Stories for 2021

Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:44 UTC
US markets soar on the October jobs' report and Pfizer's announcement of an anti coronavirus pill

United States stocks closed the trading week at new records with NASDAQ hitting 16,000 points for the first time, following a strong jobs increase report from the US Labor Department.
Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:41 UTC
Chilean conservative candidate leads in polls for presidential November 14 dispute

On Friday public opinion pollster Cadem released its latest survey of vote intention for the highly contested Chilean November 14 presidential election with conservative candidate Jose Antonio Kast leading with 25% followed by a young radical, with no government experience, Gabriel Boric, with 19%, who is also under quarantine for having tested positive to coronavirus.
Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
France, Netherlands and Britain on bird flu alert following a hundred outbreaks

With Europe reporting over a hundred outbreaks of bird flu in recent months, the Netherlands and now France have ordered poultry farmers to keep their chickens indoors. The poultry lockdown measure has already been in place in certain areas in France since September.
Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:38 UTC
UK Overseas Territories in support of COP26 and marine biodiversity

The Association of United Kingdom Overseas Territories has published a joint statement in support of COP 26 and its commitment to protecting 30% of the world's oceans by 2030. The UK and its OTs are described as the world's fifth-largest marine estate.
Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:34 UTC
The 'pain threshold' and why COP26 won’t deliver

By Gwynne Dyer – “The world is on a catastrophic pathway to 2.7 C of heating,” said UN Secretary General António Guterres. “There is a high risk of failure of COP26.” That’s the global climate summit that meets every five years (but was postponed last year because of the pandemic) to plot a course away from climate disaster.
Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
October FAO's food price index at its highest since July 2011

The world food price barometer surged to a new peak reaching its highest level since July 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.
Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Germany ponders return to lockdowns amid 4th wave of COVID-19

German health authorities were said Friday to be entertaining the thought of returning to quarantine as a possible response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases.
Saturday, November 6th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Cristina Kirchner recovering well after uterus surgery

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was recovering well Friday after undergoing hysterectomy surgery Thursday, it was reported.
Friday, November 5th 2021 - 18:35 UTC
Pfizer announces pill against COVID-19 which reduces risk by 89%

The Pfizer laboratories Friday announced the development of an experimental pill to treat COVID-19, which the pharmaceutical company claims cuts down the risk of hospitalization and death by 89% of people infected with the virus.
Friday, November 5th 2021 - 18:29 UTC
CAF, World Bank to join efforts financing climate actions

Latin America's Development Bank CAF and the World Bank’s Latin America and the Caribbean Region have pledged at COP-26 to join efforts to implement climate action strategies throughout, Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries, it was announced Friday.