Politics

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentina asks Portugal to consider the Falklands a litigation issue and not a British Overseas Territory

  

  Argentina and Portugal foreign ministers agreed on a fluid dialogue and standing contact during the next six months to address bilateral issues, the Mercosur/European Union trade deal and the Falklands/Malvinas question.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Moderna vaccine receives FDA approval: 5,9 million shots to be distributed this weekend

  

  Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering COVID-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Chilean president fined US$ 3,500 after posing for a selfie without a face mask

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera was slapped with a US$ 3,500 fine on Friday after posing for a selfie on the beach with a bystander without wearing a mask as required during the coronavirus pandemic, health authorities said.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazilian senate approves bill facilitating purchase of rural properties by foreign companies

  

  The Brazilian Senate unexpectedly approved a bill this week to facilitate the purchase and leasing of rural properties in Brazil by foreign nationals or foreign companies. The legislation must be approved by the lower house of Congress before the president can sign it into law.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:19 UTC

  Pfizer complains of vaccine price confidentiality breach in Belgium parliament

  

  U.S. drugmaker Pfizer complained of a breach of confidentiality after a politician in Belgium published on Thursday the price per dose of COVID-19 vaccines ordered by the country, according to a Belgian newspaper.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  US record imports from China in 2020, despite Trump administration's tariffs

  

  Despite the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese goods and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. imports from China are surging as the year 2020 draws to a close, The New York Times reported.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Mercedes Benz luxury car production in Brazil will shut down

  

  German automaker Mercedes Benz said this week that it would wind down car production in Brazil, shutting down its small factory dedicated to producing luxury vehicles in the city of Iraccemapolis, costing some 370 jobs.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Falklands' register for UK's new polar ship RRS Sir David Attenborough

  

  Britain’s new polar ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has been registered on the British register of ships at Stanley, Falkland Islands.

• Friday, December 18th 2020 - 09:17 UTC

  EU inoculation with the BioNtech-Pfizer vaccine forecasted to begin 27 December

  

  Beginning 27 December people across the European Union will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leven announced on Thursday.

• Friday, December 18th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Putin's comments on the Sputnik V vaccine spoil Argentine government promises

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments on Thursday about waiting to take the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine due to his age, reverberated in Argentina where the government plans to use the shot to initially immunize priority groups including the elderly.