News of risk

'Blue dollar' continues to rise amid financial turbulence

28-06-2022 17:46 Parallel dollar quoted at 239 for sale, reaching 242 in some provinces; Country risk soars to record high.

Colombia Elections 2022

Spectre of political assassination looms over Colombian elections

17-05-2022 13:41 The spectre of assassination is haunting the electoral campaign in which the left has a real chance of taking power for the first time, in a country that has a history of political careers ending in a hail of bullets.

Global pandemic

Chilean zoo jabs big cats, orangutan against Covid-19

04-01-2022 14:46 Bengal tiger Charly and Bornean orangutan Sandai, both members of endangered species, have received coronavirus vaccines at a Chilean zoo in a Latin American first.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina to begin applying third dose of Covid vaccine to elderly

26-10-2021 12:05 Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announces at a press conference that a third shot of coronavirus vaccine will be offered to citizens aged over 50 and those with weakened immune systems.

CURRENCY

Pre-election jitters send blue dollar, country risk rate soaring

22-10-2021 21:56 Peso weakens in parallel and informal exchange rates, sending JP Morgan ‘country risk’ rate soaring.

ENVIRONMENT

Flood-prone populations up nearly 25% since 2000, says study

04-08-2021 14:42 The number of people exposed to floods worldwide has surged almost a quarter over the last two decades, according to satellite data.

Covid-19 vaccines

Vaccination extended to minors aged between 12 and 17 with risk factors

23-07-2021 18:40 The Health Ministry announced Friday that its national Covid-19 vaccination programme is being extended to include minors aged 12 to 17 with existing risk factors.

Bloomberg

Safe havens take hit in South America as pandemic sparks unrest

25-05-2021 09:51 Political turmoil across the region can be seen as the opening salvo in an anti-establishment push after the pandemic hit Latin America and exacerbated inequality like nowhere else.

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

A third of global farmland at 'high' pesticide pollution risk

30-03-2021 14:37 A third of the planet's agricultural land is at "high risk" of pesticide pollution from the lingering residue of chemical ingredients that can leach into water supplies and threaten biodiversity, according to new research.

GLOBAL PANDEMIC

Global Covid-19 death toll passes two million

16-01-2021 07:37 The global death toll from Covid-19 passed two million on Friday, with the WHO urging mass vaccinations.

Coronavirus pandemic

Maradona self-isolating at home due to Covid-19 risk

27-10-2020 18:19 Maradona began self-isolating Tuesday after a person he works closely with showed symptoms of Covid-19. River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo also goes into quarantine.

News of risk

'Blue dollar' continues to rise amid financial turbulence

Spectre of political assassination looms over Colombian elections

Chilean zoo jabs big cats, orangutan against Covid-19

Argentina to begin applying third dose of Covid vaccine to elderly

Pre-election jitters send blue dollar, country risk rate soaring

Flood-prone populations up nearly 25% since 2000, says study

Vaccination extended to minors aged between 12 and 17 with risk factors

Safe havens take hit in South America as pandemic sparks unrest

A third of global farmland at 'high' pesticide pollution risk

Global Covid-19 death toll passes two million

Maradona self-isolating at home due to Covid-19 risk

Argentina plows ahead with utility-subsidy cuts key to IMF deal

Stories that caught our eye: August 8 to 13

Tobacco consumption falling in the Americas, says PAHO

Argentina asked crop exporters to bring US$1 billion next week

Taiwanese find their feet in Argentina

La llamativa foto de WhatsApp de uno de los jueces federales señalados por Cristina Kirchner

Elisa Carrió no para y dice que la jueza Arroyo Salgado respalda la veracidad de sus dichos

Las 3 propiedades de lujo apuntadas por Malena Galmarini para ilustrar "la distorsión" en las tarifas de agua

Sandra Arroyo Salgado denunció que la apartaron de una causa y señaló a Ritondo y Borinsky

Las 5 profecías de Baba Vanga que mantienen en vilo al mundo entero: ya se cumplieron dos