Stories for December 17th 2021

Friday, December 17th 2021 - 21:20 UTC
Picture of canvas swimming pool to contain oil spill in Argentina goes viral

The picture of a canvas swimming pool designed for the backyard of a modest income family has been used by oil pipeline operators Oldelval to contain a crude spill of over 3 million liters in Argentine Patagonia has gone viral.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 19:56 UTC
Chubut's capital virtually on fire after demonstrations against mining law

Demonstrators in the Argentine province of Chubut set the Government House and other public buildings in the capital city of Rawson on fire to express their opposition to a mega-mining bill passed by the local legislature.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 19:54 UTC
Biden foresees tragic winter ahead for those unvaccinated against COVID-19

US President Joseph Biden Thursday forecast a quick spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus throughout his country this winter and an ensuing outbreak of “severe illness and death for the unvaccinated.”
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 11:56 UTC
Uruguayan President completes mission in Qatar and faces a crisis in his coalition

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou returned home from an official trip to Qatar in search of trade opportunities for his country. He reached an agreement regarding visas while air routes and direct investments are being studied.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
Argentina to donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Bolivia

Argentina has announced one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be sent to Bolivia next Monday, making it “the largest donation of doses between countries in South America since the global pandemic was declared,” according to a Health Ministry statement. The doses will be carried in a Hercules C-130 aircraft of the Argentine Air Force.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Real estate booms in Uruguay with Argentine buyers

As soon as Uruguay reopened its borders to Argentines owning property in the country, real estate purchases have tripled only in the months of October and November, it was reported.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:32 UTC
China lifts ban on Brazilian beef, but UK and EU retailers will stop purchases because of deforestation

Good and bad news for Brazil's beef exports. China finally lifted the ban on Brazilian beef and allowed the resumption of shipments to the great Asian market. But several of the main retailers in Britain and the European Union have announced the banning of Brazilian beef in their shelves because meat processors are using cattle linked to the Amazon and Pantanal deforestation.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:01 UTC
Anvisa wants Brazilian children vaccinated against COVID-19

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Thursday recommended children be vaccinated against COVID-19, despite President Jair Bolsonaro's stance against this type of immunization.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Chile: Pinochet's widow Lucía Hiriart dies aged 99

Lucía Hiriart, the widow of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, has died at her home in Santiago at the age of 99, her family announced Thursday.
Friday, December 17th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Air Canada returns to Argentina after pandemic restrictions

Air Canada has resumed regular operations to / from Argentina with four weekly frequencies serving Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Montreal, via São Paulo (Brazil), using Boeing 787-9 aircraft.