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Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Brazil diplomatic push to guarantee shipment of India made AstraZeneca vaccine
Brazil made a diplomatic push on Monday to guarantee an Indian-made shipment of British drugmaker AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, hoping to avoid export restrictions that could delay immunizations during the world's second-dead...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:44:00 GMT
President Xi pledges a comprehensive strategic partnership with Argentina
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China stands ready to work with Argentina to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and advance the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:43:00 GMT
Bolivian glacier disappearing and the capital La Paz running out of water
Bolivia's Tuni glacier is disappearing faster than initially anticipated, according to scientists in the Andean nation, a predicament that will likely make worse water shortages already plaguing the capital La Paz, just 60 km a...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:42:00 GMT
Chile's unemployment eases to 10,8% but still several points above 2019
Chile's unemployment rate eased to 10.8% between September and November, the government said in the last day of 2020, but remained well above the same period the previous year as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on t...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:36:00 GMT
Dry weather threatens southern Brazil and eastern Argentina
Dry weather across some of the major producing regions in South America is putting upward pressure on corn and soybean prices at the start the new year. Dryness is expected to continue through the short term across southern Bra...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:30:00 GMT
Assange's extradition to US denied on mental health problems
A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges including breaking a spying law, saying his mental health problems meant he would be a...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:30:00 GMT
UK becomes first country to roll out the Oxford vaccine; but Johnson also orders new lockdown in England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine program reaches a critical...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:28:00 GMT
Uruguayan players condemn FA's sanction on Cavani which it described as “ignorant and racist”
Uruguay internationals Diego Godin and Luis Suarez have joined forces to condemn England's Football Association ban handed to Edison Cavani while also branding England's governing body “ignorant” and “racist.”

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:17:00 GMT
China suspends imports from pork plant in southern Brazil
China has suspended imports from a Brazilian pork plant operated by privately-owned Aurora Alimentos over coronavirus concerns, according to a statement from meat trade group on Monday, in the latest suspension since the health...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:15:00 GMT
Qatar Airways and LATAM expand South America networks
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce it has increased São Paulo services to 10 weekly flights and expanded codeshare cooperation with LATAM Airlines Brasil optimizing connectivity for both airline’s passengers to and from de...



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