Stories for February 16th 2021

Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 09:02 UTC
Argentina's October midterm elections condition IMF debt deal

Argentina’s powerful vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her allies in the leftwing administration want to postpone a crucial US$ 44bn debt deal with the IMF until the pandemic has eased, officials said, avoiding painful spending cuts before October’s midterm elections.
Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:56 UTC
Discovery of life beneath Antarctica's ice shelves

Far underneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there’s more life than expected, finds a recent study in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, published this week. During an exploratory survey, researchers drilled through 900 m of ice in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, situated on the South-Eastern Weddell Sea.
Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:49 UTC
Argos Pereira Peruvian crew member hospitalized in Montevideo

One of the crew members from the Falklands bound trawler Argos Pereira, currently retained in Montevideo with 28 Covid-19 cases tested positive, had to be evacuated Monday afternoon and taken to a local hospital, because of further complications to his health situation.
Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:44 UTC
WHO lists AstraZeneca Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world.
Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:36 UTC
Falklands invites 45/49 years old to vaccination session this Tuesday; 45% of population inoculated

The Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, is inviting people aged between 45 and 49 to receive their Covid-19 vaccination this Tuesday, 16 February at the Falkland Islands Defence Force, FIDF, Hall in Stanley, between 09:00 am and 12:00 pm.
Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:25 UTC
Covid-19 “clean” and £210 travel test package for Falklands' travellers flying to England

The Falkland Islands government has informed of the new requirements for people travelling to England. In effect, as part of its response to Covid-19, the UK government has announced new testing requirements for people travelling to England from outside the Common Travel Area.
Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:10 UTC
South Georgia is releasing a 50 pence coin to honor nurses and nursing values

Following the success of the £2 coin issued on behalf of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands last year, Pobjoy Mint announced the new release of a 50 pence coin that bears a design reflecting the universal role of nurses and their nursing values.
Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 07:34 UTC
Covid-19: Argentina's death toll reached 50,327 on Monday

Argentina's Health Ministry on Monday said 91 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours have raised the country's total death toll to 50,327. According to the ministry, tests have detected 3,259 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the nationwide count to 2,029,057.
Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 07:27 UTC
Separatist parties boost majority in Catalonia; Spanish far right elected to legislative for the first time

Separatist parties in Catalonia have boosted their parliamentary majority in the regional elections. The pro-union Socialist Party, led by former health minister Salvador Illa, won the most votes to claim a narrow victory but will struggle to form a government.