Politics

Wednesday, February 3rd 2021 - 08:03 UTC
Russian dissident sentenced to 3,5 years in jail despite demands from Western countries

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was sentenced to three and a half years in a penal colony after a Moscow court found him guilty of disobeying the terms of his probation over the 2014 money laundering case. In the Tuesday ruling, however, the court also took into account the time Navalny had spent under house arrest, meaning that the Kremlin critic would spend only two years and eight months behind bars.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Dragui, ex ECB chief invited to form a new government in Italy

Italian President Sergio Mattarella has invited former European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi to talk about forming a new government. Dragui passed the ECB baton to Christine Lagarde in 2019 after an eight-year stint. Draghi is set to meet President Matarella later on Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2021 - 06:42 UTC
Impact on Scotland's economy if it breaks away from the UK, LSE report

Reuters – The economy of Scotland will suffer a trade shock two to three times more severe than the impact of Brexit if it leaves the United Kingdom, according to an academic study published this Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2021 - 06:03 UTC
The Northern Ireland Protocol, fails Unionists' testing

The two Northern Irish ports of Larne and Belfast temporarily suspended border checks and withdrew staff on Tuesday amid safety fears. Officials pulled a dozen staff members from duty at Larne Port after an “upsurge in sinister and menacing behavior,” Mid and East Antrim Borough Council said.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Falklands receives first batch of 3,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine

The Falkland Islands Government has welcomed the delivery of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday 1 February 2021. Upon arrival the vaccines were carefully offloaded from the South Atlantic Airbridge and were transported by road to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where they were immediately taken to refrigeration units within the hospital.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 09:41 UTC
Falkland Islands' vaccination rollout begins 8 February on a priority list

The Falkland Islands' Executive Council on Monday afternoon approved plans for the Falkland Islands Covid-19 vaccination rollout. The two-phased approach has been developed by KEMH and largely follows the approach recommended by the UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and immunization (JCVI), with minor adjustments to suit local circumstances.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 09:40 UTC
Uruguayan president will share lunch with Bolsonaro in Brasilia on Wednesday

Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou will be flying to Brasilia on Wednesday to share an informal lunch with his peer Jair Bolsonaro, his first overseas trip since taking office, but also a clear balancing act of the country's foreign policy regarding its two huge neighbors.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 09:28 UTC
Pfizer-BioNtech promises 75 million more vaccines to EU in 2021 second quarter

BioNtech-Pfizer has promised to deliver up to 75 million more coronavirus vaccine doses to the EU in the second quarter of 2021, the company's head Sierk Poetting said in a statement on Monday.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Brazilian teamsters strike to protest fuel prices fizzles out

Brazil independent truckers strike got off on Monday to a weak start because of internal divisions on how to protest fuel prices. The government said traffic was flowing freely on all of the country's highways far from fears of a repeat of the 2018 protest that disrupted food and fuel supplies.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2021 - 09:11 UTC
Falklands Latam's links to Chile and Brazil suspended until June

The Falkland Islands Government can confirm that commercial air links with both Chile and Brazil will remain suspended for a further three months until 29 June 2021.