Stories for November 23rd 2021

Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 23:21 UTC
UN Secretary-General arrives in Colombia for 5th anniversary of peace deal with FARC

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived Tuesday in Bogotá to participate in the ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC Guerrillas.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 20:01 UTC
Biden endorses Powell for yet another term as Federal Reserve head

US President Joseph Biden has announced he wanted Republican lawyer Jerome Powell to stay at the helm of the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) for a second four-year term.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 19:43 UTC
Major Buenos Aires newspaper attacked with Molotov cocktails

Hooded attackers launched Molotov cocktails late Monday at the building of the Buenos Aires leading daily Clarín, but no injuries or material damage were reported other than fuel stains and traces of a small fire.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:55 UTC
UK MPs suggest asylum seekers crossing the English Channel be sent to Falklands

According to UK news reports, the British government is becoming quite desperate about the asylum seekers braving the English Channel, a record 25,000 so far this year, and all sorts of radical measures to contain the increase in arrivals are being considered, including sending the refugees south to the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems as human activity grows and the world warms

By Dana M Bergstrom and Shavawn Donoghue – We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away – biologically speaking, this is true. But the continent is busier than you probably imagine, with many national programs and tourist operators crisscrossing the globe to get there.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Florencio Randazzo makes it to the House after edging Libertarian candidate

Former Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo finally made it through to the House of Deputies on his own Vamos con Vos front after the final vote count ended up granting him the votes he needed to snatch the seat from the Libertarians, who had already secured victories for José Luis Espert and Carolina Piparo.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:28 UTC
Nicaragua's regime arrests yet another dissident voice

Nicaragua's regime has arrested 79-year-old former diplomat Edgar Parrales. The former priest was one of the few critical voices still active within the Central American country, where dozens of opposition leaders have been either placed under arrest or gone into exile.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC
BAS team to study quick response to whales mass stranding with satellite technology

An international team of scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey have published research on using new technology to study mass stranding of whales from space and how the technology could be used to help protect populations.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Peru's Congressional Committee declares Evo persona non grata

A Committee within Peru's Congress Monday agreed to declare former Bolivian President Evo Morales a persona non grata for meddling with internal politics, it was announced.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 08:57 UTC
Electronic ballot box malfunction strikes Brazil's third-way party internal voting

Brazil's Social Democracy Party (PSDB) of former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) has suspended “for technical reasons” over the weekend the selection process to appoint a candidate to run in the October 2022 presidential elections.