Stories for June 2020

Monday, June 29th 2020 - 10:29 UTC
Massive support in Brazil for democracy, and only 10% for a military dictatorship

Some 75% of Brazilians support the country's current democracy, a poll by Datafolha released on Sunday showed, while just 10% of citizens support a dictatorship, the highest and lowest levels of support for the two forms of government in at least 30 years.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 10:28 UTC
Facebook advertising boycott campaign preparing to expand to major companies in Europe

Organizers of a Facebook advertising boycott campaign that has drawn support from a rapidly expanding list of major companies are now preparing to take the battle global to increase pressure on the social media company to remove hate speech. The new chapter comes when PepsiCo had decided to stop advertising on Facebook Inc, according to Fox Business News.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 10:25 UTC
Controversy deepens in Rio de Janeiro following the re-opening of the football season

The Rio de Janeiro state football championship restarted once again on Sunday as Botafogo - one of the clubs opposed to what they see as a premature resumption of top-level football - took the field with a banner protesting the decision.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 10:09 UTC
Britain's most senior civil servant stands down

Britain's most senior civil servant, Mark Sedwill, told Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday he would stand down as cabinet secretary and national security adviser.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 09:21 UTC
Oklahoma shale pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for Chapter 11 protection

Chesapeake Energy Corp filed for Chapter 11 on Sunday, becoming the largest US oil and gas producer to seek bankruptcy protection in recent years as it bowed to heavy debts and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on energy markets.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 07:47 UTC
Rolling Stones threaten legal action against Trump's campaign for the use of one of their songs

British rock legends The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against Donald Trump for the US president's use of their song You Can't Always Get What You Want at campaign rallies.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 07:41 UTC
The “little Spanish girl” who has been re-elected mayor of Paris

Anne Hidalgo, re-elected Paris mayor on Sunday, is a Spanish-born socialist who has waged a divisive but ambitious campaign to push cars out of the centre of the French capital. Hidalgo, 61, became in 2014 the first-ever woman to head the French capital's city hall that had once been the political springboard for late president Jacques Chirac.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 07:23 UTC
Brazil signs agreement to purchase millions of AstrZeneca Oxford University vaccine to fight Covid-19

Brazil announced over the weekend that it had signed a US$ 127 million agreement to start producing locally an experimental vaccine developed by AstraZeneca that has shown promise to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 06:56 UTC
Funding boost for BAS space weather monitoring

Space weather research at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) received a funding boost of around £2M from the SWIMMR (Space Weather Instrumentation, Measurement, Modelling and Risk) program.
Monday, June 29th 2020 - 06:00 UTC
Leicester lockdown expected this week because of a rise in coronavirus cases

The English Midlands city of Leicester could face a local lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus cases, British Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Sunday.