Stories for April 9th 2020

Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:14 UTC
Bernie Sanders steps down: Biden becomes the challenger of Trump's reelection

Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist whose progressive agenda pushed the Democratic Party sharply to the left, ended his White House campaign on Wednesday, clearing the way for a Nov 3 election battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and Republican President Donald Trump.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:11 UTC
Australian police raids “Ruby Princess” cruise and seizes black box

Australian police raided the coronavirus-stricken Ruby Princess cruise ship and seized its black box as part of a criminal investigation after thousands of passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney and 15 people later died of the illness.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:08 UTC
Boris Johnson remains in intensive care with his condition “improving”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's condition was said to be “improving” on Wednesday, as he spent a third day in intensive care battling COVID-19. The disease has struck at the heart of the British government, infected more than 60,000 people across nationwide and killed more than 7,000.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:04 UTC
UN Security Council meets to discuss pandemic, urged by non permanent members

After weeks of disagreement - especially between the United States and China - the UN Security Council will meet on Thursday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic for the first time.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:58 UTC
COVID-19 infected “Greg Mortimer” Australians expected to leave for Melbourne on Saturday

The sanitary charter aircraft contracted to repatriate Australians on board the coronavirus infected “Greg Mortimer” cruise, stranded off the Uruguayan coast is expected this Thursday in Montevideo, and will be flying to Melbourne on Saturday according to foreign ministry sources.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:57 UTC
Falklands: five cases of COVID-19, all of them serving at Mount Pleasant Complex

The Falkland Islands government announced on Wednesday that there are five confirmed cases of COVID-19, all individuals currently serving at the Mount Pleasant Complex, some fifty kilometers from the capital Stanley. This means no residents of the Islands have been contaminated with the virus.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
WHO's Tedros rebukes Trump and calls for unity: ”For God's sake ... is this (death toll) not enough?”

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus and gave a strident defense of his agency's handling of the pandemic, in response to US President Donald Trump's criticism.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
February's services sector confirms Brazil is heading for recession

Services activity in Brazil shrank 1% in February, official figures showed on Wednesday, the biggest monthly fall in over 18 months and another sign Latin America's largest economy was already in go-slow mode before the coronavirus crisis erupted.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Falklands' Sea Lion development delayed responding to oil market conditions

Rockhopper Exploration is responding to market developments by reducing staffing levels and activity related to the Sea Lion development in the offshore North Falkland basin. The company plans to maintain a smaller team, mainly focused on regulatory, fiscal and financial issues, pending a recovery in the external macro-environment.
Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Germany diplomacy restricts use of video conferencing Zoom: security flaws

The German foreign ministry has restricted use of the video conferencing service Zoom, saying in an internal memo to employees that security and data protection weaknesses made it too risky to use, newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday.