Stories for December 26th 2020

Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil pledges a target of 45% renewable energy by 2050

Brazil has now moved past the 7 gigawatts (GW) mark of total installed renewables – and has set the ambition of 45% of its energy needs being generated in similar form by 2050.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:28 UTC
Galicia disappointed with fisheries post Brexit deal, pledges a belligerent attitude to recover lost fishing rights

Spain's regional government of Galicia has publicly expressed its concern about the fisheries chapter in the recently agreed UK/EU post/Brexit trade deal, which it considers will have a cost of 190 million Euros for the regional fleet and anticipates it will adopt a “belligerent” attitude to recover the lost fishing rights of the regional industry,
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Trump issues new pardons for crooks and including the father of his son in law Jared Kushner

US President Donald Trump issued new pardons for allies including the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner and two confidants caught up in the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election that brought him to power. The pardons added to a long list he has granted in his waning days in office and sparked fresh outrage.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:19 UTC
EU expected to unanimously support the massive free trade deal struck with UK

European Union ambassadors were convening to start assessing the massive free-trade deal that the bloc struck with Britain, which should begin next week when the acrimonious Brexit divorce process finally comes to an end.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Scotland claims the post-Brexit trade accord was “a bad deal for fishing”

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has accused the UK government of breaking promises to Scotland's fishing industry over the post-Brexit trade deal. The Scottish government said the agreement announced on Thursday was ”a bad deal for fishing.”
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Markets and the pound react positively to the post Brexit trade deal

U.S. stocks rose for a second day in holiday-shortened trading as investors monitored the latest developments on the Congressional aid package, while the British pound strengthened after a post-Brexit trade accord agreement was reached.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
UK/EU Post Brexit deal has many aspects to be hammered out

A day after Britain and the European Union announced a narrow trade deal, Swiss media remain sceptical about its impact. The accord will preserve Britain's zero-tariff and zero-quota access to the bloc's single market of 450 million consumers but will not prevent economic pain and disruption for the UK or for EU member states.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Indonesia asks Brazil for data on the Chinese vaccine

With the slow development of its own phase three clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Indonesia said it has asked for data from Brazil, where a similar trial is progressing smoothly.
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Pope Francis calls on political and business leaders to make the Covid-19 vaccines available to all

Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Friday said political and business leaders must not allow market forces and patent laws to take priority over making Covid-19 vaccines available to all, condemning nationalism and ”the virus of radical individualism.”
Saturday, December 26th 2020 - 08:34 UTC
Japan plans to catch some 383 large whales this season

Japanese authorities have set the catch limit for the upcoming whaling season at 383 large whales – a number identical to that set in the last catch earlier this year.