Stories for June 11th 2020

Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 17:44 UTC
Gibraltar: New Governor a Royal Navy man

This morning Gibraltar’s new governor was sworn in at the Gibraltar Parliament. Normally this is a high profile event with a guard of honour, residents lining the street outside and a packed crowd in the public gallery and a flurry of photographers. Sadly Sir David Steel missed out on that part of his welcome due to the COVID crisis.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:28 UTC
Spain eyeing chair of the Eurozone of finance ministers and WTO leadership

The Spanish government started lobbying on Wednesday for Economy Minister Nadia Calvino to take the presidency of the Euro-group, with a minister saying “it would be good news” if she were to replace Mario Centeno, who is stepping down.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:23 UTC
China increases protection of the pangolin to the same level as royal pandas

Wildlife activists on Wednesday welcomed China's decision to remove pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, as Beijing steps up protection of the heavily-trafficked endangered mammal.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:17 UTC
Fed anticipates near zero rate through 2022 and will keep buying bonds

The United States Federal Reserve says it will keep buying bonds to maintain low borrowing rates and support the U.S. economy in the midst of a recession. And it says nearly all the Fed's policymakers foresee no rate hike through 2022.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:08 UTC
Argentine president and agro-exporter Vicentin CEO scheduled to meet on Thursday

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez will receive this Thursday the board members of one of the country's largest agro-exporter groups, Vicentín, following the government's decision to intervene the company, a controversial measure that triggered an immediate reaction from congressional opposition and public opinion.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:52 UTC
EU accuses Russia and China of “unprecedented” Coronavirus “infodemic”

China and Russia were blamed for spewing out false and misleading online information about Covid-19 in a European Union report that seeks to stem the “unprecedented” spread of fake news amid the pandemic.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:47 UTC
Brazil resumed publishing the country's total death toll from Covid-19

Brazil's government resumed publishing the country's total death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, after facing accusations of trying to hide the magnitude of its raging health crisis.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:22 UTC
Impeachment proceedings against Rio do Janeiro Governor for allegedly funds' embezzlement

The Rio de Janeiro state legislature voted on Wednesday to open impeachment proceedings against Governor Wilson Witzel over accusations he embezzled funds for fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Petrobras record exports of fuel oil, low in sulphur content

Brazil's oil and gas giant Petrobras during the month of Maye exported 1.11 million tons of fuel oil, surpassing the previous record set in February 2020 by 10%. The amount of fuel oil exported was 231% above the volume exported in May last year.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Zoom admits to have yielded to Beijing on the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Zoom said on Wednesday that it had temporarily closed a US account of activists who met to mark the anniversary of China's crackdown in Tiananmen Square, raising alarm over free speech on the fast-growing video-meeting service.