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Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:45:00 GMT
Brazil's Anvisa green-lights studies of new Chinese covid-19 vaccine
Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has given the green light to clinical trials on volunteers of a potential anti-Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Chinese laboratory Sichuan Clover Biopharmaceuticals, it was ...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:42:00 GMT
Panama sets new measures for South American air travelers
Travellers arriving by aeroplane in Panama having stayed in South America for 15 days or more will have to follow the new anti-covid-19 protocols in force since Monday, health and immigration authorities announced.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:44:00 GMT
Covid-19 cases soar in Peru just days after the elections
Peru's Health Ministry has recorded 433 covid-19 related deaths, bringing the total toll to 57,230 in 13 months, it was announced Monday. Also, 7,131 new infections were detected Sunday, bringing the total to 1,704,757. The ste...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:41:00 GMT
Brazil's GDP on track to better results than expected
Brazil's Economic Activity Index (IBC-Br), released by the Central Bank and believed to be an omen of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 1.70% in February 2021, against January's figures, it was announced Monday.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:44:00 GMT
“Green pass” being studied to give vaccinated people more freedoms in Uruguay; does it work?
Top-notch presidential advisors in Uruguay in matters concerning the coronavirus pandemic are considering the feasibility of a “vaccine passport” like the one used in Israel, it was reported Sunday.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:24:00 GMT
Argentine officials rule out banning beef exports or setting quotas
Argentine beef industry sources quoted by local media Sunday announced the administration of President Alberto Fernández was not planning to ban beef exports or set up quotas, after announcing last week a series of measures to...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:20:00 GMT
Biden administration says Uruguay sets an example others should follow
After Special Envoy Juan Gonzales rounded up his South American tour last week, the administration of US President Joseph Biden concluded the world needed more places like Uruguay, it was reported by White House sources.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:56:00 GMT
Argentina: Schools to open normally in City of Buenos Aires after court ruling
Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta appeared at around 10.30 pm Sunday on TV to announce the Autonomous City was not going to adhere to President Alberto Fernández's decree from last week banning on-site schooling an...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:34:00 GMT
Two-way travel bubble opened between New Zealand and Australia
Travel between Australia and New Zealand is once again quarantine-free as of this Monday, after measures in both countries against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic yielded results that made this achievement possible.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:49:00 GMT
Prince William and Harry seen chatting during Duke of Edinburgh's funeral
The over 13 million TV viewers watching Prince Philip's funeral were surprised to see some sort of reconciliation between Prince William and Prince Harry, two brothers who have distanced themselves from one another.



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