Stories for October 2021

Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
US Scientists win Medicine Nobel Prize for findings regarding human nervous system

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian of the United States have been awarded the Medicine Nobel Price for their advances in understanding how the human nervous system perceives temperature.
Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 08:20 UTC
Argentine health authorities finally set a date for COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 3 to 11

Argentina will start on October 12 vaccinating children aged between 3 and 11 who have other underlying conditions against COVID-19. Local health authorities have chosen the Sinopharm drug for the campaign.
Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 07:58 UTC
Busy start for Falklands' stand at Manchester Conservative conference

A delegation from the Falkland Islands is now installed in Manchester City attending the Conservative Party Conference21, which took off on Sunday 3 October and will extend until Wednesday 6 October.
Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 07:06 UTC
Pope Francis tells Judges that there is “no democracy with empty stomachs”

Pope Francis last week sent a video to a meeting of the Committee of Pan American Judges for Social Justice and Franciscan doctrine, recalling particularly to Argentine magistrates that “there is no democracy with hungry people”.
Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 06:50 UTC
Gold becomes the main export of Bolivia in the eight months of 2021

Gold, bullion, and jewellery have become Bolivia's main export in the first eight months of this year totalling almost seven billion dollars, considerably higher than the US$ 4.213,4 of the same period in 2020, which represents a 65,4% increase, according to the official INE stats office.
Monday, October 4th 2021 - 21:41 UTC
Differences between FIG and local businesses emerge over changes in fisheries policies

Disappointment broke out in the Falkland Islands among fishing companies over the latest licensing and securities measures, the local weekly Penguin News reported Friday.
Monday, October 4th 2021 - 20:03 UTC
Argentina's statistics bureau finds 4 out of 10 people are poor

The latest data from Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) show that the poverty index has reversed a meager 1.4 % during the first half of 2021.
Monday, October 4th 2021 - 18:42 UTC
Arrival into UK made easier: it's all about country of origin being on red list or not

The United Kingdom has launched a simplified system regarding the processing of arriving passengers effective Monday, Oct. 4. Following long queues and no practical improvement, British authorities have decided that arriving travelers are to be measured as coming from a country within the red list... or not.
Monday, October 4th 2021 - 17:20 UTC
Newly-appointed Japanese PM calls for elections Oct. 31

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida was sworn in Monday as the country's 100th Prime Minister to succeed Yoshihide Suga. In his first relevant measure and after making up a cabinet of political veterans, he called for elections scheduled for Oct. 31 where he will seek support for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Monday, October 4th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Three LatAm Presidents among scores of leaders and celebrities singled out by “Pandora Papers” research

Current Presidents Sebastián Piñera of Chile, Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador and Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic were listed on the so-called “Pandora Papers” among the world leaders and celebrities who have money saved in tax havens, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).