International

Monday, March 15th 2021 - 08:53 UTC
UK, Gibraltar/Spain international agreement of Taxation has entered into force

The UK has ratified the International Agreement on Taxation and the Protection of Financial Interests between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain regarding Gibraltar.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:40 UTC
IDB initiative to help Latin America better compete for Covid-19 vaccines

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced a first-of-its kind initiative that would help Latin American and Caribbean countries better compete to obtain lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines. The instrument would help both countries and vaccine makers resolve indemnity obligations, thereby removing a key obstacle to vaccine contract negotiations.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Interpol leads investigators to arrest 13 of the most wanted Latin American fugitives

An Interpol coordinated ‘EL PAcCTO’ operation (20 November– 5 March) has seen a team of investigators from across Latin America locate and arrest 13 of their most wanted fugitives.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
UK/EU post Brexit first month trade figures are not encouraging

UK/European Union trade contracted in the first month of their new post-Brexit relationship, with record falls in British exports and imports of goods as COVID-19 restrictions continued on both sides.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:59 UTC
Foreign investment in China in Jan-Feb up 31,5% year on year

China, which achieved a V-shaped economic recovery last year, attracted 176.76 billion yuan (US$ 27.18 billion) in foreign investments in January-February, up 31.5% year-on-year, the commerce ministry in Beijing said on Friday.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:47 UTC
WHO extends emergency approval for Jansen's on shot vaccine, reiterates support for AstraZeneca

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it was aware of blood clot concerns linked to “a specific batch” of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, but maintained that to date, no-one has died from any coronavirus vaccine. The development comes after several European countries suspended the rollout of the jab as a precaution.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:05 UTC
China represented 17% of the global economy in pandemic plagued 2020

China's economic output is forecast to account for more than 17% of the world's economy in the coronavirus-plagued 2020. As the sole economy recording positive GDP growth last year, China will ramp up efforts and strive to achieve higher quality, more efficient, sustainable and safer development in 2021, a senior government official revealed in Beijing.
Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:00 UTC
German ruling coalition lawmakers resign for brokering face mask procurement deal

Lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling party and coalition had to declare by writing that they hadn't received money for consulting or procurement related to the Covid 19 situation, following claims several of them were involved in face mask purchases. Party officials said that all 240 conservative lawmakers had sent back their declaration as requested.
Friday, March 12th 2021 - 18:06 UTC
Argentina: Terrorized pregnant indigenous women hide in forest fearful of police raids that snatch their babies

Some eighty pregnant women from the Argentine indigenous Wichi people in the northern province of Formosa, ruled by Kirchnerite governor, Gines Insfran, hide in the forest fearful of having their babies snatched or forcefully taken to provincial hospitals where they are submitted to cesarean surgery.
Friday, March 12th 2021 - 17:58 UTC
ECB keeps interest rates at historic low and pledges to step up bond buying

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday kept interest rates at historic lows and said it was stepping up its bond-buying stimulus in the coming months. The steps are aimed at halting what is regarded as a premature rise in borrowing costs in the 19 countries that use the Euro currency.