Stories for February 2022

Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 09:14 UTC
PAHO says 255 babies do not make it past their first month in the region every day

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Tuesday said 255 babies under a month old died in Latin America and the Caribbean every day, while 7 out of every 1,000 newborns do not even reach that age.
Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 09:10 UTC
NGOs claim most deforestation in northern Argentina during 2021 was illegal

Around 110,180 hectares of forest were destroyed in the Argentine provinces of Santiago del Estero, Formosa, Chaco, and Salta during the year 2021 as a result of illegal practices, according to Greenpeace.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 23:23 UTC
Argentina decries increasing UK flights to Falklands with Brazil stopovers

Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has filed a note expressing his country's concern over British military aircraft stopping en route to the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 21:55 UTC
First case of new sublineage of omicron detected in Argentina

Argentine health authorities Tuesday confirmed the first case of COVID-19 caused by the sublineage BA.2 of the coronavirus omicron variant., which is said to be two to three times more contagious than the original omicron.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 21:43 UTC
Pfizer ready to deliver vaccine for kids under 5 before February's end, if okayed

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced it planned to submit a COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5 to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United for emergency authorization. If approved, it would be the first such drug available in the United States for that age group.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 21:38 UTC
China to help Argentina build new nuclear power plant

Argentina's National Committee of Atomic Energy (CNEA) and the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Tuesday signed a contract for the construction of the Atucha III Nuclear Power Plant, it was announced.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Peru's President once again needs to reshuffle cabinet following resignations

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been dealt a new blow less than a year after being sworn in following the resignation Monday of Prime Minister Mirtha Vásquez citing high levels of corruption within the national government.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Bolivian Prosecutor says evidence proves Macri's help to Áñez

Bolivia's Chief Prosecutor Wilfredo Chávez said documents proved the Argentine Government of former President Mauricio Macri was involved in topplig Evo Morales in 2019 on the alleged grounds of an electoral fraud which was never proven.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Repsol ordered to stop loading or unloading crude in Peru's Pacific waters

Peruvian authorities Monday ordered Spanish oil company Repsol to stop loading and unloading crude oil on ships after a spill in January has caused a major environmental crisis in the Pacific Ocean off the province of Callao near Lima.
Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Britain helping the Pasteur Institute of Montevideo with a Covid-19 genome-sequencing project

The British government and the Pasteur Institute of Montevideo, Uruguay, have announced they will be working jointly in an agreement that will help advance the genome-sequencing of Covid-19 project, through techniques under development in Uruguay, using British technology, and thus providing this capacity to several countries in the region.