Stories for April 2020

Monday, April 13th 2020 - 12:22 UTC
“Bolsonaro's government is over; the question is how it makes it to 2022”, Senate president

The chief of the Brazilian Lower House, Rodrigo Maia has held a round of political talks and contacts to discuss the current course of the government and attitude of president Jair Bolsonaro regarding the current Covid 19 pandemics.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 12:18 UTC
Foreigners in India made to write 500 times “I did not follow the rules of lockdown so I am sorry”

Foreigners who broke a coronavirus lockdown in an Indian town made famous by the Beatles, were forced to repent by writing “I am so sorry” - 500 times, officials said on Sunday. The nationwide lockdown was imposed near the end of March, with residents permitted to leave their homes only for essential services such as buying groceries and medicine.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 12:14 UTC
Tenor Bocelli performs “The Music for Hope” from Milan's Duomo

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performed a solo Easter concert from an empty Milan Cathedral streamed live to millions of people around the world in coronavirus lockdown. “The Music for Hope” performance, which was streamed on YouTube from Milan's Duomo cathedral, has been watched more than 22 million times so far.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:54 UTC
Oil prices recover modestly following a historic deal by world's largest producers

Oil prices jumped on Monday after swinging wildly in early trading as investors weighed whether a historic deal by the world’s biggest producers to cut output would be enough to steady a market pummeled by the coronavirus.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:31 UTC
Bolsonaro again criticizes social isolation by taking to the streets of Brasilia

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro again took to the streets of Brasilia, drawing crowds and greeting followers in his latest public pushback against social isolation measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:30 UTC
EU agrees massive emergency Euros 500bn fund; Germany says “nein” to mutual guaranteed coronabonds

European Union finance ministers have agreed on a massive emergency package designed to ensure that member-states hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic will have the necessary resources to rebuild their economies.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:20 UTC
LATAM suspends all international flights until May

Latin America's biggest airline, the Brazilian-Chilean group LATAM, is suspending all international flights until May because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:18 UTC
Following transgender complaints, Peru cancels “gender-based lockdown”

Peru canceled a controversial measure restricting public movement by gender to try to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, after just over a week. A decree in the official gazette stated that instead of men and women leaving their homes on alternate days “to buy food, pharmaceutical products and perform financial operations, only one person per family unit can move from Monday to Saturday.”
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:15 UTC
Mexico has its oil protected by a sovereign hedge ensuring against low prices

While Mexico and Saudi Arabia fought over a deal to bring the oil-price war to an end, Mexico has a powerful defense: a massive Wall Street hedge shielding it from low prices. The Mexican sovereign oil hedge, which ensures the country against low prices and is considered a state secret, is a factor that may make the country less inclined to accept the OPEC+ agreement.
Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:05 UTC
On Easter Sunday, US death toll surpasses 22.000; May first, tentative date for relaxing stay at home restrictions

Americans spent Sunday on lockdown as the US toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed 20,000 deaths and more than half a million confirmed cases. With almost all the country under stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the disease, many turned to online church services to mark the holiest day in the Christian calendar.