Stories for June 2020

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.
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.
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.
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.
Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 14:32 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas, the priority of Argentina/UK relations, Felipe Solá

Argentine foreign minister Felipe Solá anticipated that the Falklands/Malvinas Islands will be the priority in relations with the United Kingdom, and to protect the South Atlantic fisheries, fines have to be much harsher since now they are “ridiculous” low.
Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 14:04 UTC
New version of Nisman's death supplied by ex Mossad agent directly involves Cristina Fernandez

Israel’s Mossad provided the intelligence information that enabled Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman to prove that Iran orchestrated the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing in Buenos Aires, in which 85 people were killed, an Israeli TV documentary claimed.
Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 13:51 UTC
Argentine and bond holders negotiations extended to at least 19 June

Argentine bonds rose on Friday as the government said that negotiations with creditors to restructure around US$ 65 billion in sovereign debt would continue into next week and that a deadline for reaching a deal would be pushed back to at least June 19.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 19:58 UTC
Churchill statue in central London boarded to protect it from demonstrators

$The World War Two leader's statue was sprayed with graffiti declaring Churchill a racist during a fractious end to a mostly peaceful demonstration on Sunday$

A statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill opposite parliament and the Cenotaph war memorial in central London were boarded up on Friday for protection, with three days of demonstrations are set to take place in the English capital.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 19:44 UTC
The wife of Chinese “rumor mongering” doctor who first warned about Covid-19, gave birth to a boy

The widow of Chinese doctor and coronavirus whistleblower Dr Li Wenliang gave birth to their son on Friday, about four months after his demise, local media reported.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:46 UTC
Brazil overtakes UK and has the second highest coronavirus death toll

Brazil on Friday claimed the unenviable position of having the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United States, where several states have posted record daily case totals, signaling the crisis is far from over.