Stories for November 22nd 2021

Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 23:05 UTC
Kast is very much anti-Argentine, says ambassador

Argentina's Ambassador in Santiago, Rafael Bielsa, said right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast, who finished first in Sunday's elections was an anti-Argentine Pinochetist “that dares speak its name” and likened him to former US President Donald Trump and current Brazilian head of state Jair Bolsonaro.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 22:58 UTC
Vigilante group on horseback fends off Mapuche attack

Residents of the Argentine town of El Bolson Sunday confronted reasoning Mapuches on horseback and kept them from doing any further damage as authorities failed to provide an institutional response to the increasing unrest caused by the rebel groups in the area.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 22:37 UTC
Maradona buried without his heart, TV anchorman says

Argentine neurologist and TV host Nelson Castro has said former football legend Diego Armando Maradona has been buried but his heart was not in his coffin.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 19:05 UTC
More infectious Delta subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 spreading throughout UK

A new COVID-19 strain which is less likely to cause noticeable symptoms has been reported to be spreading throughout the United Kingdom. The AY.4.2 variant is believed to account for around 12% of the cases nationwide, in addition to being 15% more infectious than other strains known up to Nov. 5.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:58 UTC
Fears of devaluation loom over Argentina as Central Bank reserves run almost dry

Argentine Economy Minister desperately needs to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, because the Central Bank (BCRA) has only US $ 800 million left in cash with which to intervene in the local exchange market, which is pressing for a devaluation.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil: Lula wants to return to power but it's not up to just him

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has explained in an interview published over the weekend that he wants to return to power “so that people can eat three times a day.”
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Venezuela's PSUV grabs most of the seats at stake amid poor turnout

With 58% of Venezuelans not showing up to vote, the ruling PSUV Sunday won regional and local elections by a landslide.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Malvinas Islands' crest in all Tierra del Fuego sportswear and school uniforms

In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War, in 2022, the Argentine Tierra del Fuego province legislative passed several bills making it mandatory that all teams' sportswear in all the different competitions representing the province must have the Malvinas Islands crest, “and hopefully this initiative will also be implemented by other provinces”.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:24 UTC
UK's National Security Advisor says “freedom of navigation” is under threat

Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK's National Security Adviser, says the future of the sea “is under threat”. Speaking at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, he said “states have chosen to openly contest, selectively reinterpret or discreetly subvert freedom of navigation”.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Colombia-Ecuador border to reopen Dec.1, presidents agree

The Presidents of Colombia (Iván Duque) and Ecuador (Guillermo Lasso), Sunday agreed to reopen the borders between the two countries as of Dec. 1 after they were closed in March 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions.