Stories for November 9th 2022

Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 23:04 UTC
Travel expenses to Falklands' Darwin Cemetery are not “abroad,” Argentine taxpayer cries

An Argentine national who visited the Darwin Cemetery on the Falkland Islands to pay his respects to the combatants fallen in the 1982 war was outraged upon his return that his credit card was billing him the surcharges recently created by Superminister of Economy Sergio Massa for expenses abroad.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 22:32 UTC
Exports of Chilean fruit looking at bright future ahead

Chile's Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) has reported exports this season could be “very good for everyone,” thanks to favorable weather, it was reported Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 22:00 UTC
Car sales in Brazil affected by pro-Bolsonaro demonstrations

Brazil's National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) has reported this week that sales of brand-new cars fell in the past few days as demonstrators took to the streets in several cities nationwide claiming that incumbent President Jair Boolsonaro had defeated Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva in the Oct. 30 runoffs, thus contradicting the announcement by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 19:03 UTC
Brazilian singer Gal Costa dies aged 77

Brazilian iconic singer Gal Costa passed away Wednesday morning in Sao Paulo at the age of 77, it was reported. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:48 UTC
Yellow Alert decreed in Chile over increasing volcanic activity

Chilean authorities have issued a Yellow Alert for the communes of Villarrica, Pucón, and Curarrehue in the region of La Araucanía, and for Panguipulli, in Los Ríos after an increase in activity by the Villarrica volcano was detected.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Falkland Islander addresses the House of Commons from the dispatch

A Law student at Stoke-on-Trent became the first Falkland Islander to address his “peers” at the House of Commons last Friday during a special session of the United Kingdom's Youth Parliament, with Sir Lindsay Hoyle presiding the meeting.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Montevideo is the most expensive city in Latin America, according to study by Argentine university

The Torcuato Di Tella University together with Zonaprop, a real estate website, prepared a real estate report in which they made a ranking of the most expensive cities to live in Latin America, in which Montevideo appears as the most expensive of all.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:34 UTC
Lawmaker criticized that Argentine national team travels to Qatar with Uruguayan yerba mate

Argentine opposition Congressman Luis Mario Pastori of the Radical Civic Union (UCR), a party forming the Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) coalition, Tuesday noted on social media that the Argentine national football team taking part in the upcoming World Cup finals in Qatar had not prioritized home-made products.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:29 UTC
DeSantis reelected Governor of Florida, as vote counting still ongoing

Ron DeSantis, the Republican emerging figure who might challenge former President Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House in 2024, has been reelected as Governor of the State of Florida, it was reported late Tuesday as vote counting continued nationwide after the mid-term elections.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Slower Chinese demand impacts on Brazilian soybeans sales and beef prices

The Chinese economy is slowing down, the Yuan is weaker against the US dollar and Beijing is insisting with complete lockdowns in many cities because of Covid 19 or respiratory diseases, reducing considerably activity and consumption.