Stories for March 13th 2021

Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Resumption of Sao Paulo and Santiago/Falklands air links taking off next July?

Commercial air links between Chile and Brazil and the Falkland Islands are expected to resume next July according to Aviacionline, an air industry site that revealed it obtained the information through Cirium which specializes in aviation and travel data and analytics.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Bolivian former interim president and cabinet members face charges of an alleged coup

Former Bolivian interim president Jeanine Anez said on Friday that she and former Cabinet members faced arrest over an alleged coup. In a tweet, she said, “The political persecution has begun.” Prosecutors accused them of terrorism and sedition related to the ouster of long-time leader Evo Morales.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
IDB initiative to help Latin America better compete for Covid-19 vaccines

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced a first-of-its kind initiative that would help Latin American and Caribbean countries better compete to obtain lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines. The instrument would help both countries and vaccine makers resolve indemnity obligations, thereby removing a key obstacle to vaccine contract negotiations.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:26 UTC
Argentina extends the sanitary emergency until 31 December

The Argentine government has extended until 31 December the current sanitary emergency first decreed on 12 March 2020, just days ahead of the social, preventive and mandatory distancing to contain the effects of the pandemic.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Interpol leads investigators to arrest 13 of the most wanted Latin American fugitives

An Interpol coordinated ‘EL PAcCTO’ operation (20 November– 5 March) has seen a team of investigators from across Latin America locate and arrest 13 of their most wanted fugitives.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
UK/EU post Brexit first month trade figures are not encouraging

UK/European Union trade contracted in the first month of their new post-Brexit relationship, with record falls in British exports and imports of goods as COVID-19 restrictions continued on both sides.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Foreign investment in China in Jan-Feb up 31,5% year on year

China, which achieved a V-shaped economic recovery last year, attracted 176.76 billion yuan (US$ 27.18 billion) in foreign investments in January-February, up 31.5% year-on-year, the commerce ministry in Beijing said on Friday.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:47 UTC
WHO extends emergency approval for Jansen's on shot vaccine, reiterates support for AstraZeneca

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it was aware of blood clot concerns linked to “a specific batch” of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, but maintained that to date, no-one has died from any coronavirus vaccine. The development comes after several European countries suspended the rollout of the jab as a precaution.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:28 UTC
Minneapolis City agrees to pay US$ 27 million to George Floyd family

The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay US$27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in May as Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:05 UTC
China represented 17% of the global economy in pandemic plagued 2020

China's economic output is forecast to account for more than 17% of the world's economy in the coronavirus-plagued 2020. As the sole economy recording positive GDP growth last year, China will ramp up efforts and strive to achieve higher quality, more efficient, sustainable and safer development in 2021, a senior government official revealed in Beijing.