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Sat, 27 Nov 2021 21:54:00 GMT
Brazil closes borders on six African countries due to Omicron variant
The Government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday decided to shut down the international borders to travelers from six African countries where the new coronavirus Omicron variant of concern has been detected.

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 21:51:00 GMT
Argentina to launch green pass for mass events
Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Friday announced during a press conference that the country was eyein a green pass of its own as cases of coronavirus have been reported to be growing over the past few weeks.

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 21:48:00 GMT
Peruvian lawmakers want Castillo impeached
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been served with a notification that a vacancy motion had been filed against him. The constitutional procedure requires "at least 40%" of the votes – 52 being the "magic number."

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 12:11:00 GMT
Departure of Antarctic cruise from Ushuaia delayed because of Covid 19 among the crew
Covid 19 emergency in Ushuaia delays the departure of Quark Expeditions state of the art cruise vessel Ultramarine to Antarctica. According to reports from the capital of Tierra del Fuego, abiding by sanitary protocols, the 173...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 11:46:00 GMT
WHO confirms Omicron (B.1.1.529) as a SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern
The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of ...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 11:39:00 GMT
Luxurious cruise yacht for 12 pax calls at Punta Arenas and heads for Antarctica
A Russian flagged luxury yacht arrived in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, and is heading for Antarctica, after having called at Ensenada, Mexico, and El Callao in Peru.

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:55:00 GMT
CFK acquitted in corruption cases: Operations were legit, judges said
Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her children will not be tried in the so-called Hotesur so-scandal case because there were no illegal actions involved, a federal court i...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:45:00 GMT
No installments in Argentine pesos for purchases in foreign currency
Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) Thursday ruled that international travel tickets and other tourism items purchased through credit cards and whose values are expressed in US dollars or any other foreign currency but converted to...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:41:00 GMT
Ushuaia creates a Malvinas Affairs Secretariat in the framework of the 40th anniversary
Imbibed with the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict spirit, the city of Ushuaia decided to elevate the department which dealt with Malvinas Islands issues, to the rank of Secretariat, thus "reaffirming the will of Ushua...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:40:00 GMT
“Auxilio Brasil” intended to benefit 17 million families with monthly payments approved in Congress
The massive social welfare program, Auxilio Brasil, promoted by the administration of president Jair Bolsonaro was passed this week in the Lower House and is expected to be approved in the Senate where leaders have promised to ...



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