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Venezuelan Health Ministry Registers Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Sputnik V

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021By Editor

The Venezuelan Health Ministry registered the Russian vaccine against the Sputnik V coronavirus via a fast-track procedure, according to a statement on the vaccine’s website. … Read More >Venezuelan Health Ministry Registers Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Sputnik V

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Brazil to begin production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine this week

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

Brazil will be the next country – after India, China, and South Korea – to produce Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus. The production lines will start operating later this week. … Read More >Brazil to begin production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine this week

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Mexico May Use Up to 24 Mln Doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID Vaccine

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

The Mexican government, following a visit to Argentina, where the production of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will be organized, said it had reached preliminary agreements on the purchase of up to 24 million doses of the drug, Deputy Health Secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell told reporters. … Read More >Mexico May Use Up to 24 Mln Doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID Vaccine

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Cuba scolds US for ‘cynical & opportunistic’ inclusion into its list of state sponsors of terrorism days before Trump’s exit

Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By Editor

The Trump administration has put Cuba back on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, the latest in a series of hawkish diplomatic steps taken just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. … Read More >Cuba scolds US for ‘cynical & opportunistic’ inclusion into its list of state sponsors of terrorism days before Trump’s exit

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Honduran president wanted to ‘shove drugs right up the noses of gringos,’ US prosecutors allege

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021By Editor

Motions have been filed by US federal prosecutors alleging that the president of Honduras took bribes from drug lords and has even sent in the country’s military to guard a cocaine laboratory. … Read More >Honduran president wanted to ‘shove drugs right up the noses of gringos,’ US prosecutors allege

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Iranian-Flagged Ship Arrives in Venezuela Again Despite US Pressure, Tracking Data Suggests

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021By Editor

Venezuela and Iran, two nations which have been heavily targeted by US sanctions, have maintained their close cooperation in the fuel sector. Tehran has been sending ships to the South American nation to bring gasoline supplies or load them with Venezuelan crude for future exports. … Read More >Iranian-Flagged Ship Arrives in Venezuela Again Despite US Pressure, Tracking Data Suggests

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Maduro Signs Decree on Venezuela’s New Maritime Territory That Includes Disputed Essequibo

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday signed a decree on the creation of a new maritime territory on the Atlantic coast of the country, where significant deposits of hydrocarbons are located, that includes the Essequibo region, which is disputed with neighboring Guyana. … Read More >Maduro Signs Decree on Venezuela’s New Maritime Territory That Includes Disputed Essequibo

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Why is Brazil’s COVID Vaccination Programme Lagging Behind Other Latin American States?

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Although Brazil has a past record of successful vaccination programmes, it has been caught unprepared when it comes to anti-COVID inoculations, says Brazilian scholar Gustavo Guerreiro, alluding to apparent political roots behind the situation. … Read More >Why is Brazil’s COVID Vaccination Programme Lagging Behind Other Latin American States?

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Malfunction or sabotage? Probe launched in Argentina after 400 Sputnik V jabs spoiled in possible ‘attack’

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Argentinian authorities have launched an investigation after 400 Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine doses were lost to thawing overnight on Monday. Prosecutors believe it might have been a deliberate “attack.” … Read More >Malfunction or sabotage? Probe launched in Argentina after 400 Sputnik V jabs spoiled in possible ‘attack’

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Twitter lists Guaido among ‘world leaders’ condemning Capitol takeover… forgets his attempt to storm Venezuelan parliament

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

A long list of world presidents and prime ministers condemning the invasion of pro-Trump protesters into the US Capitol building compiled by Twitter for some reason includes Venezuela’s Juan Guaido. … Read More >Twitter lists Guaido among ‘world leaders’ condemning Capitol takeover… forgets his attempt to storm Venezuelan parliament

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