Stories for December 9th 2021

Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 23:36 UTC
Argentina's land borders with Brazil, Uruguay set for full reopening

The Government of Brazil will reopen its land border crossings to/from Argentina as of this coming Saturday, according to Buenos Aires' Ambassador to Brasilia Daniel Scioli.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 22:50 UTC
Anti COVID-19 drug authorized in US for those uneligible for vaccination

Health authorities in the United States have authorized an alternate treatment against COVID-19 for patients aged 12 and older who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 21:49 UTC
Brazil: Pele hospitalized for further cancer treatment

Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, has been admitted Wednesday into the Albert Einstein Clinic in São Paulo for further treatment of a colon tumor. He was said to be “stable.”
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
No face-to-face Mercosur Summit, Bolsonaro decides

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Wednesday decided that the upcoming Mercosur Summit, scheduled for Dec. 16 and 17, which was to be the first in a long while under the old face-to-face format, has been reshaped to be held virtually like most recent ones.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Argentina's Xmas present: Falklands offered two humanitarian flights for residents to visit relatives

Britain allegedly thanked Argentina for its offer of two humanitarian flights so that Falkland Islands residents could visit relatives, mainly in Chile, or for other reasons during the holidays season, but the UK also recalled that air links with the Islands are the exclusive responsibility of the Falklands' elected government.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil announces health pass requirement, minister refuses to call it so

The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro, known for his personal stance in favor of freedom of choice regarding COVID-19 vaccination, has announced arriving travelers who have not been immunized will be put through mandatory quarantine.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Fresh air for Falklands' oil industry: Navitas to become operator with Rockhopper, and Harbour exits

Encouraging news for the Falkland Islands budding hydrocarbons industry. Rockhopper Exploration officially announced on Wednesday that it had reached a new agreement with Navitas Petroleum by which its potential farm-in portion of the Sea Lion project increases significantly, while the current holder of the majority share, Harbour Energy exits the undertaking.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Russia and Nicaragua strengthen bilateral ties on nuclear and other issues

The Governments of Russia and Nicaragua have agreed to work together towards the development of peaceful use of nuclear energy, it was announced Tuesday.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Brazil working to create a price stabilization fund for gasoline, diesel and LNG

The Brazilian government in coordination with Congress are working on the creation of a price stabilization fund for fuels in an attempt to isolate the country from the volatility of international prices of oil and refined products. The fund is to be financed mainly with a tax on oil exports, helping with stability to domestic prices of gasoline, diesel and liquid gas.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:27 UTC
LUC referendum in Uruguay scheduled for March 27

Uruguay's National Electoral Court has decided that the Referendum to repeal 135 provisions of the so-called Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) will be held March 27, 2022, Chief Justice José Arocena announced.