Stories for October 2021

Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Parts of Chile back under COVID-19 restrictions amid growing number of infections

Chile's capital Santiago and 14 other communes nearby communes are to return to phase 3 of the national Government's contingency plan, following 929 COVID-19 infections detected in the last 24 hours, out of a total of 1,677 nationwide, it was announced Monday.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Uruguayan authorities to negotiate the purchase of booster vaccines for foreigners with Pfizer

Uruguay's Secretary to the Presidency Álvaro Delgado is to meet with the regional manager of the Pfizer laboratory to finalize the details for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines with which the administration of President Luis Lacalle Pou hopes to lure more foreign tourists into the country for the Summer season.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Venezuelan children return to school after 19 months

Over 11 million Venezuelan pupils have returned to their schools Monday after a 19-month pause due to COVID-19. The Government had delayed the restart of on-site schooling several times, amid recurrent peaks in infections in addition to vaccination delays.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Brazilian President says COVID-19 vax and HIV go hand in hand

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro had a video posting removed from Facebook after the social media administrators labelled it as “fake news” for linking COVID-19 vaccination to AIDS' HIV.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 08:50 UTC
China goes back to lockdown and other restrictions as Delta variant keeps spreading

Chinese authorities have decided to go back to restrictive sanitary measures as around 133 cases of COVID-19 were detected in 11 provinces last week. The Beijing marathon has also been suspended.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 08:10 UTC
Military forces take control of Sudan; arrest PM and politicians

Sudan's Army Monday has taken control of the capital city of Khartoum and arrested acting Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok as well as members of the sovereign council and other leading politicians. The coup has been condemned around the world, and the US halted US $ 700 million in aid, it was reported.
Tuesday, October 26th 2021 - 00:31 UTC
COVID-19 infections back on the rise

COVID-19 had been relatively calm in Argentina until last week the number of cases began soaring again, with 7667 infections detected against 946 the week before.
Monday, October 25th 2021 - 22:58 UTC
Mapuches have accomplices within Argentine gov't, says Río Negro Governor

“There is complicity in some officials who instigate” violence in the province of Río Negro, said Governor Arabela Carreras in reference to the National Institute of Indigenous Affairs (INAI) amid the escalation of the Mapuche conflict in Patagonia.
Monday, October 25th 2021 - 22:24 UTC
Cubana de Aviación to return to Argentina next month but domestic air services stay grounded

Cuba's flag carrier Cubana de Aviación has announced it would resume flight between Havana and Buenos Aires starting Nov. 20. The airline will also offer a weekly service to Cayo Coco as of Dec. 27.
Monday, October 25th 2021 - 22:03 UTC
Fuel goes up in Brazil amid international surge in crude oil

Brazil's oil company Petrobras Monday decreed an increase in the price of gasoline of 7.04% at refineries and 9.15% in the case of diesel fuel, it was announced. These adjustments were to impact the price consumers pay at pumps as of Tuesday.