Stories for 2021

Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 12:11 UTC
Departure of Antarctic cruise from Ushuaia delayed because of Covid 19 among the crew

Covid 19 emergency in Ushuaia delays the departure of Quark Expeditions state of the art cruise vessel Ultramarine to Antarctica. According to reports from the capital of Tierra del Fuego, abiding by sanitary protocols, the 173 crew members of the vessel were on board PCR tested, with four of them turning out positive.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 11:46 UTC
WHO confirms Omicron (B.1.1.529) as a SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern

The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of mutations alter the behavior of the virus. The TAG-VE was convened on 26 November 2021 to assess the SARS-CoV-2 variant: B.1.1.529.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 11:39 UTC
Luxurious cruise yacht for 12 pax calls at Punta Arenas and heads for Antarctica

A Russian flagged luxury yacht arrived in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, and is heading for Antarctica, after having called at Ensenada, Mexico, and El Callao in Peru.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
CFK acquitted in corruption cases: Operations were legit, judges said

Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her children will not be tried in the so-called Hotesur so-scandal case because there were no illegal actions involved, a federal court in Buenos Aires ruled Friday. Hence, all charges have been dismissed.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 09:45 UTC
No installments in Argentine pesos for purchases in foreign currency

Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) Thursday ruled that international travel tickets and other tourism items purchased through credit cards and whose values are expressed in US dollars or any other foreign currency but converted to Argentine pesos on the date of the operation cannot be split into monthly payments.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 09:41 UTC
Ushuaia creates a Malvinas Affairs Secretariat in the framework of the 40th anniversary

Imbibed with the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict spirit, the city of Ushuaia decided to elevate the department which dealt with Malvinas Islands issues, to the rank of Secretariat, thus “reaffirming the will of Ushuaia residents as the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands”.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
“Auxilio Brasil” intended to benefit 17 million families with monthly payments approved in Congress

The massive social welfare program, Auxilio Brasil, promoted by the administration of president Jair Bolsonaro was passed this week in the Lower House and is expected to be approved in the Senate where leaders have promised to address it as a priority.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 09:32 UTC
Case of Argentine Ambassador in Bolivia to be brought before Congress in BA

Argentine opposition lawmakers have announced they would ask President Alberto Fernández to sack Adrián Basteiro as Ambassador to Bolivia after the diplomat was found engaging in domestic political acts in violation of international conventions regarding Consular representations.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Falklands member of the Table Tennis Federation, despite Argentina's objection

Argentina lost to the Falkland Islands at the International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, where overwhelming support had the Islands registered as an independent member. This despite the strong allegations from the Argentine Table Tennis Federation president Fernando Joffre, at the ITTF annual assembly.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 09:23 UTC
Graf Spee's anchor ferried to future Battle of River Plate memorial site

The 7-ton anchor which once belonged to the Reichsmarine's Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee sank off the coast of Montevideo in December 1939, marking the end to the Battle of the River Plate against British Commonwealth forces at the beginning of World War II, has been ferried by lorry to Punta del Este to be a part of the Memorial site to be opened before the end of the year.