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Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:49:00 GMT
Total of covid-related deaths in London reaches zero
British health authorities Monday reported the number of deaths caused by any known variant of the covid-19 virus had amounted to zero, which was deemed a “fantastic milestone.”

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 22:32:00 GMT
Chinese mile 201 operators eye Argentine shipyard
A consortium of Chinese companies describing themselves as mile 201 operators have expressed an interest in acquiring an Argentine shipyard in Comodoro Ribadavia, Argentina.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:07:00 GMT
Lufthansa to repeat historic trip to Falklands
Lufthansa will on Tuesday repeat its longest-ever non-stop flight as it flies an A350 from Hamburg to Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands, according to aviation industry website Simple Flying. The German flag carrier...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:18:00 GMT
Uruguay: Health system on the verge of saturation due to Covid-19
In Uruguay, 35.6% of operational intensive care beds (ICBs) are occupied by Covid-19 patients, reported the Uruguayan Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SUMI). Medical specialists warn that this is a limit that could lead to p...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:03:00 GMT
Civil servants to work from home to halt circulation of people as Covid-19 cases rise in Argentina
Argentina's Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero and Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Sunday announced new measures in light of the increase in Covid-19 cases and fatalities as the Easter Week holidays loom over.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:29:00 GMT
Piñera to seek postponement of April 10-11 elections in Chile
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera Sunday announced he would put forward a bill to postpone the April 10-11 elections until May in view of the country's critical situation regarding Covid-19 infections and diseases.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:24:00 GMT
Ever Given released from Suez Canal but too early to speak of traffic resumption
Rescue efforts to unlock the Panama-flagged mega-ship Ever Given from the Suez Canal finally proved successful early Monday, Egyptian authorities confirmed. But it was too soon to know when traffic through the vital waterway mi...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Astra-Zeneca vaccines arrive in Argentina
Over 200,000 doses of the University of Oxford /AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine arrived in Buenos Aires Sunday through the Covax mechanism, which is promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Vaccine Alliance Gavi.

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Biden bows to pressure – will promote US vaccine passport
The news came out Sunday in Washington that the administration of US President Joseph Biden was pushing for the development of a document whereby people should be available to prove whether they have been vaccinated against cov...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:59:00 GMT
Falklands vaccination programme moves onto 18-44 year-olds
Falkland Islands residents aged between 18 to 44 are set to receive their first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine this week, as the Islands enter the final tranche of adult vaccinations.



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