Stories for December 11th 2020

Friday, December 11th 2020 - 23:47 UTC
Argentina will begin inoculation with the Russian vaccine; President Fernandez will receive first shot

Argentina said it has secured doses to begin administering Russia’s Sputnik vaccine before year-end and President Alberto Fernandez will be the first to take it. The government is planning to give the shot to 10 million vulnerable Argentines before March, Fernandez said.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 19:58 UTC
Argentine grain inspectors and oilseed workers extend the wage strike

Argentine grains inspectors and oilseeds workers extended on Friday a wage strike as stalling contract negotiations threaten to interrupt exports from one of the world's main grain producers.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Boris Johnson assures he will raise the Falklands' issue at the EU

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised he will raise the matter of the Falklands fishery in the European Union after Labour MP Derek Twigg made representations on behalf of the Islands at Prime Minister’s Question Time on Wednesday.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:54 UTC
Panel of US FDA advisers votes to endorse emergency use of Pfizer vaccine

A panel of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday (Dec 10) voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer Inc's coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the agency to authorize the shot for a nation that has lost more than 285,000 lives to Covid-19.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
PM Johnson vowed to go 'an extra mile' for a Brexit deal, but also tells UK to prepare for a crash out of EU

Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday vowed to go the “extra mile” for a Brexit trade deal but instructed his government to prepare for Britain to crash out of the European Union’s single market at the end of this year.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:37 UTC
EU leaders unblock massive €1.8 trillion financial package for the recovery of the economy and linked to climate change

European Union leaders unblocked on Thursday a €1.8 trillion financial package to help the economy recover from the pandemic-induced recession after reaching a compromise with Poland and Hungary, the chairman of EU leaders Charles Michel said.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:26 UTC
Indigenous communities stall Ecuador's most ambitious copper mining project

Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador's San Carlos Panantza copper mining project, which the government of President Lenin Moreno had long pointed to as an example of mining sector expansion that would generate US$ 40 billion in export revenue over the next decade.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Bolsonaro certain Brazil is at the “tail end” of the pandemic

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday Brazil was at the “tail end” of the coronavirus pandemic, despite a surge in infections and deaths that many experts are calling a second wave.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
UK announces travel bans and asset freezes for human rights violators

The United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary announced travel bans and asset freezes for 11 Russian, Venezuelan, Gambian and Pakistani human rights violators.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
Brazilian and Argentine beef exports to China suspended after Covid-19 in packaging

Two beef producers from Brazil and one from Argentina have had their exports to China suspended for one week after packaging of their products tested positive for traces of COVID-19, customs said. China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) made the announcement.