Stories for 2021

Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 09:51 UTC
Tom Hanks will host the “Celebrating America” special for Biden's inauguration

Tom Hanks will host a 90-minute primetime special titled “Celebrating America” ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration this Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 09:26 UTC
Peruvian leader pledges to pardon ex-president Fujimori if she wins April's general election

Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori has said that she would pardon her jailed father, former president Alberto Fujimori, if she wins April's general election. The 82-year-old Fujimori is serving a 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity and corruption.
Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Falklands offers to extend holders of Individual Transferable Quota fishing rights for 25 years

The Falkland Islands government, FIG, announced on Monday measures to provide greater stability to the fishing industry by offering holders of Individual Transferable Quotas an optional extension for a 25-year period of their current rights beyond the expiry date of 2031.
Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 08:19 UTC
A popular Trump blimp has been donated to the Museum of London

Reuters – A blimp depicting US President Donald Trump as a snarling, nappy-wearing orange baby has found a home in one of London's most popular museums.
Wednesday, January 20th 2021 - 01:27 UTC
IMF: Uruguay advances important reforms amid the pandemic

By S. Pelin Berkmen, Dmitry Gershenson, Luis Herrera Prada, and Jose Torres - Despite the ongoing crisis, Uruguay is taking important steps to address preexisting macroeconomic conditions and lay the foundation for a more resilient, competitive, and stable economy.
Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:27 UTC
With Trump leaving, Brazil backtracks in its opposition to Huawei's 5G bid

China's telecommunications sector is celebrating that the Brazilian government became the first in the world to backtrack on its opposition to Huawei's 5G bid. Brazil will not seek to bar the Chinese telecommunication giant from its 2021 5G network auctions in June, according to reports published in the newspaper Estado de S. Paulo.
Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:25 UTC
Independent panel blasts WHO and China on their tepid response to the initial Covid-19 outbreak

An independent panel said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for not declaring an international emergency until Jan. 30.
Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Brazil launches vaccination campaign, but many supply problems persist

Brazil launched on Monday the national inoculation program with China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine, but so far it includes five of the country's 26 states. After weeks of setbacks, many Brazilians cheered the first wave of inoculations, from bustling clinics in Sao Paulo to a spectacular shot planned at the foot of the Christ Redeemer statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Bolsonaro allies expected to win control of both houses in Congress

Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro sponsored candidates are expected to win control of Congress next month, politicians and analysts said on Monday, despite controversy of the management of the pandemic.
Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Biden will re impose travel restrictions despite Trump lifting some of the restrictions

The Joe Biden administration plans to quickly re impose travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after President Donald Trump lifted those requirements effective Jan. 26, a spokeswoman for Biden said.