-COVID in Argentina: the provinces of Buenos Aires and Santa Fé will also introduce health pass   -Argentina to chair UN Human Rights Council for the first time   -Peru: congress debates this Tuesday if it launches impeachment against president […]

Argentina was elected this Monday to head the United Nations Human Rights Council for the year 2022. The South American nation was chosen by acclamation at a session held in Geneva, Switzerland. The 47-county council is the world's leading authority […]

Headlines   -Omicron: Argentina confirms first case -Peru: Congress could this week impeach President Pedro Castillo, who has been in power for only five months -Argentina's economy recovered to pre-pandemic levels, government and consultants say -Venezuelan government expels EU election […]

-Omicron: Argentina does not rule out closing borders again   -President Alberto Fernandez promises to be "inflexible" against food price increases   -The U.S. and Mexico agreed to tighten immigration controls at their border   -The president-elect of Honduras says […]

  -COVID: The provinces of Tucumán and Salta are the first to implement the sanitary pass   -Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri was indicted for illegal espionage during his administration   -The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights visits Ecuador to […]

  -Brazil confirms first two cases of Omicron in Latin America   -Honduras: opposition recognizes Xiomara Castro's win in presidential election   -Chilean Congress rejects bill on abortion and postponed the debate on gay marriage   -An Argentine woman was […]

-Omicron variant: Chile and Ecuador also restrict flights from Africa   -Argentine Court to investigate human rights violations in Myanmar   -Barbados cut last ties with the British monarchy and became a republic, the world’s youngest   -Earthquake in Peru […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus poses "a very high risk" to the world and could trigger new waves of infections with "severe consequences". The UN health agency's assessment made public […]

-Omicron: Argentina implements mandatory quarantine for travelers from Africa   -Leftist Xiomara Castro wins Honduran elections and proclaims herself president   -Venezuela: President Nicolás Maduro accused European election monitors of espionage   -Chile: polls give slight lead to leftist candidate […]