Stories for November 10th 2022

Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 20:02 UTC
CFK wants judge investigating her assassination attempt recused

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) requested Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti be relieved from handling the Sept. 1 assassination attempt against her, claiming the magistrate had “paralyzed and boycotted the investigation.”
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 19:29 UTC
Brazilian military experts find no irregularities in Lula's win

Brazil's Defense Ministry Wednesday submitted its report to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) regarding the armed forces' involvement in the presidential elections last month: No irregularities were detected.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 19:26 UTC
Peru launches contingency plan as COVID-19 cases surge

Peruvian health authorities Wednesday announced a contingency plan amid an increase in cases of COVID-19 in the regions of Lima, Arequipa (south), and Loreto (north).
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Falklands' preparations for major Remembrance commemoration next Sunday

The Falkland Islands Government has announced the arrangements and details for the coming Remembrance commemoration, which this Sunday will be counting with the participation of a great number of Falklands' Veterans on a special invitation tour of the Islands because of the fortieth anniversary of the Liberation. The ceremony will also be live stream events to the United Kingdom.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
US: Republicans far from landslide victory they had hoped for

The Republican recovery many had heralded ahead of this year's mid-term elections in the United States is still to materialize, as vote counting kept going on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Guyana becoming the world's most exciting oil frontier: with a million bpd by 2030

No end to surprises from offshore Guyana and an ExxonMobil-led consortium, which have identified at least 11 billion barrels of recoverable oil resources, and catapulted the impoverished South America country firmly onto the global oil map.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:28 UTC
Very promising cruise season in Ushuaia: Ten vessels calls this week

Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego province, extreme south of Argentina is reporting a very encouraging cruise season and anticipated this week a peak of calls in expected. In effect some ten cruise vessels will be calling at Ushuaia, and local businesses are preparing for the significant event.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:17 UTC
Mayor of Santos argues privatization of Brazil's largest port has to be addressed by Lula's incoming government

The mayor of the port city of Santos, Rogério Santos, argues that representatives of president-elect Lula da Silva should take part in the privatization process of the Santos Port Authority (SPA), whose auction is scheduled for December.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Paraguayan foreign traders concerned over Waterway toll

Officials and exporters in Asunción continue to object to Argentina's announcement that shipments through the Paraná River Waterway will have to pay a toll, which would generate an extra cost of 7%.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Chile's interannual inflation on downward path

Chile's inflation in October reached 0.5 % over the previous month, the National Statistics Institute (INE) reported this week. The new figure means an accumulated 11.4 % in the first ten months of 2022 and 12.8 % interannually.