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New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern delays election about coronavirus fears

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4 years ago

August 17, 2020

New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern delays election over coronavirus fears

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The key minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has postponed the country’s basic election by a thirty day period amid a spike in coronavirus conditions.

The vote was owing to consider area on 19 September but will now be held on 17 October alternatively.

Ms Ardern stated on Monday that the new date would allow functions “to strategy all-around the selection of situation we will be campaigning beneath”.

Earlier this week, the country’s major metropolis went back into lockdown.

“This conclusion gives all get-togethers time about the up coming nine months to campaign and the Electoral Commission enough time to ensure an election can go forward,” Ms Ardern said, including that she experienced “definitely no intention” of making it possible for any more delays to the vote.

The opposition Nationwide Celebration has argued the election ought to be delayed as restrictions on campaigning mean Ms Ardern had an unfair advantage.

New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown for 12 times
How New Zealand went ‘hard and early’ to beat Covid-19

Limits ended up imposed on Auckland on Wednesday soon after a amount of new infections ended up recognized in the city.

Nine new coronavirus instances were being verified on Monday, bringing the selection of energetic circumstances linked to the Auckland cluster to 58.

The outbreak was initially traced back to customers of a person household, while Ms Ardern later on said that subsequent make contact with-tracing had discovered an earlier situation involving a store employee who turned sick on 31 July.

A wellness formal who realized the loved ones instructed the New Zealand Herald that the spouse and children were “shell-stunned” and “a tiny ashamed that it experienced occurred to them”.

The announcement that new cases had been discovered stunned the country, which had recorded no domestically transmitted cases for more than 3 months.

Media captionEpidemiologist Prof Michael Baker: “New Zealand will get rid of the virus once more”

There are four “warn ranges” in New Zealand, and Auckland has been on Level 3 due to the fact the new measures had been introduced. The rest of the country is on Level 2.

Just before the new cluster was identified, the government had lifted virtually all of its lockdown restrictions, which were initial imposed in March.

New Zealand has reported extra than 1,600 bacterial infections and 22 deaths since the pandemic commenced, according to figures from Johns Hopkins College.

An early lockdown, challenging border restrictions, powerful health messaging and an aggressive exam-and-trace programme had all been credited with nearly getting rid of the virus in the region.

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The dollar continues to reflect the political scenario

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1 year ago

December 20, 2022

Goodwin Townsend

The dollar continues to reflect the political scenario

Yesterday, financial agents evaluated the opposite decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) regarding the so-called secret budget. In addition, a decision was made by STF Minister Gilmar Méndez to issue an injunction that would exclude the Bolsa Família from the spending cap rule, with investors trying to understand how this measure would affect the processing of the transitional PEC in the Chamber of Deputies. Oh this PEC!!!!

Since he is an exchange investor, any reading that the budget will be exceeded or become more flexible will negatively affect the exchange market, whether through the PEC or in any other way. We will continue with volatility today.

Looking beyond, the US Central Bank (Fed), although slowing down the pace of monetary tightening at its December meeting, issued a tougher-than-expected statement warning that its fight against inflation was not yet over, raising fears that rising US interest rates will push the world’s largest economy into recession.

The currency market continues to react to political news. The voting on the PEC is saved for today. It is expected that it will indeed be reviewed to open the way tomorrow for discussions on the 2023 budget.

Yesterday, the spot price closed the selling day at R$5.3103.

For today on the calendar we will have an index of consumer confidence in the eurozone. Good luck and good luck in business!!

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Andrés Sánchez consults with the Ministry of Sports, but refuses a political post.

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1 year ago

December 20, 2022

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The former president of the Corinthians dreams of working for the CBF as a national team coordinator. He was consulted shortly after Lula’s election.

Former Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez was advised to take a position in the Ministry of Sports under the administration of Lula (PT). However, he ruled out a return to politics. dreams of taking over the coordination of CBF selectionHow do you know PURPOSE.

No formal invitation was made to the former Corinthian representative, only a consultation on a portfolio opportunity with the new federal government, which will be sworn in on January 1, 2023.

Andrés was the Federal MP for São Paulo from 2015 to 2019. At that time he was elected by the Workers’ Party. However, the football manager begs to stay in the sport, ruling out the possibility of getting involved in politics again.

Andrés Sanchez’s desire is to fill the position of CBF tackle coordinator, which should become vacant after the 2022 World Cup. Juninho Paulista fulfills this function in Brazil’s top football institution.

The former president of Corinthians was in Qatar to follow the World Cup along with other figures in Brazilian football. During his time in the country, he strengthened his ties with the top leadership of the CBF.

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The EU has reached a political agreement on limiting gas prices – 19.12.2022

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1 year ago

December 19, 2022

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Germany sentenced Russian to life imprisonment for political murder by order of Moscow - 12/15/2021

BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 19 (ANSA). European Union countries reached a political agreement on Monday (19) to impose a natural gas price ceiling of 180 euros per megawatt hour (MWh). The main sources of income for Russia and the minimization of the use of energy as a weapon by the regime of Vladimir Putin.

The agreement was approved by a supermajority at a ministerial meeting of member states in Brussels, Belgium, after months of discussions about the best way to contain the rise in natural gas prices in the bloc caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. .

The value set by the countries is well below the proposal made by the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, in November: 275 EUR/MWh. However, the countries leading the cap campaign were in favor of an even lower limit, around 100 EUR/MWh.

Germany, always wary of price controls, voted in favor of 180 euros, while Austria and the Netherlands, also skeptical of the cap, abstained. Hungary, the most pro-Russian country in the EU, voted against.

The instrument will enter into force on 15 February, but only if natural gas prices on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange exceed 180 euros/MWh for three consecutive days. In addition, the difference compared to a number of global benchmarks should be more than 35 euros.

Italy, the EU’s biggest supporter of the ceiling, has claimed responsibility for the measure. “This is a victory for Italy, which believed and worked for us to reach this agreement,” Environment and Energy Minister Gilberto Picetto tweeted.

“This is a victory for Italian and European citizens who demand energy security,” he added.

Currently, the gas price in Amsterdam is around 110 EUR/MWh, which is already a reflection of the agreement in Brussels – in August the figure even broke the barrier of 340 EUR/MWh.

However, Russia has already threatened to stop exports to countries that adhere to the ceiling. (ANSA).

See more news, photos and videos at www.ansabrasil.com.br.

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