MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 11th 2020
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Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
House speaker calls for removal of Confederate statues from the US Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Wednesday for removal of 11 Confederate statues from the US Capitol, part of a nationwide push to dismantle such memorials after a black man's killing in police custody sparked mass anti-racism protests.
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Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Record twelve month deforestation in Brazil's Amazon: area equivalent to Lebanon
Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest was worse than previously reported in 2019, revised government data showed, during the first year of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is keen to develop the forest crucial to curbing global warming.
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Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Flash flood of shoppers in Sao Paulo despite record number of Covid 19 deaths
Brazil's most populous state Sao Paulo reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for the second day running on Wednesday even as its metropolis allowed shops to resume business and prepared to reopen its malls.
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Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Brazil forecasted to harvest 245,9 million tons of cereals and oil seeds
According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released on Tuesday, June 9th, by the IBGE, the country will harvest 245.9 million tons of cereals, legumes and oilseeds by the end of the year, up 1.8% (4.4 million tons more) compared to 2019.
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Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 07:55 UTC
Argentine couple finally collects their child in Kiev born to a surrogate Ukrainian mother
For parents Jose Perez and Flavia Lavorino, the wait is finally over. On Wednesday, the couple from Buenos Aires met their baby son Manu for the first time, 71 days after he was born to a surrogate mother 12,875km away in Ukraine.
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Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 07:53 UTC
Falklands: Three Argentine bills to reaffirm rights over the South Atlantic Islands
Three bills referred to Argentina's sovereignty claim over South Atlantic islands and adjoining maritime spaces will be sent to Congress, announced president Alberto Fernández on Wednesday from the official Olivos residency next to foreign minister Felipe Solá, according to an official release.
