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Argentina surpasses three million Covid-19 infections

03-05-2021 11:20 Argentina surpassed three million confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, after the Health Ministry reported more than 11,000 new infections.

Life after the great pandemic

01-05-2021 00:43 Hopes that the pandemic would abolish history by putting things in perspective and unite the world are still floating around, but they owe more to wishful thinking than to anything else.

by James Neilson

Brazil hits record Covid death toll in April

26-04-2021 15:22 Argentina's giant neighbour recorded 67,977 deaths so far in April, making it the deadliest month yet before it ends, topping March's 66,573 fatalities.

Covid crisis deepens: Record death toll for second straight day

24-04-2021 00:31 Health Ministry confirms 557 fatalities and almost 28,000 infections over last 24 hours; Doctors call for tighter restrictions as hospital ICU wards fill up.

Argentina surpasses 60,000 deaths from Covid-19

21-04-2021 21:35 Argentina surpassed the grim landmark of 60,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Wednesday, with the addition of 291 new fatalities and almost 26,000 infections.

PAHO warns of fake Covid-19 vaccines in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico

21-04-2021 16:29 Jarbas Barbosa says PAHO is aware of reports suggesting that Covid-19 vaccines – likely counterfeit – are being offered for sale in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

FIFA vows 'consequences' for Super League clubs as backlash intensifies

20-04-2021 11:51 Breakaway plan prompts furious reaction from fans and officials, with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin saying Monday it was motivated by "greediness, selfishness and narcissism."

Protesters take to streets to reject tightened Covid measures

18-04-2021 08:20 Protesters took to the streets in Buenos Aires on Saturday to demonstrate against government’s tightened measures against Covid-19. Main rallies take place at Obelisk and outside Olivos presidential residence.

PAMI chief warns agency has no more Covid ICU beds left in City

11-04-2021 08:56 PAMI chief Luana Volnovich warns public health agency has no more Covid-19 ICU beds available for pensioners and retirees in Buenos Aires City; Argentina surpasses 2.5 million confirmed cases.

Evil on trial: 60th anniversary of Eichmann in the dock

09-04-2021 09:54 For four months in 1961 the barbarism of Nazi Germany was focused on the gaunt bespectacled figure of Adolf Eichmann, standing alone in a dock in Jerusalem.

Vizzotti calls for 'three weeks of effort' as second wave arrives

06-04-2021 14:51 Argentina needs “three weeks of greater effort" by citizens and institutions to reduce infections, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said Tuesday, describing the so-called 'second wave' as "already a fact."

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.

Brazil surpasses 300,000 Covid-19 deaths

25-03-2021 14:50 A total of 300,685 people in Brazil have now died of Covid-19, with Argentina's giant neighbour struggling to deal with an explosion of cases blamed on a local variant of the virus that is believed to be more contagious.

President admits to vaccine delays, preaches caution

19-03-2021 03:16 President Alberto Fernández delivers 'Cadena Nacional' address, telling citizens not to travel abroad and admitting Argentina has received only 6% of the vaccines it has ordered.

It’s still ‘America first’ on vaccines as Russia, China fill gap

12-03-2021 12:57 Throughout the developing world, countries like Argentina have been squeezed out by richer nations in the race to secure vaccines produced by Western companies such as Pfizer and Moderna. Across most of Africa and large swathes of Latin America, south Asia and southeast Asia, little or no vaccine has been distributed.

Vaccine hope, but enduring fear one year after pandemic declared

11-03-2021 22:50 One year on from the declaration of the coronavirus pandemic, vaccinations are offering hope. But much of humanity still enduring highly restricted lives, with no clear path back to normality.

Covax details rollout of 238 million Covid-19 vaccine doses

02-03-2021 18:16 More than 238 million doses will be distributed around the world by the end of May through the Covax programme aimed at boosting access to coronavirus jabs in poorer nations.

World Bank: Women on average have just 76% of men’s legal rights worldwide

24-02-2021 09:00 World Bank warns coronavirus pandemic is reinforcing gender inequality in many countries, with women on average having roughly three-quarters of the legal rights of men.

Soy meal shipments roar back from strike disruptions

28-01-2021 15:26 Soybean meal exports are recovering strongly after labour strikes decimated soybean processing in December.

Desperate search for oxygen in Brazil's crisis-hit Manaus

20-01-2021 08:20 Under an overwhelming heat, dozens of people have been waiting for 12 hours to fill oxygen tanks and try to save the lives of their loved ones in Manaus, a Brazilian city plunged into chaos by the explosion of Covid-19 cases.