International

• Thursday, February 18th 2021 - 06:59 UTC

  UN Covid-19 summit: Guterres calls on G20 to implement a global immunization plan

  

  Addressing the equitable distribution of vaccines against the coronavirus in the Security Council, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres proposed the creation of an emergency task force by the G20 countries to prepare and help implement a global immunization plan.

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Argentina's death toll, 50,432; batch of AstraZeneca vaccine from India expected Wednesday

  

  Argentina on Tuesday reported 4,003 new COVID-19 cases and 106 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 2,033,060 and the death toll to 50,432, the health authorities said. Since the first case was detected on March 3, 2020, some 1,838,291 people infected with the virus have recovered, the health ministry added.

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  Majority of Europeans favor protection of Brazilian Amazon, before EU ratifies Mercosur trade deal

  

  A new poll shows that the grand majority of Europe’s people favors implementing effective protections of the Brazilian Amazon, ending deforestation there, before the EU agrees to ratify the free trade agreement with Mercosur (composed of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay).

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 08:25 UTC

  Good news for Chile, copper price soaring on Chinese demand

  

  Good news for Chile. The price of the country's main export, copper, reached this week its highest international value in eight years and nine months, at US$ 3,81 the pound, according to the latest reports from the London Metal Exchange.

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 08:24 UTC

  Cruise lines will require vaccinations for crew members and passengers

  

  The Cyprus-based British cruise line Swan Hellenic is the next in a growing number of cruise lines that has stated it will be making vaccinations a requirement for all crew members on board.

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 08:07 UTC

  Jaguar will be all electric by 2025

  

  Jaguar Land Rover's Jaguar brand will be all-electric by 2025, the carmaker announced. The company will launch electric models of its entire Jaguar and Land Rover line-up by 2030, it added.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 09:02 UTC

  Argentina's October midterm elections condition IMF debt deal

  

  Argentina’s powerful vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her allies in the leftwing administration want to postpone a crucial US$ 44bn debt deal with the IMF until the pandemic has eased, officials said, avoiding painful spending cuts before October’s midterm elections.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  WHO lists AstraZeneca Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:25 UTC

  Covid-19 “clean” and £210 travel test package for Falklands' travellers flying to England

  

  The Falkland Islands government has informed of the new requirements for people travelling to England. In effect, as part of its response to Covid-19, the UK government has announced new testing requirements for people travelling to England from outside the Common Travel Area.

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 08:10 UTC

  South Georgia is releasing a 50 pence coin to honor nurses and nursing values

  

  Following the success of the £2 coin issued on behalf of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands last year, Pobjoy Mint announced the new release of a 50 pence coin that bears a design reflecting the universal role of nurses and their nursing values.