Stories for December 2022

Monday, December 12th 2022 - 12:03 UTC
Avian flu confirmed among dead pelicans in the north of Chile

Following the confirmation of reported cases of avian flu in the north of Chile, Public Health ministry officials visited the area over the weekend where hundreds of dead pelicans have been found, pointing out that “so far there is no evidence of the bird flu contagion of humans” and calling on people to avoid contact with dead or sick birds.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 11:58 UTC
Cruise association and IAATO express concern over recent rare tragic incidents in Antarctica

The Cruise Lines International Association, Clia, has moved to reassure the industry's trade after a “rogue wave” hit Viking Polaris killing one passenger, and injuring four others on a cruise in Antarctica. The accident on the expedition ship took place on November 29, a couple of weeks after two people died during a Zodiac excursion on a Quark Expeditions sailing in the polar region.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 10:42 UTC
Protests in Peru leave 2 dead and many wounded among Castillo supporters

At least two people have been reported killed in demonstrations throughout Peru opposing the government of President Dina Boluarte, who was sworn in last week after Congress impeached Pedro Castillo Terrones following his attempt to dissolve Parliament.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 10:28 UTC
Latin America, the EU's strategic investment target for 2023

Ursula von der Leyen convened the first meeting of the Global Gateway Board on Sunday to review the achievements of the first year of implementation of this plan. The President of the European Commission said the EU wants to counter the new Chinese Silk Road and identify projects for 2023 in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
COVID-19 keeps spreading in Argentina: 7 people reported dead

Argentine health authorities have announced an alarming increase in the number of cases of COVID-19, which has doubled in the past week and grown above 1100% in one month. COVID-19-related deaths were reported to have amounted to 7 last week.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
New discovery at Peru's Nazca lines reported

Japanese researchers from Yamagata University have announced the discovery of some 168 new geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Lines.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Volcano activity leads to temporary airport closure in Guatemala

Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport was closed temporarily Sunday due to “the presence of ashes” from the nearby Fuego volcano, it was reported. The air terminal resumed operations three hours later after the wind shifted “to the south,” according to Civil Aeronautics Director Francis Argueta.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Brazil: Cachaça exports hit record figures in 2022

Exports of Brazil's traditional alcoholic beverage cachaça have bounced back following a drop due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, it was reported. A rum made of sugar cane juice and one of the key ingredients of caipirinha, cachaça is currently sold to 72 countries.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Everything ready for summer season in Uruguayan department of Maldonado

Enrique Antía, mayor of the Uruguayan department of Maldonado where the country's most important beach resorts are located, said during the weekend that everything was ready for the upcoming summer season.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 15:00 UTC
Book review: The Ship Beneath the Ice

The loss of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance is the stuff of legend. She was crushed in the ice of the Weddell Sea in 1915. The subsequent escape of Shackleton and his men is an epic of heroism and survival.