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elections in the US
WASHINGTON — The United States is celebrating its midterm elections, which will see all seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the seats in the Senate renewed, with polls predicting a Republican victory that would complicate Democrat Joe Biden’s two remaining years in the presidency. (Text) (Photo) (Video) (BROADCAST)
– MIAMI (USA) – This Tuesday’s election could add Florida to the Republican Party’s list of bastion states if poll forecasts come true. (Text) (Photo) (Video)(SENT)
– The suburbs of the United States: electoral alliance or grave for the Democrats? By Jorge Dastis (Chronicle) (Photo) (SENT)
– New York.- For the first time in a long time, the governorship could pass from the Democrats to the Republicans. (SENT)
– Atlanta.- Georgia is a key state in these elections because it can command a majority in the Senate. (SENT)
(First results will be known after polls close at 00:00 GMT in some East Coast states.)
COP27 CLIMATE
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt).- The meeting of more than 80 world leaders that kicked off the COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) culminated where European leaders defended that her commitment to the fight against climate change despite the energy crisis. (text) (photo) (video) (report to camera) (SENT)
– PETRO – The Latin American left has made a “huge” mistake in not taking up the banner of fighting and adapting to climate change, and that needs to be addressed by “progressive political forces” in the region, he said in an interview with EFE the city of Sharm el Sheikh, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro (interview) (text) (photo) (video) (SENT)
– 3:00 p.m.: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opens the high-level debate on climate security (Text) (Video) (SENT)
– 16:00: Public and private actors from Latin America discuss how to accelerate the implementation of climate protection measures in the region in a meeting sponsored by IDB. (Text) (Photo) (Video) (BROADCAST)
– Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (Chile) – The Chilean region of Magallanes, on the edge of the world, a biodiversity hotspot and one of the most pristine places on earth, has become a climate laboratory. (Chronicle) (Video) (Photo) (Text) (BROADCAST)
UKRAINE WAR
Moscow/Lviv (Ukraine) – Ukrainian troops are gradually advancing in the east and south, while on the Russian side there are almost daily complaints from mobilized soldiers complaining about the poor conditions in which they have to serve before increasing or refuse to fight Number of dead in their ranks, which is already estimated at 100 to 300. (Text) (Photo) (Video) (BROADCAST)
– The City Court of Saint Petersburg begins behind closed doors the trial to decide whether, at the request of the prosecutor, the activities of the Vesná (Spring) youth movement in Russia should be banned. (text) (photo) (video)(SENT, trial postponed to November 22)
– 11:00 am: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow. (Photo) (Text) (Video) (BROADCAST)
MEDITERRANEAN WALKING
Catania (Italy) – The government of far-right Giorgia Meloni and the NGOs rescuing people in the Mediterranean continue to measure up after Italy-sanctioned selective landings, while humanitarian ships refuse to leave port until all of their rescued people have arrived are down. By Gonzalo Sanchez. (Text) (Photo) (Video) (BROADCAST)
EU FINANCES
BRUSSELS – EU business and finance ministers are in Brussels to discuss financial aid to Ukraine until 2023 and will assess the economic situation on the eve of the release of Brussels’ proposals to reform fiscal rules. (SENT)
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MOROCCO ANNIVERSARY
Casablanca (Morocco).- It is the 80th anniversary of Operation Torch, in which 202 US ships managed to cross the Atlantic and land in the Moroccan city of Casablanca to defeat the Nazi government of Vichy France, what defeat in North Africa marked the beginning of the Nazis. By Fatima Zohra Bouaziz (Chronicle) (Text) (Photo) (Video) (SENT)
CUBA TOBACCO
San Juan y Martínez (Cuba) – Hurricane Ian in late September wreaked havoc on western Cuba’s tobacco sector, the island’s landmark and fourth-biggest export (SENT)
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INFORMATIVE AGENDA
Santiago de Chile – CHILE SPAIN – PP President Alberto Núñez Feijóo visits the Chilean Parliament and meets with leaders of the right-wing opposition. (text) (photo) (video)
Buenos Aires – WOMEN’S CONFERENCE – Authorities from different countries open the XV. Regional Conference for Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. (text) (photo) (video)
Buenos Aires – ARGENTINA SPAIN – Former President of the Spanish government Felipe González (1982-1997) speaks in Buenos Aires about his experiences with the “Moncloa Pacts” of 1977. (Text)
18:00 – Mexico City – MEXICO MUSIC – Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade presents her new album “De Todos Las Flores” at a press conference. (text) (photo) (video)
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