Stories for June 2020

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.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 09:56 UTC
Bolsonaro family's alleged 'graft background' coming to light in their Rio do Janeiro turf

Brazilian police on Thursday arrested a former aide to Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son in a graft investigation threatening to undermine the president’s pledge to crack down on corruption and ratchet up his battle with the judiciary.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Germany calls on the EU to prepare for a no deal post Brexit with UK

The German government is urging other EU states to prepare for a no deal Brexit, according an internal document that casts doubt on Britain’s optimism over chances of an early agreement on its future ties with the bloc.
Friday, June 19th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Bank of England: It's not that bad so the bond-buying program will be scaled down

The Bank of England slowed the pace of its huge bond-buying program on Thursday as it saw some signs that the British economy was recovering from the unprecedented slump caused by the coronavirus lockdown.
Thursday, June 18th 2020 - 23:10 UTC
Macri's Falklands policy and the Foradori/Duncan pact were “shameful”

President Mauricio Macri's Malvinas question policy was “shameful” and the three bills sent to Congress to reaffirm Argentina State Malvinas claim policy, represent a drastic change in the “de-Malvinization process” of the last four years, explained Guillermo Justo Chavez, head of the foreign minister Felipe Solá's cabinet.