Stories for June 2020

Wednesday, June 24th 2020 - 07:42 UTC
Magnitude 7,4 earthquake strikes the south of Mexico's Pacific coast

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck southern Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, killing at least five people and cutting off isolated villages, as well as causing damage to buildings hundreds of miles away in Mexico City.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 11:55 UTC
Despite more than 50,000 Covid-19 deaths, Brazilians swarmed to beaches over the weekend

Brazil reached more than a million confirmed coronavirus cases and 50,000 deaths over the weekend as throngs of people swarmed Rio de Janeiro beaches, but the World Health Organization said on Monday that even more cases were likely going uncounted.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 11:55 UTC
Trump ready to talk to Maduro, but only to discuss the Venezuelan president exit from office

US President Donald Trump on Monday walked back comments that he would consider meeting Nicolas Maduro, saying he would only do so to discuss the Venezuelan president's departure from office.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 11:55 UTC
Mexico freezes bank accounts of companies blacklisted by US for evading sanctions against Venezuela

The Mexican government’s financial crime department has frozen the bank accounts of companies and people blacklisted by the United States under accusations of having evaded the sanction regime imposed on Venezuela, its chief said on Friday.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 11:21 UTC
World tourism international arrivals collapse 97% during April year on year

World tourism almost stopped in April due to the COVID-19 crisis, with a 97% drop in the number of international arrivals, 180 million less than in the same month of 2019, after a decrease of 55% in March, according to data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 10:46 UTC
Bayer's glyphosate weed killer Roundup does not require the cancer warning in California

U.S. federal appeals court on Monday blocked California from requiring that Bayer AG label its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup with a cancer warning, handing the company a victory in its ongoing litigation over the product.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 10:26 UTC
Falklands government on track to deliver a five year £130m capital program

The Falkland Islands Government confirmed its commitment to delivering its capital program, despite some disruption caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The approved total capital program is valued at £130m over five years and there is significant work on-going to deliver critical infrastructure projects.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 10:26 UTC
Mexican drug cartel leader threatens president Lopez Obrador, for arresting his mother

One of the most wanted Mexican cartel leaders threatened the government and his arch-foes in highly unusual video messages, including one where he can be seen fighting back tears after his mother was detained over the weekend.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 10:26 UTC
Controversy in Brazil over guidelines for workers at meatpackers, where there has been a spike of Covid-19 cases

Brazilian government on Friday published new guidelines for meatpackers after a spike of COVID-19 cases at food plants, including keeping workers at least one meter apart, but labor prosecutors criticized the steps as inadequate.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 - 06:55 UTC
Google unit workers petition the company to stop selling services to police departments

More than 1,600 workers at Alphabet Inc are petitioning its Google unit to stop selling email and other services to police departments. The workers in a petition expressed disappointment with Google not joining the “millions who want to defang and defund” police departments.