MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 10th 2020
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Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 22:10 UTC
Falklands 2020/21 budget reflects stability and continuity: no rises in fees or charges
Stability and continuity are at the heart of the Falkland Islands Government Budget for 2020/21. The Budget recognises these two themes are essential in the time of uncertainty stemming from the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 22:01 UTC
Airline industry losses forecasted to top US$84 billion in 2020, estimates IATA
Passenger revenues are expected to fall to US$241 billion (down from US$ 612 billion in 2019). This is greater than the fall in demand, reflecting an expected 18% fall in passenger yields as airlines try to encourage people to fly again through price stimulation. Load factors are expected to average 62.7% for 2020, some 20 percentage points below the record high of 82.5% achieved in 2019.
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Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 14:33 UTC
Chilean feminists reject the newly appointed Woman and Gender minister
Chile’s women and gender minister, a great-niece of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet, has resigned after just a month following a furious backlash to her appointment and a string of missteps in office.
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Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 14:00 UTC
Tourism can help to overcome the pandemic, UN chief
As UNWTO leads the restart of tourism, the Secretary-General of the United Nations has sent a landmark message to the world, highlighting the sector’s unique role in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in protecting the most vulnerable members of our societies.
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Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 13:54 UTC
Brazilian government banks suspended payment of states and municipalities debts
Brazilian development bank BNDES has suspended the payment of interest and principal on debt owed by municipalities and states through the end of the year, Chief Executive Gustavo Montezano said, citing the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Falklands will continue to invest in improving quality of life and prosperity of its people
The Falkland Islands remain confident of the British government's support and defense of their sovereignty and self-determination right, and is working closely with London to ensure the Falklands interests are contemplated in the Brexit negotiations.
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Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 05:34 UTC
Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: Deforestation of more than 10,000 square kilometers in one year
The Brazilian Amazon has never lost so many square kilometers in eleven years. Between August 2018 and July 2019, 10,129 square kilometers of jungle were lost, according to the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe).
