Stories for January 18th 2021

Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Falklands has a “plan of attack” to inoculate Islanders with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Falkland Islands Chief Medical Officer Rebecca Edwards has said there is already a “plan of attack” formulated to vaccinate Islanders with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Brazil approves two vaccines against Covid-19: AstraZeneca and China's Sinovac

Brazil approved two vaccines for emergency use against the coronavirus on Sunday as the country’s death toll from the disease it causes neared 210,000 and some of its hospitals grappled with an oxygen shortage.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:21 UTC
Argentina reports the first case of Britain's coronavirus variant

Argentina confirmed on Saturday the first case in the country of a new coronavirus variant that was first identified in Britain and appears to be more contagious.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Falkland’s students wishing to return to UK face mounting difficulties

Falkland Islands elected lawmaker MLA Stacy Bragger, has commented on the difficulties facing Islands students as the UK goes into lockdown. Penguin News contacted MLA Bragger to ask how the UK cancellations of GCSEs and A-Levels will affect locals.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Massive turnout of Chileans with aspiration of rewriting the Pinochet constitution

Chile's Electoral body reported that more than 3,300 hopefuls have applied for selection to the commission that will rewrite the country's current constitution, a legacy of dictator General Augusto Pinochet who ruled the country from 1973 to 1990.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Guatemala forces beat back migrant caravan heading for the US

Guatemala beat back on Sunday a large migrant caravan bound for the United States, just days before the inauguration of the new administration.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 08:34 UTC
UK hopes to ease some lockdown restrictions in March

Britain's government hopes to ease some lockdown restrictions in March as it presses ahead with Europe's fastest rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 08:32 UTC
Chinese economy expands 6,5% in IV quarter and 2,3% in 2020

China’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of last year, ending a rough coronavirus-stricken 2020 ahead of all major industrialized nations, as well poised to expand further this year.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 08:23 UTC
China expects to launch its third and largest carrier this year

China's third aircraft carrier, expected to be very different from the previous two with much larger displacement and featuring electromagnetic catapults, could be launched in 2021 and enter naval service around 2025, media reports predicted based on recent photos of the ship's construction site.
Monday, January 18th 2021 - 08:13 UTC
Pope Francis repeats he's eager to visit Uruguay and Argentina

Pope Francis told Uruguay’s new ambassador to the Holy See that a future visit to the country as well as to his native Argentina is still very much on the table. In an interview with Catholic News Service last week, Guzman Carriquiry, who prior to his appointment as Uruguay’s ambassador served as secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, said he decided to ask the pope about the long-awaited visit when he presented his letters of credential Jan. 9.