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First 300,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine arrive in Argentina to fight Covid-19
A medical worker shows a vial with Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine
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Argentine officials said they expect to start administering the vaccine in the days ahead
On Wednesday Argentina became the third country to approve the Sputnik V vaccine, after Russia and Belarus
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Some 300,000 doses of Russia s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Argentina on Thursday morning, following its approval by the government for emergency use.
On a special flight of carrier Aerolineas Argentinas from Moscow, the vaccine arrived at Ezeiza international airport, in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, according to Reuters witnesses and images shown on local television.
Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 19:59 IST
News headlines for December 21, 2020: India banned all flights from the UK owing to a new strain of the coronavirus which was reported from that region. Also, Congress veteran Motilal Vora passed away. A man dressed as Santa Claus sanitizes a narrow lane in Dharavi, one of Asia s biggest slums, in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: AP
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New Delhi: The week started with a bang as India banned all flights from the UK owing to a new strain of the coronavirus which was reported from that region. Also, Congress veteran Motilal Vora passed away at the age of 93. Below are the day’s biggest headlines:
Explained: How EU-UK talks on British waters turned into a fine kettle of fish
EU negotiators have said that if the UK refuses to share its waters, the bloc would deny special access to British fisheries to the European single market. Updated: December 29, 2020 7:57:36 am
A fresh catch of fish. Although rich fishing grounds belong to the UK, most of the catch from here is exported. (AP Photo/File)
The UK and the EU are currently working on a post-Brexit deal that will determine key aspects of their relationship, such as defence, trade, security and immigration. Among the many unresolved issues in the negotiations, one is the determination of both sides to not let the other fish in troubled waters, quite literally.
With just days to go before the end-of-year deadline, Downing Street opted for a more pessimistic tone.
“The prime minister repeated that little time was left,” a spokesman for the British PM said. “He said that, if no agreement could be reached, the UK and the EU would part as friends, with the UK trading with the EU on Australian-style terms.”
Australia doesn’t have a free trade deal with the bloc.
A ‘no deal’ scenario
The UK officially left the EU on January 31, 2020, but trade and other sectors remain within the bloc’s structures until the year ends. If this deadline lapses, trade between the EU and UK will fall back on rules and tariffs established by the World Trade Organization in 1995.