Stories for December 27th 2021

Monday, December 27th 2021 - 20:45 UTC
Argentina to set up Antarctica observatory to look for exoplanets

Argentina will install an observatory at the Belgrano II base in Antarctica, 1,300 kilometers from the South Pole, which will be operated from Buenos Aires. The automated telescope will be used to detect exoplanets and other celestial bodies which are difficult to watch from other latitudes, it was announced.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 20:16 UTC
Andean Community lifts roaming charges as of Jan. 1

Roaming charges for cell phone communications is about to become a thing of the past for countries of The Andean Community (CAN - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Effective Jan. 1, 2022, and thanks to the joint work of its member countries and the institutional strength that it has had for more than 52 years, the citizens of the CAN will not have to pay any additional surcharge for post-paid international roaming and will be able to be more and better communicated.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Argentina says humanitarian flights “all ready” to fly Falklands-residents to Chile

The Argentine government announced on Sunday that “all is ready” for the two humanitarian charter flights, with an Argentine flagged carrier, to transport Falklands-Malvinas foreign residents that have been stranded in the Islands since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine leaders condemn Johnson's speech, but insist on humanitarian flights

Argentine authorities have condemned over the weekend an announcement by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding next year's 40th anniversary years of the Falklands War.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Latam applies for Sao Paulo/MPA flights to begin 9 February, Aeroin

LATAM Airlines has submitted to Brazil's National Civilian Aviation Agency its flight schedule for the Sao Paulo/Falkland Islands commercial air link resumption, allegedly scheduled for next 9 February, according to Brazilian air industry site, Aeroin.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:54 UTC
18 dead, over 11,000 evacuated due to unprecedented rainfall in Brazil

At least 18 people have been reported dead and over 11,000 evacuated after rain five times the historical average left 19 municipalities in the Brazilian northern state of Bahia literally under mud and water. No Christmas to celebrate.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:53 UTC
Bolivia receives the donation of 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

A shipment of 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine has landed in Bolivia Sunday. The batch of the Sinopharm drug is China's largest donation ever to the South American country and will be used particularly on children aged between 5 and 11 years old.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:41 UTC
Nobel Peace Price Winner Archbishop Tutu dies aged 90

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an iconic figure during the country's fight against apartheid, has died Sunday at the age of 90 in Cape Town, it was reported. Tutu is survived by his wife of 66 years and their four children.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
Uruguayan President back from Congo Christmas celebration

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has returned home after spending Christmas in Congo with troops from his country stationed there on a UN peacekeeping mission.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:18 UTC
Chilean zoo vaccinates animals against COVID-19

In addition to having staged one of the most prolific anti-COVID-19 vaccination campaigns on humans, Chile now intends to expand that achievement onto other living beings after three lions, three tigers, three pumas, and an orangutan have been injected at Santiago's Buin Zoo.