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Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Resumption of Sao Paulo and Santiago/Falklands air links taking off next July?
Commercial air links between Chile and Brazil and the Falkland Islands are expected to resume next July according to Aviacionline, an air industry site that revealed it obtained the information through Cirium which specializes ...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Bolivian former interim president and cabinet members face charges of an alleged coup
Former Bolivian interim president Jeanine Anez said on Friday that she and former Cabinet members faced arrest over an alleged coup. In a tweet, she said, "The political persecution has begun." Prosecutors accused them of terro...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:40:00 GMT
IDB initiative to help Latin America better compete for Covid-19 vaccines
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced a first-of-its kind initiative that would help Latin American and Caribbean countries better compete to obtain lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines. The instrument would help both cou...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:26:00 GMT
Argentina extends the sanitary emergency until 31 December
The Argentine government has extended until 31 December the current sanitary emergency first decreed on 12 March 2020, just days ahead of the social, preventive and mandatory distancing to contain the effects of the pandemic.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:19:00 GMT
Interpol leads investigators to arrest 13 of the most wanted Latin American fugitives
An Interpol coordinated ‘EL PAcCTO’ operation (20 November– 5 March) has seen a team of investigators from across Latin America locate and arrest 13 of their most wanted fugitives.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:59:00 GMT
UK/EU post Brexit first month trade figures are not encouraging
UK/European Union trade contracted in the first month of their new post-Brexit relationship, with record falls in British exports and imports of goods as COVID-19 restrictions continued on both sides.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Foreign investment in China in Jan-Feb up 31,5% year on year
China, which achieved a V-shaped economic recovery last year, attracted 176.76 billion yuan (US$ 27.18 billion) in foreign investments in January-February, up 31.5% year-on-year, the commerce ministry in Beijing said on Friday.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:47:00 GMT
WHO extends emergency approval for Jansen's on shot vaccine, reiterates support for AstraZeneca
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it was aware of blood clot concerns linked to “a specific batch” of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, but maintained that to date, no-one has died from any coron...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:28:00 GMT
Minneapolis City agrees to pay US$ 27 million to George Floyd family
The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay US$27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality....

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:05:00 GMT
China represented 17% of the global economy in pandemic plagued 2020
China's economic output is forecast to account for more than 17% of the world's economy in the coronavirus-plagued 2020. As the sole economy recording positive GDP growth last year, China will ramp up efforts and strive to achi...



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