Tag: pandemic

• Monday, January 18th 2021 - 08:32 UTC

  Chinese economy expands 6,5% in IV quarter and 2,3% in 2020

  

  China’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of last year, ending a rough coronavirus-stricken 2020 ahead of all major industrialized nations, as well poised to expand further this year.

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• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Biden plans a US$ 1,9 trillion economic rescue package to spur the economy and fight the pandemic

  

  United States president-elect Joe Biden laid out his plan for another US$ 1.9 trillion economic rescue package on Thursday, seeking to combat the economic and health crises stemming from the pandemic.

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• Saturday, January 9th 2021 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentine economy forecasted to expand 5,5% this year, but inflation will remain close to 50%

  

  Argentina's economy is expected to grow 5,5% in 2021, after a contraction of about 12% last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with inflation seen ending the year at 49.8%, according to a survey of economists by the central bank released on Friday.

• Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Uruguay extends closure of frontier until the end of January; concern with clandestine partying

  

  Uruguay announced on Wednesday a raft of new measures to help contain the growing number of Covid-19 positive cases which if sustained could strain hospital and sanitary capacities.

• Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Chile's unemployment eases to 10,8% but still several points above 2019

  

  Chile's unemployment rate eased to 10.8% between September and November, the government said in the last day of 2020, but remained well above the same period the previous year as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on the economy of the world's top copper producer.

• Tuesday, January 5th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  Brazil posted a trade surplus of US$ 51 billion in 2020. Overall trade down 7,7%

  

  Brazil posted a US$ 51 billion trade surplus last year, official figures showed on Monday, a 6% increase from the year before as the COVID-19 pandemic hit imports harder than exports.

• Monday, January 4th 2021 - 04:27 UTC

  US Congress leaders homes vandalized over failed vote to increase relief checks

  

  Vandals lashed out at the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate over the holiday weekend, blighting their homes with graffiti and in one case a pig’s head as Congress failed to approve an increase in the amount of money being sent to individuals to help cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, December 31st 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Argentina suspends corn export sales until March; farmers' surprised and furious

  

  Argentina will suspend sales of corn for export until Feb. 28, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday, announcing the surprise move as part of the government's effort to ensure ample domestic food supplies.

• Wednesday, December 30th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  WHO warns vaccines have yet to prove that they are effective at preventing Covid-19 transmission

  

  Officials at the World Health Organization warned that the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged every corner of the world “is not necessarily the big one” — and that the novel coronavirus may never truly go away.

• Wednesday, December 30th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Greenest and craziest 180,00 tons cruise vessel Mardi Gras offers a roller coaster and brewery for craft beers

  

  In cold, dark Finland, in the middle of the pandemic, shipyard workers at Meyer Turku were hard at work setting a roller coaster on top of a cruise ship - a world first. Others were installing a brewery that could produce craft beers with filtered seawater, intended for a staggering on-board audience of up to 6,500 passengers.