Stories for June 2020

Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 18:04 UTC
Uruguay in the list of 14 countries to which the Europe Union opens its borders

The European Union agreed on Tuesday to reopen its borders to 14 countries excluding the virus-stricken US, as the pandemic accelerated globally with more than 505,000 deaths worldwide. Of Latin America the only country included in the list is Uruguay.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 11:03 UTC
Argentine farmers accuse Kirchnerite goons of vandalizing silo bags

Argentine farmer association CRA has expressed its concern over a recent wave of vandalism on silo bags that store grain and oilseeds on-farm.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 10:43 UTC
New flu virus found in Chinese pigs with a potential of a “pandemic”

A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes a potential “pandemic virus”, a study said, although experts said there is no imminent threat.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 10:36 UTC
Venezuela expels EU ambassador after the block imposes sanctions on eleven Maduro regime officials

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Monday gave the head of the European Union mission in Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, 72 hours to leave the country after the bloc announced sanctions against 11 Venezuelan officials.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 10:03 UTC
WHO calls on Brazil to do more and integrate efforts at different levels of government

Brazil still faces a “big challenge” to curb the coronavirus pandemic and should do more to integrate its efforts at different levels of government, a top World Health Organization official said on Monday.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 09:58 UTC
Johnson: Coronavirus, a disaster for the UK; Labour leader Starmer: PM has been asleep on the wheel

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus crisis had been a disaster for the United Kingdom and while the government would look at what went wrong, it was not the right time to have an inquiry into missteps.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 09:56 UTC
US economy headed for a “V shaped recovery”, anticipates Economic advisor Kudlow

The U.S. economy still appears headed for a “V-shaped recovery” despite some setbacks in efforts to reopen state economies that had been shuttered for the coronavirus, a top White House adviser said on Monday.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Alphabet Google removes search ads for paid voting information and registration

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday that it had removed search ads that charged users searching for voting information large fees for voter registration or harvested their personal data.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
South Pole warming at three times the global rate over the last three decades

At the South Pole, considered the coldest point on Earth, temperatures are rising fast. So fast, in fact, that Kyle Clem and other climate researchers began to worry and wonder whether human-driven climate change was playing a bigger role than expected in Antarctica.
Tuesday, June 30th 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Schools and non essential shops in Leicester ordered closed after an outbreak of coronavirus

The British government on Monday ordered schools and non-essential shops in the central English city of Leicester to close after a localized outbreak of coronavirus. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said nationwide moves to ease a three-month lockdown would be reversed in Leicester, where the infection rate is three times as high as the next worst-affected city.