of the Covid-19 crisis.
PRESIDENT SWORN-IN Luis Arce takes power in Bolivia facing deep challenges 09-11-2020 14:46 Luis Arce assumed the Bolivian presidency on Sunday in a ceremony attended by foreign leaders including President Alberto Fernández.
Ex-Bolivia president Evo Morales confirms Bolivia return – with Alberto Fernández as his chaperone 08-11-2020 22:48 Bolivia's former president confirms that he will return to his homeland from exile on Monday – though he said that President Alberto Fernández would accompany him "for security reasons."
US ELECTION 2020 World leaders congratulate Biden, call for on unity, cooperation 08-11-2020 08:22 World leaders, including President Alberto Fernández, congratulate president-elect Joe Biden on victory in US election, with many expressing hopes of unity and cooperation following four years of Donald Trump diplomacy.
US ELECTION 2020 Biden declares victory in US election, calls on nation to mend divisions 07-11-2020 23:47 "It’s time to put away the harsh rhetoric," declares US president-elect, as he calls on the United States to reconcile after a bitterly fought campaign against Donald Trump.
US ELECTION 2020 Trump rejects Biden victory as Democrats celebrate 07-11-2020 14:44 “This election is far from over,” declares Trump's campaign team in a statement, as Rudy Giuliani says legal fight is only just beginning.
US ELECTION 2020 Kamala Harris: the United States of America's first female veep 07-11-2020 14:30 Kamala Harris has crashed through one of the world's highest glass ceilings to be elected the United States of America's first female vice-president.
US ELECTION 2020 Biden has plenty of know-how – he’s going to need it 07-11-2020 14:21 The presidency is a management job and a political job, and Joe Biden appears to have the right experience and skills to succeed in both parts of it.
US ELECTION 2020 Joe Biden wins race for White House, ending Trump presidency 07-11-2020 14:00 Democrat Joe Biden has won the race for the White House, US media projected Saturday, defeating Donald Trump and ending a presidency that has left the United States more divided than at any time in decades.
US ELECTION 2020 Confident in victory, Biden appeals for national unity in United States 07-11-2020 08:13 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden delivers late-night address calling for unity in United States as counting in nail-biting election continues; Trump warns his rival not to declare victory.
US ELECTION 2020 Trump fraud claims meet with limited Republican criticism 06-11-2020 18:42 Trump's unfounded accusations of fraud in the US presidential election condemned by some Republicans, but top party figures refuse to criticise remarks.
US ELECTION 2020 US state of Georgia says will recount razor-thin vote 06-11-2020 18:31 The US state of Georgia said Friday it will recount votes from the election in which Joe Biden has eked out a razor-thin lead over President Donald Trump.
US ELECTION 2020 Biden takes lead in key state of Pennsylvania, reports US media 06-11-2020 11:09 Democrat Joe Biden has taken the lead in key battleground state Pennsylvania, where a victory for the former vice-president would push him past the threshold of electoral votes needed to win the White House.
US ELECTION 2020 Biden's hold on race tightens as he overtakes Trump in Georgia 06-11-2020 07:54 Biden's momentum towards the White House grows amid reports he has overtaken Trump by a razor-thin margin in the crucial battleground state of Georgia.
US ELECTION 2020 Trump erupts as Biden closes in on US presidency 06-11-2020 00:26 Biden is just one or at most two battleground states away from securing the majority to take the White House. Trump needs an increasingly unlikely combination of wins in multiple states to stay in power.
As I see it A far from convincing victory 06-11-2020 00:13 Biden had just about everything going for him. He could blame Trump for mishandling a pandemic and enjoyed the enthusiastic support of much of the media. Despite it all, he will only manage to stagger over the finishing line. by James Neilson
US ELECTION 2020 Trump spews out unverified claims as Biden closes in on US presidency 05-11-2020 21:41 Providing no evidence and taking no questions afterward from reporters in the room, Trump uses 17-minute White House address to deliver incendiary statements about the United States.
US ELECTION 2020 Without evidence, Trump again accuses Democrats of 'stealing' election 05-11-2020 21:36 Republican leader questions credibility of US election in White House address, complaining that polling had overstated Biden’s lead in many battleground states and the ongoing count of mail-in votes was eroding his lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia.
US ELECTION 2020 Biden appeals for patience, says he has 'no doubt' he will win US election 05-11-2020 19:09 Democrat challenger Joe Biden says he has "no doubt" he will defeat US President Donald Trump and be declared winner of the US election.
US ELECTION 2020 Germany chides Trump, asks him to let all US votes be counted 05-11-2020 18:51 Trump’s appeal to end the counting of ballots “doesn’t comply with the democratic culture” of the United States, says German foreign minister.
US ELECTION 2020 US election could be settled Thursday as key states tally results 05-11-2020 17:03 With many critical battleground states still not announcing the results of their vote count, the US presidential election is still too close to call.
US ELECTION 2020 In Biden's hometown, supporters, journalists play waiting game 05-11-2020 15:26 In Joe Biden's hometown of Wilmington, everyone is anxiously waiting for the winner of the knife-edge presidential election to be announced.
US ELECTION 2020 GOP shreds Democrats’ Senate hopes by holding key states 05-11-2020 14:24 The polls, the pandemic and the piles of campaign cash had Democrats tasting victory in the Senate heading into Tuesday’s election. But that may turn out to be an illusion, and Republicans are on the verge of extending their six-year control in the chamber.
ENVIRONMENT US formally quits Paris agreement but Biden pledges return 05-11-2020 10:47 United States leaves Paris accord, but Joe Biden vowed he would immediately return as president.
US ELECTION 2020 Oregon police face off with anti-Trump protesters 05-11-2020 02:29 Hundreds of state police and left-wing protesters were locked in a tense standoff in downtown Portland late Wednesday after rampaging anti-Trump groups smashed shop windows, prompting the state governor to activate the National Guard.
US ELECTION 2020 Election win for Biden or Trump hinges on seven critical states 05-11-2020 02:17 Hard-fought now depends on results from a handful of states, each with varying rules on counting votes and contesting results, complicating the final stretch to declaring a winner.
US ELECTION 2020 Fact check: Trump's premature declaration of victory in US election 04-11-2020 22:59 In an address early Wednesday from the White House, after polls had closed but while ballots were still being counted in battleground states, US President Donald Trump falsely declared that he had won re-election.
US ELECTION 2020 Win or lose, Trump's movement stronger and bigger than ever 04-11-2020 22:47 The election is still up in the air, but one thing is for certain: the movement created by Donald Trump is alive and well, and more solid than pundits expected.
US ELECTION 2020 Peaceful protests in New York as tensions rise in Detroit 04-11-2020 22:27 Thousands of Biden supporters march in New York to demand every vote in tight election be counted, as some Trump supporters protest in Detroit, demanding a halt to ballot counting in the key state of Michigan.
US ELECTION 2020 Trump launches legal onslaught over battleground-state votes 04-11-2020 22:15 US president's repeated threats to contest election results in court took shape Wednesday with lawsuits filed in Pennsylvania and Michigan trying to halt vote counts trending toward Democrat Joe Biden.