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Thu, 06 Jan 2022 09:29:00 GMT
Brazil to start vaccinating children this month
Brazilian children aged 5 to 11 will be added to the National Immunization Program against COVID-19, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga announced Wednesday.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:58:00 GMT
Unvaccinated Djokovic denied entry to defend Australian Open crown
Tennis' number one player Novak Djokovoc was held for eight hours at Melbourne's international airport and later deported for not complying with Australian protocols regarding vaccination against COVID-19 for foreign travelers....

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:34:00 GMT
COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for people over 50 in Italy
The Government of Italy Wednesday issued a decree making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for all those over the age of 50, it was announced. Out of Italy’s 59 million people, 28 million fall over the age of 50.

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:23:00 GMT
Apple, first company to reach a market value of US$ 3 trillion
Apple Inc. reached a market value of US$ 3 trillion (twelve zeroes) during intraday trading on Monday, when its share price hit US$ 182,86. Although the milestone is mainly symbolic, (Wednesday shares were down to US$ 175) it ...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:07:00 GMT
Sir Ernest Shackleton's legacy, a new era of Antarctic Exploration
One hundred years on from the death of the famous polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, the UK’s new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be exploring the very same region where his ship, The Endurance, wa...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:55:00 GMT
Bank of England answers, "Why can't we just print more money?"
"Can’t we just print more money?" is a new pop-economics book, written by the Bank of England, which will be published this May in partnership with Cornerstone Press (Penguin Random House).

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:37:00 GMT
UK/Falklands 2021 trade in goods and services was down 9,7% compared to the previous year
Total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Falkland Islands was £112 million in the four quarters to the end of Q2 2021, a decrease of 9.7% or £12 million from the four quarters to the end of ...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:27:00 GMT
GM no longer King of the Hill; Toyota tops car sales in US market for the first time
General Motors is no longer King of the Hill. Japanese carmaker Toyota led United States automobile sales for the first time in 2021 indicated Automotive News. The shift at the top of the rankings came after a year in which ass...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:12:00 GMT
More than half a million sign petition to have Sir Tony Blair's knighthood “rescinded”
More than half a million people have signed a petition to have former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair's knighthood “rescinded”. Sir Tony was appointed by the Queen a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, ...

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:22:00 GMT
Argentina to buy Russian electric trains for diesel-only suburban railroad
The Government of Argentina has allocated US $ 800 million to the purchase of Russian electric trains for a non-electrified railroad, the Buenos Aires daily La Nación reported.



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