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Sat, 09 Jan 2021 23:15:00 GMT
UK leaves EU: 48% of turkeys did not vote for Christmas
By Gwynne Dyer - Blaming the victims is never a good look. As Britain finally leaves the European Union, 1,651 days after the Brexit referendum of 2016, we should try to remember that 48% of the turkeys didn't vote for Christm...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 23:06:00 GMT
Gibraltar receives first consignment of Pfizer vaccine; inoculation begins Sunday
British Overseas Territory Gibraltar received on Saturday the first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine supplied by the UK. The vaccine supplied is the Pfizer BioNTech, which has been given to the vast majority of people that h...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:59:00 GMT
Trump's account in Twitter permanently banned fearing further risk of violence incitement
Due to the risk of further incitement of violence, Twitter Inc has permanently suspended U.S. President Donald Trump's account on Friday following the incited storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. It was the first time in ...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:59:00 GMT
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 ban...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:58:00 GMT
Falklands has established a Vaccination Plan Group; Gibraltar first OT to receive the Pfizer vaccine
The Falkland Islands government, FIG, has established a vaccination planning group, although there is not a delivery date for the Covid 19 doses to be sent from the United Kingdom.

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:58:00 GMT
WHO chief accuses wealthy nations of monopolizing Covid-19 vaccine production
The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday there is a “clear problem” that low- and middle-income countries are not yet receiving supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and urged countries to stop striking bilateral de...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Trump announced he would not attend president elect Joe Biden's inauguration
President Donald Trump, who begrudgingly recognized his defeat less than two weeks before he was due to leave office, announced on Friday on Twitter that he would not be attending President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on J...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Brazil industrial production rose for seventh consecutive months in November
Brazil's industrial production rose for the seventh consecutive month in November, boosted by the output of motor vehicles and clothing. Production rose a seasonally adjusted 1.2% in November and increased 2.8% from the same mo...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:47:00 GMT
Majority of Republicans that voted for Trump against the storming of Capitol
57% of Americans want President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office after he encouraged a protest this week that escalated into a deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 09:29:00 GMT
Nancy Pelosi cautions the US military about an “unhinged” Trump
As Democrats in the House of Representatives on Friday prepared to impeach President Donald Trump again if he does not step down, their leader Nancy Pelosi spoke to the top US general about preventing an “unhinged” Trump fr...



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