News of borders

Argentina’s drops 11 places in press freedom ranking

08-05-2023 22:51 Reporters Without Borders calls out consolidation of media ownership, polarisation, gaps in public policy, and low pay as primary threats to press freedom in Argentina.

by Api Dhadda

PRESS FREEDOM

Online media fuelling divisions, global tensions, says new report

04-05-2022 16:03 Unregulated online content has spread disinformation and propaganda that have amplified political divisions worldwide, fanned international tensions and even contributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders warns.

Global pandemic

Chile reopens remaining land borders as Covid cases stabilise

01-05-2022 23:31 Chile reopens 22 land border crossings with Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. All had been closed since March 17, 2020, due to the arrival of Covid-19 in the country.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Chile relaxes Covid-19 requirements, measures for entering country

13-04-2022 03:26 Chilean government announces relaxation of Covid-19 measures for citizens and tourist travelling to the country.

Travel

Chile to reopen land borders with Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia

11-04-2022 12:36 Chile government decrees opening of all of the country’s land borders that were closed during the coronavirus pandemic, starting May 1.

TOURISM & TRAVEL

Nation reopens borders to foreign tourists

05-11-2021 18:20 Starting November 1, Argentina has lifted restrictions to enter and exit the country from international airports.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Details of the government's new Covid restrictions

23-09-2021 17:17 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti and the brand-new Cabinet chief Juan Manzur this week announced new measures for what the latter said the government hoped is “the last stage of the pandemic.”

Coronavirus pandemic

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

21-09-2021 15:32 The use of facemasks outdoors will no longer be mandatory in Argentina as from October 1, the government announced on Tuesday as part of a sharp easing of restrictions, including the gradual reopening of borders.