Stories for January 2020

Monday, January 27th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Ex Colombian international footballer (English Premier League) extradited to US on drugs charges

Former Colombian international footballer Jhon Viáfara has been extradited to the US on drug trafficking charges.
Monday, January 27th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Deadly China virus impacts on oil prices while safe havens assets rally

Fears over the global economic impact of the deadly China virus sent oil prices plunging more than on Monday to extend last week's sell-off, while safe-haven assets including the yen and gold rallied.
Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
One in two Australians have donated money to support bushfire relief efforts

One in two Australians have donated money to support bushfire relief efforts, a new survey showed over the weekend, with meteorologists warning more hot and dry weather is to return after a heavy rain respite dampened many of the blazes.
Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:46 UTC
NBA legend Kobe Bryant and daughter die in helicopter crash: tributes from all over the world

NBA legend Kobe Bryant died on Sunday when a helicopter crashed and burst into flames in foggy conditions in suburban Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board and plunging the sports world into mourning.
Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
India and Brazil sign accords in fifteen different sectors

India and Brazil have signed 15 accords aimed at forging closer ties between the two emerging market giants across a range of sectors, especially defense, both countries’ leaders tweeted on Saturday.
Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:40 UTC
Havana claims Bolivia suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba pressured by Trump

A day after Bolivia suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba, Havana accused its interim government of having sought to sabotage bilateral ties ever since it took power last year, partly under pressure from the Trump administration.
Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:37 UTC
Death toll in Peruvian gas tanker truck explosion climbs to 13

The death toll in the explosion of a gas tanker in Lima has risen to 13 after the overnight deaths of five people hospitalized with severe burns, Peru's Health Ministry said on Sunday. The dead included several young children and a 40-year-old man from Venezuela, the ministry said.
Monday, January 27th 2020 - 07:33 UTC
Catastrophic rainstorms and floods in central Brazil: at least 50 deaths

At least 50 people have died in Brazil and more than 25,000 have been displaced due to widespread flooding following storms and heavy rains that have swept across the southeast of the country, authorities said on Sunday.
Saturday, January 25th 2020 - 09:59 UTC
Coronavirus deaths piling in China; health authorities scramble to prevent a global pandemic

The official death toll from the coronavirus in China jumped on early Saturday to 41 from 26 a day before, as local media reported a doctor on the frontline of the battle to contain the virus in Wuhan city had died.
Saturday, January 25th 2020 - 09:58 UTC
Netanyahu praises Fernandez for his “persistence” in investigating the bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday congratulated Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez for his “persistence” in investigating a 1994 bombing of a Jewish community in Buenos Aires.