Stories for 2020

Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 10:00 UTC
Bolivian president is “asymptomatic” after testing positive for Covid 19 on Thursday

Bolivia's interim leader Jeanine Anez is self-isolating but is “asymptomatic” after testing positive for the coronavirus, her personal doctor announced on Friday. The 53-year-old, a candidate the September 6 presidential elections, is isolating in the official residence in La Paz, Andrei Miranda told Bolivia's Cadena A television.
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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 10:00 UTC
Medical experts disagree on air transmission of coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century - to the very origins of germ theory. The Geneva-based World Health Organization acknowledged this week that the novel coronavirus can spread through tiny droplets floating in the air, a nod to more than 200 experts in aerosol science who publicly complained that the UN agency had failed to warn the public about this risk.
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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Venezuelan oil minister tests positive for Covid-19

Venezuelan oil minister Tareck El Aissami has tested positive for COVID-19, he said on Twitter on Friday, a day after the leader of the socialist party, Diosdado Cabello, tested positive for the virus as well.
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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Cruise Lines react to Foreign Office's guidance on travel for the over 70 or underlying conditions

Cruise lines have responded to new Foreign Office guidance which advises those aged over 70 and those with underlying health conditions not to go on cruises. Many have are contacting customers affected and offering further cruise credit.
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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:27 UTC
Trump commutes prison sentence of longtime political ally Roger Stone

President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone, shielding the veteran Republican operative from 40 months behind bars. “Roger Stone is now a free man!” the White House said in a statement, days before he was to report to a federal prison to start serving his term.
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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:26 UTC
Wall Street stocks jump on Friday after a bull's week, encouraged by reports of a Covid-19 vaccine

Wall Street stocks jumped on Friday with the Nasdaq racing to yet another record as progress on a coronavirus vaccine offset worries about spiking US case levels. The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index finished at 10,617.44, up 0.7%, notching its sixth record close in seven sessions.
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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
Election blues: Hispanic food company owner praises Trump triggering an immediate reaction

Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned US food company and a popular brand among Latino Americans, became the target of a boycott campaign on social media on Friday sparked by its CEO effusively praising President Donald Trump at the White House.
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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Wall Street will be looking into asset manager BlackRock earnings next week

Investors will watch next week's earnings from BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, for a snapshot of how the industry performed during the second quarter's dramatic rebound in global financial markets.
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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:16 UTC
US announces 25% duties on French products in response to France's digital services tax

The Trump administration on Friday announced additional duties of 25per cent on French cosmetics, handbags and other imports valued at US$1.3 billion in response to France's digital services tax, but would hold off on implementing the move for up to 180 days.
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Saturday, July 11th 2020 - 08:11 UTC
Italy bans travelers arriving from Brazil, Chile and Peru

Italy on Thursday banned travelers from Brazil and 12 other countries it considers to pose a high risk of Covid-19 transmission. The full list comprises Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Kuwait, North Macedonia, Moldova, Oman, Panama and Peru.
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