Roundup: Sky-high transportation, Covid-19, Brazil scandal, omnibus law, and more

1. Sky-high transportation: the government seeks to increase the bus to $270: Complying with the call for a public hearing, the government is finalizing details to put into effect the new fare schedule for the metropolitan area starting next month. Read more here… 2. They rule out that the kayak found belongs to those who disappeared in Cariló: The Argentine Naval Prefecture confirmed that they ruled out that the kayak seen by a private pilot in the seaside resort of San Bernardo is that of Ramón Román and Gabriel Raimann. Read more here… 3. Cerruti closed her X account and crossed Elon Musk: The former presidential spokeswoman called for a boycott of the social network formerly called Twitter after Musk again praised Javier Milei. Read more here… 4. María Eleocadia Ojeda de Romero, member of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, died: The Undersecretary of Human Rights of the Province of Buenos Aires reported the death of the 97-year-old woman in La Plata. Read more here… 5. Scandal in Brazil: Bolsonaro falsified his Covid-19 vaccination records: The nurse denied having applied the vaccine and the indicated batch was not available on the appointed date. Read more here… 6. The UCR seeks to extend the extraordinary sessions until the end of February: A group of radical deputies presented a request to the head of the lower house, Martín Menem, to extend the term of extraordinary sessions that will end on January 31. Read more here… 7. Covid-19: the number of patients in intensive care increases: Between December and January, positive cases of coronavirus doubled in Argentina. Read more here… 8. Omnibus law: the government reached an agreement in principle with the opposition and expects it to be ruled on Tuesday: Guillermo Francos and Santiago Caputo met at a summit along with opposition legislators, including from the PRO, the UCR, the Civic Coalition and We Do for Our Country. There, the government agreed to cede part of the reforms and expects a ruling on Tuesday. Read more here… 9. Tevez backed Milei: “This is the way to change something”: The Independiente coach showed his support for Argentina’s new president Javier Milei. Read more here… 10. Tribute to Noba: Locura Mix and Yubeili Release “Nobajoniconpasta” in His Honor: In the week of the late cumbia singer and RKT’s birthday, the Argentinian producer and the Mexican artist team up for this release. Read more here…

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