Stories for December 23rd 2020

Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina extends emergency approval to the Pfizer anti Covid-19 vaccine

Argentina's medicine and food regulator extended on Tuesday an emergency use for the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine in the country. These vaccines are expected to arrive in Argentina sometime between January and March.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:44 UTC
Huge blackout affects Buenos Aires City for several hours

A huge power cut in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires caused a blackout to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on Tuesday and brought metro lines to a standstill. The blackout also occurred when the country's medicine and pharmaceutical regulator extended an emergency authorization to the Pfizer BioTechN vaccine.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:41 UTC
Colombia to begin mass vaccination in February, announces president Duque

Colombia plans to launch a mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus in February, President Ivan Duque announced. In an interview with a local radio station, Duque said a trial vaccination run could begin between this week and the first week of January.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Weather and ports' strike in Argentina boosting soy and cereals prices

United States soybeans climbed to six-year highs this week as weather and export troubles in Argentina outweighed concerns of a new coronavirus strain hitting Britain. Corn and wheat futures traded near even as soybeans supported the grains complex.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:37 UTC
Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust website features historic shipwrecks

A website has been launched to celebrate historic shipwrecks around the Falkland Islands, including underwater footage of the German WW1 cruiser SMS Scharnhorst, sunk in December 1914 and located only in 2019.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:35 UTC
Brazilian financial analysts upgrade growth forecast for 2020

Brazilian financial analysts slightly upgraded their growth forecast for 2020, from a 4.41% drop in gross domestic product (GDP) to a 4.4% drop, the Central Bank of Brazil reported.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Brexit “final push”: EU prepared to yield in fisheries issue but UK proposal “totally unacceptable”

The European Union is making a “final push” to strike a Brexit trade deal with Britain, although there are still deep rifts over fishing rights, the bloc’s chief negotiator said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Peruvian agriculture export companies workers take to highways to renew protests

Workers from agricultural export companies in Peru renewed protests this week after Congress failed to reach an agreement to reform the sector and address their complaints about poor pay.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:29 UTC
In the US last week someone died every 33 seconds from Covid-19

In the United States last week someone died from COVID-19 every 33 seconds.
Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:22 UTC
Widowed penguins comforting each other, winner of Ocean Photograph awards

The year 2020 has produced many poignant and powerful photographs. But a shot of two widowed penguins appearing to comfort one another in Australia has been picked out as a winner in Oceanographic magazine's Ocean Photograph Awards.