Stories for November 29th 2021

Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Former British Ambassador to BA to take over as Scotch Whisky Association CEO

Former British Ambassador to Buenos Aires has been chosen to head the Scotch Whisky Association, something which was no surprise at all in the Argentine capital, where he proved to be quite a connoisseur on the subject.
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Argentines withdrew a record US$ 137 million during October

Uncertainty and lack of confidence in Argentine politics is not only reflected with ballots in the polls. In effect despite all the limitations and clamps to the purchase of US dollars, limited to 200 per individual, per month and with a bank account, during October some 762,000 Argentines purchased US$ 137 million.
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:29 UTC
LATAM presents reorganization plan, rejects Brazilian group offer, and has to wait until January 27

LATAM Airlines Group said on Friday it had filed a reorganization plan, proposing a US$8.2 billion injection of capital in a bid to exit its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, and at the same time announced it had rejected the Brazilian airline Azul acquisition proposal as “incomplete” and “insufficient”.
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Chile planning an optical fiber cable from Puerto Williams to Antarctica

The regional government of Magallanes extreme south of Chile signed an agreement with the Telecommunications ministry and Country Development Secretariat to study the feasibility of an optical fiber from the region to the Antarctic peninsula.
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Omicron: UK enforces strict measures including compulsory face covering

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed new temporary and precautionary measures following the emergence of the Omicron variant in the United Kingdom. The Omicron variant contains a large number of spike protein mutations as well as mutations in other parts of the viral genome.
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:10 UTC
Saudi Arabia's FM visits Buenos Aires to strengthen ties with Argentina

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal al Saud said in a newspaper interview published Saturday in Buenos Aires' daily Infobae that “Argentina is our friend and ally, that will not change at the IMF.” The diplomat thus did not rule out a handout to reinforce Argentina's Central Bank's reserves.
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 09:07 UTC
UK calls for emergency G7 meeting over Omicron

The Government of the United Kingdom Sunday announced it would convene an “emergency meeting” to address the coronavirus Omicron variant and the new health map resulting from it.
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Ramaphosa against travel bans on South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called the entire world Sunday to lift the unjustifiable travel bans imposed on his country after the detection of the Omicron strain of the coronavirus because those restrictions “will do more harm than good.”