MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 23rd 2021
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Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 - 08:45 UTC
Moment of silence and flags at half mast in US to commemorate 500,000 deaths from Covid-19
President Joe Biden led the United States in observing a moment of silence on Monday to commemorate the grim milestone of 500,000 US deaths from Covid-19, urging Americans to set aside partisan differences and fight the pandemic together.
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Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 - 08:37 UTC
European Union adds 19 senior Venezuelan officials to its list of sanctions
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 senior Venezuelan officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces in response to December's legislative election that the bloc said was rigged in favor of President Nicolas Maduro.
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Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 - 08:24 UTC
Boeings 777 grounded after incident when an engine caught fire and pieces fell over Denver
Boeing has called for the grounding of 128 of its 777 planes across the world as US regulators investigated a United Airlines flight whose engine caught fire and fell apart over a suburban area of Denver in Colorado State.
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Tuesday, February 23rd 2021 - 08:11 UTC
Bolsonaro's arrogance plunges Bovespa index 4% and Petrobras shares 21%
Brazil’s benchmark Bovespa index fell more than 4% Monday following President Jair Bolsonaro's decision last week to replace the chief executive of state oil company Petrobras. The company's shares plunged more than 21% on news that the government nominated an army general with no oil and gas industry experience as its new CEO.
