Stories for November 2021

Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:22 UTC
Maquila vote in Tierra del Fuego helps the ruling coalition of president Fernandez

The two seats at stake in the Argentine Lower House representing the extreme south province of Tierra del Fuego, had their holders reelected comfortably last Sunday in the midterm election.
Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
Peru extends vaccination mandates for indoor spaces and domestic travel

The Government of Peru has decided people over 18 years of age who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be banned from closed public places as of Monday. The measures include shopping malls, restaurants and banks.
Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Xi Jinping, Biden hold virtual summit at last

US President Joseph Biden and his Chinese colleague Xi Jinping Monday held a virtual Summit during which they discussed world and bilateral issues.
Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
US Chargé d'Affaires in Asunción insists his country will always be “an ally” of Paraguay

Joseph Salazar, Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Asunción, Monday tweeted that his country “has been, and will always continue to be, an ally of Paraguay.”
Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 08:51 UTC
Bolsonaro tells Dubai Forum opportunities are awaiting in Brazil

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday told potential investors at Expo Dubai in the United Arab Emirates about the opportunities awaiting in his country.
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 19:28 UTC
Argentina: Both major political parties poised to share Lower House power

Argentina's opposition party Together for a Change (Juntos por el Cambio – JxC – or simply “Juntos”) has won six out of eight Senatorial elections Sunday, which means the ruling Everybody's Front (Frente de Todos – FdT) will lose President Alberto Fernández's coalition a majority of its own at the Upper House as of Dec. 10.
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 18:40 UTC
Nicaragua: UK and US announce new sanctions against the country after elections

The US Treasury Department and the United Kingdom announced new sanctions against members of the Nicaraguan government in retaliation for the controversial presidential elections held on 7 November.
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 16:22 UTC
Paraguayan lab files for emergency registration of Merck's C19 pill

While Merck's oral drug Molnupiravir has already been cleared by the United Kingdom to treat COVID-19, a Paraguayan laboratory has filed for its emergency registration in the South American country, Doctor María Antonieta Gamarra, head of the Health Surveillance Directorate (Dinavisa) confirmed.
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 14:18 UTC
COVID-19 cases back on the rise in Chile

Chilean health authorities have reported the country is at its highest level of active cases in four months after the weekend. In this scenario, Health Minister Enrique Paris, has once again underlined the importance of preventive testing shead of the presidential, parliamentary and regional elections scheduled for Nov. 21.
Monday, November 15th 2021 - 09:59 UTC
Argentina’s ruling party loses Congress majority

Preliminary but seemingly conclusive results from Argentina's mid-term elections Sunday showed the ruling party of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner would be losing its majority in Congress after 38 years.