MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 25th 2021
-
Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 09:36 UTC
EU divided over travel certificates of vaccination; southern countries want to recover the summer season
European Union leaders will agree on Thursday to work on certificates of vaccination for EU citizens who have had an anti-COVID shot, with southern EU countries that depend heavily on tourism desperate to rescue this summer's holiday season.
-
Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Lost sheep found in Australia delivered more than 35 kilograms of wool
Imagine a stray sheep yielding a fleece weighing more than 35 kilograms: it happened in Australia where Baarack was found by rescuers and was shorn for the first time in who knows how many years.
-
Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Gangs' war in Ecuadorian jails death toll climbs to 79, and remains out of control
Ecuador raised the death toll from riots in four jails to 79, including 18 prisoners who were found dismembered at one site, one of the bloodiest outbreaks of prison violence in the country’s history.
-
Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
LBGT+ cruise to Antarctica from Ushuaia in December 2022 sold out in ten days
Argentina announced that it will port the first-ever LGBT+ cruise to Antarctica in December of 2022. The ten-night cruise will be organized by the LGBT+ travel company Vacaya on the ship Ponant Le Boréal. Guests will enjoy a one-night stay in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital city, before setting sail in Ushuaia, Argentina’s southernmost city.
-
Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 08:44 UTC
Brazilian border state of Acre chastised by the spell of several plagues
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday visited the state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been submerged in floodwaters, adding yet another challenge for the beleaguered state.
-
Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 08:44 UTC
Brazil reaffirms electricity provider Electobras privatization, except for nuclear plants and Itaipu dam
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro went to Congress to deliver a provisional measure associated with his government’s plans to privatize state-run electricity provider Eletrobras.
-
Thursday, February 25th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Landmark decision from a Chinese divorce court: husband must pay his wife compensation for housework
In a landmark decision, a Chinese divorce court has ordered a husband to pay his wife more than US$7,700 in compensation for the housework she performed during five years of marriage.
