Stories for July 14th 2020

Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:59 UTC
Latin America death toll from coronavirus now exceeds North America

The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Latin America has exceeded the figure for North America for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Latin America had by Monday seen at least 144,680 deaths so far, compared to 143,847 deaths in North America - comprising Canada and the United States - according to official counts.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:58 UTC
Approval of Argentine president pandemic policies eroding, but concern with the virus is still very strong

Approval of Argentine president Alberto Fernandez handling of the pandemic continued to slide during the last week and is at levels similar to those at the start of the quarantine, according to the latest opinion poll from Poliarquia made public over the weekend in Buenos Aires daily La Nacion.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
The virus has reached Petrobras offshore oil rigs; prosecutors investigations into the outbreaks

On Friday, May 1, two workers on the PXA-1 offshore platform owned by Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras checked into the facility's infirmary complaining of headaches and fever-like symptoms. Another Petrobras employee fell visibly ill the following day, according to Brazilian media.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
Russia replaces Venezuela as supplier of heavy fuel to US refineries

Russia kept fuel oil exports to the United States close to its record-highs in the first six months of this year, as Washington looks to replace the heavy Venezuelan barrels it stopped buying a year ago, traders said and data showed.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:45 UTC
Bolsonaro is feeling “very good” and ready to return to work

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he is feeling “very good” and will return to work if he tests negative for the new coronavirus on Tuesday, but that he will continue to isolate himself until he is free of the virus.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Justice lifts restraining order on Trump family book written by a niece

The New York Supreme Court lifted a stay on Monday that temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s niece from publishing a tell-all book that offers an unflattering look of the U.S. president and his family.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
WHO insists virus “remains public enemy number one” and strict healthcare precautions must be complied

The new coronavirus pandemic raging around the globe will worsen if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
The virus pandemic threatens HIV, TB and malaria patients with serious disruptions

Deaths from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria could surge in poor and middle-income countries as already weak health systems grapple with severe disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a predictive study published on Monday.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
Beijing warns Canberra on Hong Kong and advises Chinese citizens not to travel Australia

China stepped up a travel warning to Australia on Monday, telling its citizens of a risk of being searched “arbitrarily” by law enforcement authorities, as tensions between both countries grow. The foreign ministry's latest notice comes a month after Beijing warned of “discrimination” against Chinese people in Australia, telling its citizens not to travel there.
Tuesday, July 14th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Sweden supports a robust response to China's new security law on Hong Kong

Sweden said on Monday it supported Franco-German efforts for a robust response to China's new security law on Hong Kong, joining Denmark and the Netherlands in pushing the European Union to consider countermeasures on Beijing.