South America
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:53:00 GMTUK, Gibraltar/Spain international agreement of Taxation has entered into force
The UK has ratified the International Agreement on Taxation and the Protection of Financial Interests between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain regarding Gibraltar.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:47:00 GMTArrest of former Bolivian interim president, escalates hostilities in the country
Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez landed behind bars in La Paz after the new government arrested her on claims she participated in a 2019 coup to seize power. Supporters warned her arrest could lead to civil unres...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:55:00 GMTResumption of Sao Paulo and Santiago/Falklands air links taking off next July?
Commercial air links between Chile and Brazil and the Falkland Islands are expected to resume next July according to Aviacionline, an air industry site that revealed it obtained the information through Cirium which specializes ...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:52:00 GMTBolivian former interim president and cabinet members face charges of an alleged coup
Former Bolivian interim president Jeanine Anez said on Friday that she and former Cabinet members faced arrest over an alleged coup. In a tweet, she said, "The political persecution has begun." Prosecutors accused them of terro...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:40:00 GMTIDB initiative to help Latin America better compete for Covid-19 vaccines
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced a first-of-its kind initiative that would help Latin American and Caribbean countries better compete to obtain lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines. The instrument would help both cou...
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:26:00 GMTArgentina extends the sanitary emergency until 31 December
The Argentine government has extended until 31 December the current sanitary emergency first decreed on 12 March 2020, just days ahead of the social, preventive and mandatory distancing to contain the effects of the pandemic.
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:19:00 GMTInterpol leads investigators to arrest 13 of the most wanted Latin American fugitives
An Interpol coordinated ‘EL PAcCTO’ operation (20 November– 5 March) has seen a team of investigators from across Latin America locate and arrest 13 of their most wanted fugitives.
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:59:00 GMTUK/EU post Brexit first month trade figures are not encouraging
UK/European Union trade contracted in the first month of their new post-Brexit relationship, with record falls in British exports and imports of goods as COVID-19 restrictions continued on both sides.
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:59:00 GMTForeign investment in China in Jan-Feb up 31,5% year on year
China, which achieved a V-shaped economic recovery last year, attracted 176.76 billion yuan (US$ 27.18 billion) in foreign investments in January-February, up 31.5% year-on-year, the commerce ministry in Beijing said on Friday.
Sat, 13 Mar 2021 08:47:00 GMTWHO extends emergency approval for Jansen's on shot vaccine, reiterates support for AstraZeneca
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it was aware of blood clot concerns linked to “a specific batch” of AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, but maintained that to date, no-one has died from any coron...