Stories for November 29th 2022

Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 23:56 UTC
Uruguay: former presidential bodyguard allegedly spied on opposition senators; Justice investigates

The analysis of hundreds of WhatsApp chats recovered from the cell phone of Alejandro Astesiano, the former personal custodian of Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou, continues to provide investigators with crucial material in an unprecedented court case in Uruguay's political history.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 23:13 UTC
Argentina's first-ever openly gay minister resigns

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday accepted the resignation of the country's first-ever openly gay cabinet member. Transport Minister Alexis Guerrera announced he would leave his post due to health-related “strictly personal matters.”
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 23:00 UTC
Ecuador first South Americans eliminated from Qatar 2022 Cup

Ecuador became the first Soth American team to be eliminated from the Qatar 2022 football World Cup following Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Senegal, while The Netherlands finished top of Group A by defeating the hosts 2-0 to book an appointment with the United States in the round of 16.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 22:42 UTC
New impeachment request filed against Peruvian President

The Peruvian Congress presented on Tuesday a request to dismiss president Pedro Castillo Terrones, for his alleged “moral incapacity” to hold office for the third time since he arrived the office, 16 months ago.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 20:00 UTC
England defender caught up in mate drinking habit

Qatar 2022 is beginning to make headlines for issues not strictly related to football. Among them was England defender Eric Dier (@ericdier15 on Instagram) showing his mate and thermus that made him look more like a player of either Uruguay or Argentina.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 19:57 UTC
LGBTI+ issue takes center stage at Qatar's World Cup

Given Qatar's harsh stance against homosexuality, the LGBTI+ community has regarded the World Cup as fertile ground for its vindication. On Monday, at halftime of the game that Uruguay lost 2-0 to Portugal, Italian player Mario Ferri jumped onto the pitch waving a rainbow flag and needed to be escorted out by stadium security.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Climate change consequences drastically cutting Argentina's winter and summer crops

Climate change reality has caught up with Argentina with mounting uncertainties about summer crops, since the sowing of soybeans and corn is already below 40% of last year, already diminished.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Ecuadorian poultry farm detected to have cases of bird flu

Ecuadorian authorities have activated an epidemiological encirclement following a surge in cases of avian influenza. The first confirmation stemmed from a poultry production farm in the Andean province of Cotopaxi thanks to controls by the Agency for Regulation and Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Control (Agrocalidad), the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry said.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:44 UTC
New COVID-19 deaths reported in Brazil

Brazilian health authorities Sunday confirmed 20,385 new cases of COVID-19 nationwide and 57 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 35,188,586 detections and 689,536 fatalities since the onset of the pandemic.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:41 UTC
UK suspends tariffs on fruit juices, and Brazil celebrates the decision

Brazilian orange juice shipments to the UK should benefit from the recent decision by the British government to suspend tariffs on concentrated and ready-to-drink juice imports from January first 2023 to 31 December 2024.