Stories for January 2021

Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Argentina and Chile “indissolubly twinned countries”, underlines president Fernandez

Argentina and Chile are “indissolubly twinned countries”, said Argentine president Alberto Fernandez during the ceremony at the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago where, next to his peer Sebastián Piñera, and members of their cabinets, they signed several accords and a joint declaration.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:27 UTC
Global Covid-19 reaches 100 million cases and 2,155.00 deaths, John Hopkins Center

The world has reached 100 million COVID-19 infections, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center statistics. More than 2,155.00 people have died from the virus.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
China recovers pre-pandemic growth and is expected to expand 8,1% in 2021 and 5,6% in 2022, IMF

IMF projects China's economy will grow 8.1% in 2021 and 5.6% in 2022. The global growth is expected to be 5.5% in 2021 and 4.2% in 2022 after an estimated 3.5% contraction in 2020, according to the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Europe calls on Venezuela for broad talks and new elections, warns of more sanctions

AP – The European Union called for broad political talks in Venezuela to set up new elections and warned that it stands ready to slap sanctions on more senior Venezuelan officials in the country if they undermine democracy or take part in human rights violations.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
New Zealand and China upgraded their free trade agreement: Bad news for Mercosur

China and New Zealand signed the upgrading protocol of their free trade agreement (FTA) via video link on Tuesday with new commitments in trade market entry, investment, and other key aspects.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Falklands currently has seven Covid-19 positive cases, but with no need of hospital admission

The Falkland Islands Government has offered an update of Covid-19 swabbing results as of Tuesday 26 January, indicating that of 6,685 processed tests, seven are currently positive, completing quarantine, but none of them has required hospital admission.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Maersk appoints commercial director for Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay

A.P.Moller-Maersk announced the arrival of Douglas Piagentini as its new commercial director for the East Coast of Latin America made up of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
Maersk Essen, en route from China to Los Angeles lost 750 containers

At least 750 containers were lost from the ship Maersk Essen during its journey between the Port of Xiamen, in China, and Los Angeles, in the United States. According to the maritime consultancy WK Webster, the incident occurred on January 16 and was allegedly caused by the fact that the ship faced adverse weather conditions during navigation.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 08:35 UTC
IMF, despite pandemic challenges, forecasts a strong economic rebound this year

The global economy is set to lose over US$ 22 trillion between 2020 and 2025, due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. The economy will likely see a strong rebound this year, but the pandemic is causing severe damage said IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath.
Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
”(Trump's) Impeachment trial is dead on arrival”, Senator Rand Paul

Forty-five Senate Republicans backed a failed effort on Tuesday to halt US ex-president Donald Trump's impeachment trial, in a sign of party unity and the former president's continued sway over the GOP.