Stories for January 2022

Saturday, January 29th 2022 - 09:23 UTC
Brazil's Anvisa outlines differences between pediatric COVID-19 vaccines

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Friday released a statement warning of the differences between COVID-19 vaccines for children to highlight the specifics of newly-released drugs.
Saturday, January 29th 2022 - 02:40 UTC
Biologists to monitor South Atlantic fauna during 2022 Antarctic campaign

The Argentina Navy's icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar has added four biologists to its crew to monitor wildlife in the South Atlantic and around Antarctica, the news service Télam has reported.
Friday, January 28th 2022 - 20:55 UTC
Argentina's JMC has 431 foreign vessels on its radar

Argentina's Joint Maritime Command (JMC) has denounced the presence of some 431 foreign boats near the country's South Atlantic territorial waters limit, it was reported. Around 80% of the vessels were said to be of Chinese origin.
Friday, January 28th 2022 - 20:04 UTC
Argentina reaches agreement with IMF, dodges default

The Government of Argentina and The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday reached an agreement for the repayment of the South American country's debt stemming from a loan granted under the administration of Former President Mauricio Macri.
Friday, January 28th 2022 - 11:50 UTC
Chile raises reference rate to 5,5% to combat inflation: More could come

The Chilean central bank hiked its reference rate from 4% to 5,5% to contain inflation which last year reached 7,2%, the highest in fourteen years. The Monetary Policy council of the bank on Wednesday agreed unanimously to increase the reference rate by 150 base points, according to the official release.
Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
YPF granted loan to boost clean energy developments

Argentina's state-run oil company YPF has been granted a US $ 300 million loans, which “shows the confidence of the markets in the results obtained by the company in 2021,” it was announced.
Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC
With help from Iran and China, Venezuela recovering part of its production

By Felicity Bradstock for Oilprice.com – Venezuela appears to be following in Iran’s footsteps by starting to ignore U.S. sanctions on its oil industry to once again develop its substantial crude reserves. After years of stalling and losing out on international investment as well as vital revenues, Venezuela looks to be set to increase its oil production, fostering relationships with key export markets that are willing to risk U.S. retaliation to the move.
Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
One killed, many injured in Colombian guerrilla violence

One Colombian soldier was killed, 22 others were injured and two United Nations lorries were burned down Thursday after National Liberation Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents attacked three military bases in the northern region.
Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Holocaust Remembrance Day observed with grief worldwide

Israel's Parliament (Knesset) Speaker Mickey Levy Thursday broke out in tears as he recited prayers of mourning before the German Bundestag in the most touching event marking the 2022 Shoah (Holocaust) Remembrance Day.
Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Moderna starts testing HIV vaccine in humans

The Moderna Laboratory has begun the so-called phase 1 trial stage of an HIV vaccine using messenger RNA technology in the United States, on 56 uninfected adults, both the biotech company and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced Thursday.