South America
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:27:00 GMTWith Trump leaving, Brazil backtracks in its opposition to Huawei's 5G bid
China's telecommunications sector is celebrating that the Brazilian government became the first in the world to backtrack on its opposition to Huawei's 5G bid. Brazil will not seek to bar the Chinese telecommunication giant fro...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:25:00 GMTIndependent panel blasts WHO and China on their tepid response to the initial Covid-19 outbreak
An independent panel said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January to curb the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and criticized the World Health Organization (WHO) for not d...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:16:00 GMTBrazil launches vaccination campaign, but many supply problems persist
Brazil launched on Monday the national inoculation program with China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine, but so far it includes five of the country's 26 states. After weeks of setbacks, many Brazilians cheered the first wave of inocula...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:16:00 GMTBolsonaro allies expected to win control of both houses in Congress
Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro sponsored candidates are expected to win control of Congress next month, politicians and analysts said on Monday, despite controversy of the management of the pandemic.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:15:00 GMTBiden will re impose travel restrictions despite Trump lifting some of the restrictions
The Joe Biden administration plans to quickly re impose travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after President Donald Trump lifted those requirements effective...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:15:00 GMTArgentina: Jewish community call for truth and justice on sixth anniversary of the killing of prosecutor Alberto Nisman
The main community center serving Argentina’s Jews on Monday called for “truth” and “justice” to prevail in the case of Alberto Nisman, on the sixth anniversary of the federal prosecutor’s assassination.
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:10:00 GMTFalklands Conservation advises on penguins’ 'catastrophic' moulting period
Unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin, it is probably as bad as it sounds. Falklands Conservation recalls that every penguin must moult once a year, normally betw...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:07:00 GMTIcebreaker HMS Protector is back to sea after £14m revamp
The HMS Protector, the only Royal Navy's ice patrol ship, has returned to sea after a £14m revamp to improve her ability to work in Antarctica. Extra weight was added to the vessel during the work has improved her ice-breaking...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:41:00 GMTGuatemalan forces beat back to Honduras a migrant caravan heading for the US
While the Mexican government militarized its borders, Guatemalan security forces on Monday cleared a road of hundreds of people in a mostly Honduran migrant caravan that had camped out overnight when authorities barred it from ...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:29:00 GMTBrazilian economy forecasted to grow 3,45% this year with 3,75% inflation
Brazilian financial and market analysts upgraded their economic growth forecast for 2021, from 3.41% to 3.45%, and maintained the projection at 2.5% for 2022, the Central Bank of Brazil announced Monday.