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Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:34:00 GMT
The Falkland Islands receives second batch of Covid-19 vaccines
The Falkland Islands Government has received its second batch of Covid-19 vaccines, supplied by the UK government. These 2,200 doses arrived today via the South Atlantic Airbridge and are of the same Oxford/AstraZeneca type as...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:33:00 GMT
Covid-19 vaccines: “where's the universal brotherhood” ask Mexican and Argentine presidents
REUTERS – The presidents of Mexico and Argentina on Tuesday pressed the UN and the world's richest countries to improve poorer nations' access to Covid-19 vaccines, arguing efforts are grossly inadequate so far.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:58:00 GMT
At least 62 dead in gang violence in Ecuador prison mutinies
The Ecuadorian police on Tuesday said at least 62 people had been killed in prison mutinies in three separate facilities. News of the violence comes as Ecuador struggles to deal with prison overcrowding and frequent violence be...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Major Spanish renewable energy group Abengoa files for insolvency
Spain's renewable energy group Abengoa SA filed for insolvency late on Monday, after its latest attempt to restructure its debts fell apart. The parent company of the renewable-energy producer, which is the entity that filed fo...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:58:00 GMT
Bolsonaro poised to ensure the removal of Petrobras CEO
Brazilian president seems poised to win his controversial struggle over the removal of the country's giant oil and gas company Petrobras CEO, and replacement by a former Army general. In effect, Petrobras on Tuesday called an e...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:55:00 GMT
UN criticizes Colombian government over the murder of former guerrilla activists
United Nations' human rights body called on the Colombian government to improve protection of human rights activists and civilians, be more present in remote, poor areas, and fully implement a peace deal with FARC rebels to cu...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:49:00 GMT
Statue of Franco removed from the African enclave of Melilla
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco no longer "guards" the city gates of Melilla, a Spanish enclave and autonomous city on the northwest African coast. Without much fanfare, a group of workmen operated a mechanical digger and hea...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:43:00 GMT
Ecuadorean indigenous protest presidential election results in Quito
Ecuadorean indigenous protesters arrived in Quito on Tuesday to demand a recount of the Feb. 7 presidential election after official results showed indigenous activist Yaku Perez did not advance to the runoff vote.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:33:00 GMT
US bishops call on Biden to sponsor a boost of IMF resources to support poor countries
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and an alliance of faith groups urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to back a big boost in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) emergency reserve funds to help poor countries...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:33:00 GMT
UK planning to spend billions to prop the economy over the next four months
The United Kingdom is set to spend billions of pounds in extra support for the economy over the next four months, as pandemic curbs pushed unemployment to its highest level of almost five years. The chancellor of the exchequer ...



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