Stories for June 19th 2020

Friday, June 19th 2020 - 12:49 UTC
Argentina seems headed for a debt agreement with only some of its bondholders

Argentina’s debt markets were rattled on Thursday after bond restructuring talks with creditors appeared to stall, pushing the country’s risk spread up sharply over safe-haven U.S. Treasuries, a sign of investors growing cautious.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:46 UTC
Cargill Brazil's CEO warns Bolsonaro family and friends “it is not even smart” to insult China

Insults by Brazilian government officials aimed at China, the country’s main trading partner, are detrimental to Brazil’s business interests and “not even very smart,” the chief executive of Cargill’s local operations said this week.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:46 UTC
Twitter adds “manipulated media” on a video from Trump's doctored news clip

Twitter Inc added a ‘manipulated media’ label on a video posted on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed on Thursday that showed a doctored news clip with a misspelled banner flashing “Terrified toddler runs from racist baby.”
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:46 UTC
Exploding cases of Covid-19 in Chilean copper mines, claim workers' union

Unionized copper mine workers in Chile asked to be included in a dialogue between companies and the government to address the exploding coronavirus crisis in the world´s top producer of the red metal.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:45 UTC
Falklands after UK quarantine waiver because there are no Covid-19 cases in the Islands

The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that it has asked UK authorities to waive quarantine requirements for Falkland Islands residents travelling to UK. The move comes as surveillance swabbing continues to return negative results. To date, 413 PCR tests have been carried out in the Falklands, all resulting in negative results.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:30 UTC
Bolsonaro's 'terrible spelling' education minister steps down: “this time it is true”

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's education minister, Abraham Weintraub, announced his resignation on Thursday after finding himself embroiled in a series of controversies and scandals.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:30 UTC
Lloyd's of London apologizes for its “shameful” role in the Atlantic slave trade

The Lloyd’s of London insurance market has apologized for its “shameful” role in the 18th and 19th Century Atlantic slave trade and pledged to fund opportunities for black and ethnic minority groups.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:17 UTC
China besides blaming seafood at markets of Covid-19 resurgence, now targets foreign beef and mutton

China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing’s wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area’s low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 10:35 UTC
Trump threatens with the option of “a complete decoupling from China”

President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China, a day after his top diplomats held talks with Beijing and his trade representative said he did not consider decoupling the U.S. and Chinese economies a viable option.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 10:08 UTC
Toothfish season underway at South Georgia

The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, usually celebrates the toothfish fishery on the 4th September each year – Toothfish day. However, this season celebrations started early, when, on the 1st May the first vessels arrived at South Georgia for the start of the 2020 fishing season.