International

• Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  WHO says travel bans achieve little against Omicron strain

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday advised people aged over 60 or who suffer from comorbidities which could result in more serious cases of COVID-19 postponed all travel whenever possible in the light of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

• Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  Puerto Madryn refuses to allow cruise vessel Hamburg to dock or let people ashore

  

  The mayor of Puerto Madryn, Patagonia province of Chubut, Gustavo Sastre has asked the local port authority to prevent the cruise vessel Hamburg from calling and docking at the harbor. Hamburg is continuing with its southern cruise, after having left Buenos Aires on Monday

• Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  “Chile Day” in UK, British ministers and president Piñera will be attending

  

  Wednesday and Thursday, December first and second, are “Chile Day” in UK, Corporation CEOs, investors, financial institutions, politicians, officials, country experts, diplomats, journalists get together for an annual two-day event with the purpose of promoting the Chilean brand, business opportunities, tourism and export goods.

• Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  “Vaccine”, word of the year for Merriam-Webster: Lookups soar plus a more precise definition

  

  The Merriam-Webster dictionary selected “vaccine” as the word of 2021. The publishing company noted that the word holds particular significance both as a medical term and a vehicle for ideological conflict. Likewise, interest in vaccines started high and grew during the course of 2021.

• Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  New Covid-19 case detected aboard controversial Hamburg cruise ship

  

  Argentina's Health Ministry Tuesday ordered everyone on board the cruise ship Hamburg must remain under quarantine after a new case of COVID-19 has been detected.

• Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 11:00 UTC

  Defending champ Djokovic to skip Australian tennis Open due to Vax mandate

  

  World tennis Number One and defending champion Novak Djokovic will not play the 2022 edition of the Australian Open in response to the vaccination requirement against COVID-19 imposed by local authorities and organizers.

• Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  G7 health officials agree to keep an eye on Omicron

  

  Health Ministers from the seven most developed democratic economies in the world Monday agreed the new coronavirus strain dubbed Omicron was “highly transmissible” and called for “urgent action.”

• Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  OPEC+ meets Thursday to decide January cuts; pre-pandemic oil output level expected to be reached in May

  

  By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com – All Russian oil companies have confirmed they can raise production to the levels before the pandemic if the alliance chooses to proceed with monthly increases in output, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday.

• Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 03:06 UTC

  Messi wins 7th Ballon d'Or of his career, thanks Argentina teammates

  

  Argentine football star Lionel Messi has won his seventh Ballon d'Or award Monday and offered it to his national squad teammates with whom he achieved his first major professional title at country level.

• Monday, November 29th 2021 - 15:06 UTC

  WHO recommendations on how to address Omicron, “a variant of concern”

  

  Last Friday WHO designated variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO's Technical Advisory Group (TAG-VE). This decision was based on the evidence presented to the TAG-VE that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for example, on how easily it spreads or the severity of illness it causes.