Stories for May 2020

Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Sao Paulo state with 41,000 Covid-19 cases extends stay-at-home measures

The governor of Sao Paulo, the Brazilian state at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America, said on Friday he was extending stay-at-home measures until May 31, ignoring opposition from far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.
Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Brazil's Real recovers slightly on commodities market optimism

Brazil's Real firmed for the first time this week, bouncing from last session's all-time lows, while most other Latin American currencies also strengthened on Friday on signs of easing tensions between the United States and China.
Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
COVID-19 wipes 20,5 million jobs in the US; unemployment soars to 14,7%

The COVID-19 lockdown wiped out 20.5 million jobs in the United States in April, destroying nearly all the positions created in the prior decade in the world's largest economy, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
Despite Bolsonaro's promises, Amazon deforestation hits a new high in first four months of the year

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit a new high in the first four months of the year, according to data released on Friday, a worrying trend after the devastation caused by record fires last year.
Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:48 UTC
In April Mexico and Brazil produced 5,569 cars instead of half a million

Auto production in Mexico and Brazil, Latin America's top producers, plunged by an unprecedented 99% in April as a result of the coronavirus crisis, with the two countries building a total of just 5,569 vehicles.
Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Falklands' schools and Leisure Center will be reopening next Monday

Falkland Islands schools in Stanley are making final preparations for reopening on Monday, May 11. Camp Education, an integral part of the schooling system also re-opens on the same day.
Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Germany fears a hard Brexit, as UK moves away from political negotiations

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview on Saturday there was a growing risk of a hard Brexit in the midst of the coronavirus crisis as negotiations between Britain and the European Union so far on the future trade relationship had yielded hardly any progress.
Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
The Lancet claims Bolsonaro is the biggest threat to combat COVID-19 in Brazil

The biggest threat to Brazil's ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to the British medical journal The Lancet.
Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Dead cat in Catalonia tests positive for coronavirus

A cat belonging to a family in the Spanish region of Catalonia tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the professor who conducted an autopsy on the pet said on Friday. It did not die from the virus, however, but from a pre-existing respiratory condition fairly common among cats, said Professor Joaquim Segales of Catalonia's Animal Health Research Centre.
Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
South American football cool to FIFA's proposal of five substitutions per match

FIFA's decision to temporarily allow up to five substitutions per match to help cope with potential fixture congestion was met coolly in South America on Friday.