Stories for November 2021

Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:33 UTC
Streets of Rome witness Brazilians love-hate relation with president Bolsonaro

The Brazilian media has protested vehemently following the attacks by Jair Bolsonaro's bodyguards against special envoys and correspondents covering the president's trip to Rome for the G20 summit.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Brazil will host G20 summit in 2024

Brazil for the first time will host the annual meeting of the heads and prime ministers of the Group of Twenty, the group of the 20 largest economies on the planet, in 2024. The announcement was made during the release of the final document of the group’s meeting, which ended on Sunday in Rome.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:28 UTC
Piñera requests Congress to extend the state of emergency in Mapuche regions

Chilean president Sebastian Piñera announced on Tuesday he sent Congress a bill requesting a further fifteen days extension of the state of emergency in four areas of the Biobío and Araucaria regions, where there have been violent breaches of law and order.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:23 UTC
Magallanes coronavirus contagion the highest in Chile; government orders return to restriction measures

Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile and its capital Punta Arenas have been forced by the Chilean Public Health ministry to return to Phase Four of the so called Step by Step Program, given the sustained surge of coronavirus contagions both in the region and at a national level.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:20 UTC
“Le Commandant Charcot” reopens Antarctic cruise season from Punta Arenas

On Sunday Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile saw the departure of the first cruise vessel to Antarctica under strict sanitary and safety conditions. The first Antarctic cruise since the start of the pandemic was implemented by what local authorities denominate the sanitary “green bubble”.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Paraguay: Beef exports reach all-time high

Over 283,214 tons of beef have been exported by Paraguay between January and October 2021, in what has become a historical record for the country, according to the National Service for Animal Quality and Health (Senacsa).
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Bolsonaro's Freudian slip: he said Jim Carrey when he meant John Kerry

One is US President Joseph Biden's climate envoy and a former Secretary of State as well as a losing candidate to the presidency - John Kerry. The other is a comedy actor who usually plays funny roles, some of them in colourful makeup, Jim Carrey.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Argentina wants caps on the price of medication: laboratories object

Argentina's Domestic Trade Secretary, Roberto Felettil Tuesday hinted the Government may advance on imposing some sort of cap on the price of medication, which has sparked reactions from laboratories.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 09:02 UTC
Peru's President open to more European, Chinese cooperation

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones told a European Union envoy Tuesday that his administration was offering right conditions for responsible investments in the country.
Wednesday, November 3rd 2021 - 08:04 UTC
Spanish Queen Letizia lands in Paraguay on a 3-day tour

Spain's Queen Letizia has landed Tuesday evening at Asunción Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, where she was welcomed by First Lady Silvana Abdo, Foreign Minister Euclides Acevedo and Madrid's Ambassador Carmen Castiella Ruiz.