Stories for December 28th 2021

Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 20:50 UTC
Argentine Patagonia in for hottest and driest year since 1961

According to Argentina's National Meteorological Service (SMN), the weather in Patagonia, particularly in the provinces of Neuquén and Río Negro is about to set a new historic record amid high temperatures and low rainfall which have turned 2021 into the region's hottest and driest year since 1961.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 20:35 UTC
Channel Islands UK/France fishing licenses dispute far from over

Secretary of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune said France is considering litigation proceedings against the United Kingdom over the remaining post-Brexit fishing licenses still pending to be awarded in the island of Jersey. The UK/French licenses dispute at the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, off the French coast, has been ongoing for weeks.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 20:28 UTC
Paraguay's economy blooming after 2021; next year looks even better

Paraguay's economy will close in 2021 with a growth of around 5% and good prospects for 2022, Finance Minister Oscar Llamosas announced in a radio interview.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 20:15 UTC
Talks over Ukraine crisis to start Jan. 10 in Europe

High-ranking officials from the United States and Russia are to meet in Geneva on Jan. 10 for talks regarding tensions over Ukraine, it was announced. Russia and NATO were also likely to convene on Jan. 12 in Brussels with a broader meeting set for Jan. 13 involving the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which includes the US and its NATO allies, as well as Russia, Ukraine, and other ex-Soviet states.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 20:10 UTC
Diego Maradona's younger brother Hugo dies aged 52

Hugo Maradona, younger brother of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona, has been found dead Tuesday at his XXX home. He was 52. According to La Gazzetta Dello Sport, the cause of death was a heart attack.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Boric will not travel to Colombia with Piñera: priority is “organizing my administration's team”

Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boris announced he contacted president Sebastián Piñera to thank him for the invitation to attend the January 26/27 Prosur and Pacific Alliance summits in Colombia, --the current head of government last overseas trip--, but will not join him.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
Uruguay consolidates climate change policy, minister says

Uruguay's Environment Minister Adrián Peña Monday forecast that by 2035 ANCAP's La Teja refinery will be closed and vehicles will be 100% zero emissions, as the country advances towards its carbon-neutral goals for 2050
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:43 UTC
HMS Protector breaks polar record and involved in scientific research on penguins and climate change

Icebreaker HMS Protector has broken a record, becoming the first Royal Navy ship to enter both polar circles within the same year. The Navy's only icebreaker, Protector left Plymouth in August for Antarctica, – her first visit to the frozen continent since 2019.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro insists his daughter will not be jabbed

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Monday insisted his 11-year-old daughter will not be taking any COVID-19 vaccine.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Paraguayan Gov't honors IACHR ruling favoring indigenous peoples

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez's Government Monday gave real-estate ownership (occupation) certificates to indigenous peoples plus a monetary compensation in accordance with rulings from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.