-The Argentine government seeks to speed up the COVID vaccination of children before the start of school

-The outgoing Chilean government granted a concession to exploit lithium, which the next authorities question

-In Bolivia, trial of former de facto president Jeanine Añez begins for 2019 coup d'état

-Spanish PM met with Colombian presidential candidate and generated criticism from Bogota

-Brazil's president said the Omicron strain "is welcome"

-Argentina's national team, already qualified for Qatar 2022, prepares for upcoming qualifiers against Chile and Colombia