News of emergency

Chile president declares 'state of exception' over Mapuche conflict

13-10-2021 09:11 Sebastián Piñera declares a state of emergency and deploys troops to two southern regions, after clashes break out between Mapuche protesters and security forces.

Government preps decree to enable arrival of Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen vaccines

02-07-2021 03:23 Reports say President Alberto Fernández will issue a new decree modifying Vaccine Law that will smooth arrival of host of shots manufactured in United States.

Anger and confusion in Myanmar as coup sweeps away democratic hopes

01-02-2021 17:45 A putsch had been expected for days, yet when it came it left Myanmar stunned.

Myanmar's military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi

01-02-2021 16:59 Myanmar's military seizes power in a bloodless coup, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and imposing a one-year state of emergency.

Poverty-stricken Brazilians fear looming end of Covid-19 emergency cash

02-12-2020 14:58 More than 67 million low-income workers receive Covid-19 relief payments in Brazil, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Many of them are fearing what lies ahead.

Blue dollar soars again to close week at 178 pesos

17-10-2020 08:30 Dolár blue has risen by 11 pesos in past week alone, closing week at record high amid continued financial uncertainty.

Four ambitious females for Fernández’s Cabinet

13-06-2020 10:21 PAMI is huge, serving some 4.5 million pensioners and accounting for 70 percent of all public hospital payments since the elderly obviously have more health problems. Its total budget is some US$7.7 billion.

by Michael Soltys

Government likely to issue second 10,000-peso allowance to families in May

29-04-2020 13:14 Government considering a new round of the ‘Ingreso Familiar de Emergencia’ payment in May, the 10,000-peso subsidy that some eight million single-income earners, people on social benefits and informal workers have signed up for.

Coronavirus reopens fiscal debate for Brazil and Latin America

18-03-2020 15:08 Even if most Latin American countries have yet to manifest the full brunt of the pandemic, economic contagion is already at hand.

by Mac Margolis

Argentina to build 8 emergency hospitals to help fight coronavirus, says Fernández

18-03-2020 13:28 “We are going to work tirelessly to complete the projects quickly,” the president promised after announcing multi-million-peso measures to tackle the pandemic.

Coronavirus outbreak: Tests in Argentina come back negative

18-02-2020 12:00 Scientists say tests on samples have come back negative. Argentines in Hubei province – the epicentre of the outbreak – ask government for help in leaving China.

Coronavirus death toll soars to 1,367 as China changes counting methods

13-02-2020 14:20 The number of deaths and new cases from China's COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak spiked dramatically on February 13 after authorities changed the way they count infections in a move that will likely fuel speculation that the severity of the outbreak has been under-reported.