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(Bloomberg) India reported more than 200,000 new infections on Thursday its highest one-day surge since the pandemic broke out. A senior official in Japan’s ruling party indicated that canceling the Tokyo Olympics was an option as cases in the city rose to the highest in more than two months.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel ended discussion of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine without taking a vote, while J&J itself said it continues to believe in the positive benefit-risk profile of its Covid-19 shot.
Argentina Inflation Speeds Up, Prompting Government Crackdown
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(Bloomberg) Argentinaâs inflation accelerated last month at the fastest pace since President Alberto Fernandez took office in late 2019, prompting the government to tighten its unorthodox controls over companies.
(Bloomberg) Argentinaâs inflation accelerated last month at the fastest pace since President Alberto Fernandez took office in late 2019, prompting the government to tighten its unorthodox controls over companies.
Consumer prices rose 4.2% in March from February, according to the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg ahead of Thursdayâs release. Economy Minister Martin Guzman said Wednesday that inflation should cool in April after reaching its peak for the year last month.
International update: Vaccine discussions continue as global Covid infections approach 140 million 15 April 2021 (Last Updated April 15th, 2021 10:09)
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Global: The global Covid death toll has passed 2.97 million. Meanwhile, infections have passed 138 million world wide, according to analysts at Johns Hopkins University.
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US spy agencies have yet to determine the source of the virus that causes Covid-19, top intelligence officials told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday. Avril Haines, the director of National Intelligence, said analysts are still examining two theories: animal-to-human transmission, and the possibility of a laboratory accident. “The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how Covid-19 virus was tran
Argentina Prices Jump More Than Expected to 18-Month High
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(Bloomberg) Argentina’s inflation accelerated last month at the fastest pace in 18 months, threatening to derail a fragile economic recovery six months before key midterm elections.
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Consumer prices rose 4.8% in March from February, according to government data released Thursday, far more than the 4.2% median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Economy Minister Martin Guzman had said Wednesday that inflation should cool in April after reaching its peak for the year last month.
The monthly figure was the highest since September 2019. Education, clothing and alcoholic beverages led all categories. Prices for food, the most heavily-weighted category, rose slightly below the headline figure. Annual inflation reached 42.6% in March.
Argentina president urges caution ahead of Copa America
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15/04/2021 - 19:50 Argentina president Alberto Fernandez says Argentine football teams are already suffering coronavirus outbreaks and traveling abroad would make it worse ESTEBAN COLLAZO Argentinian Presidency/AFP 3 min
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Argentina President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday cast doubt over the upcoming Copa America the country is due to co-host with Colombia, insisting that the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic must be taken into consideration.
Argentina are due to host the opening match of the South American tournament on June 13. I don t want to frustrate the Copa America spectacle but I want us to be very sensible, very careful, Fernandez told Radio 10.