MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 15th 2020
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Monday, June 15th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
Argentina without football any time soon because or resurgence of Covid 19 cases
Football in Argentina will not return any time soon as the country grapples with rising Covid-19 infections, according to health minister Gines Gonzalez. Organized sport in Argentina has been suspended since mid-March and there has been no indication of when it might resume, reported the local media.
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Monday, June 15th 2020 - 07:33 UTC
Violent protests in London's Parliament Square; more than 100 people arrested
Police in London said they arrested more than 100 people on Saturday after far-right protesters holding a counter-demonstration against anti-racism activists clashed with officers. Thousands of people defied the coronavirus restrictions to assemble in and around Parliament Square, in the centre of the capital.
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Monday, June 15th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
New coronavirus victim in Chile: the Health minister over difference in death toll numbers
Chile's health minister resigned on Saturday amid controversy over the country's official coronavirus death toll, as the pandemic hits the nation hard despite quarantine measures in the capital for more than a month. The departure of Jaime Mañalich was announced by President Sebastian Piñera.
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Monday, June 15th 2020 - 06:12 UTC
Trump favors a ban on police chokeholds in most instances
US President Donald Trump said in an interview aired that he would like to see a ban on police chokeholds in most instances, although he suggested their use would be understandable in some one-on-one situations.
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Monday, June 15th 2020 - 06:11 UTC
Successful double lung transplant on Covid-19 patient in Chicago
Surgeons have performed a double-lung transplant on a Covid-19 patient in Chicago, the hospital that carried out the procedure said on Thursday, in what is thought to be a first in the United States.
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Monday, June 15th 2020 - 05:47 UTC
Falklands' budget: 1,5% pay increase for government employees, and Minimum wage of £7.13 per hour
Some key changes within the Falkland Islands' Budget for 2020/21 from July 1, 2020, unless stated otherwise a 1.5% pay increase for Government employees.
