Politics

• Thursday, October 14th 2021 - 19:19 UTC

  Argentina terminates symbolic aviation deal with Chile

  

  Argentina's National Civilian Aviation Agency (ANAC) Thursday terminated the so-called inter-change agreement with Chile's DGAC dating back to early July 2019, which benefitted the now-defunct LATAM Argentina airlines.

• Thursday, October 14th 2021 - 14:58 UTC

  Putin anticipates the price of crude could reach US$ 100 a barrel

  

  The price of crude could rise to US$ 100 per barrel in coming weeks, anticipated Russian president Vladimir Putin during the Energy Week conference held in Moscow.

• Thursday, October 14th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Despite the state of emergency in southern Chile, Mapuche groups continue with violent actions

  

  In what seems a challenge to the Chilean government which declared a state of emergency in a region to the south of the country, a group of indigenous Mapuche demanding autonomy invaded a farm and set on fire heavy equipment and several vehicles.

• Thursday, October 14th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Argentina votes funds for the construction of a Logistic Pole in Ushuaia

  

  The Argentine government has earmarked some 70 million dollars, in three years, for the construction of an Antarctic Logistic Pole in Ushuaia, capital of the extreme south province of Tierra del Fuego. Some US$ 25 million will be invested next year to begin the development of the strategic project aimed at consolidating Ushuaia as the support hub for scientific research in Antarctica.

• Thursday, October 14th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Reopening of land-crossings between Argentina and Paraguay nears

  

  People on both sides of the Argentina / Paraguay border eagerly await the prompt reopening of land crossings between the two countries.

• Thursday, October 14th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Central Bank of Brazil takes action to reverse real shrinking

  

  Brazil's Central Bank Wednesday took an active role in the currency exchange market and sold US $ 1 billion to avoid a devaluation of the real, which has already lost a third of its value against the US dollar in 2021 alone

• Thursday, October 14th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Uruguayan President highlights the importance of freedom

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou was highly praised for his speech before rural producers of his country and Argentina, where he addressed the issue of freedom.

• Thursday, October 14th 2021 - 08:20 UTC

  The long march of Tierra del Fuego before becoming a full province

  

  The evolution of Argentine Tierra del Fuego from an incorporated national territory to a full province, in over a century and a half, has been described by Patagonia historian Bernardo Veksler, who usually contributes with the Diario del Fin del Mundo, edited in Ushuaia.

• Wednesday, October 13th 2021 - 22:08 UTC

  Petition for Piñera's impeachment filed at Chile's Lower House

  

  Chilean Deputies Wednesday filed for the impeachment of President Sebastián Piñera for his ivolvement in financial and entrepreneurial transactions disclosed earlier this month in the so-called Pandora Papers.

• Wednesday, October 13th 2021 - 15:41 UTC

  Chile's “wise men” recommend the basic rate be increased 100 points to 2,5%

  

  Chile's Monetary Policy Group, GPM, recommended on Tuesday that the Central Bank raises 100 points the Monetary Policy Rate, taking it from the current 1,5% to 2,5%, because of an upsurge of inflation and to safeguard the macroeconomic stability of the country.