Stories for July 2020

Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 08:11 UTC
Encouraging industrial production pick up in Brazil during May

Industrial production in Brazil rose 7% in May, official figures showed on Thursday, the second-biggest monthly increase ever as activity started to pick up following two months of stricter lockdowns to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 08:07 UTC
Johnson calls on Britons to behave on “Super Saturday” when pubs reopen

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge Britons to act responsibly when pubs reopen this weekend, warning that businesses, livelihoods and the future of the whole economy depend on it.
Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 08:02 UTC
UK/EU post Brexit negotiations remain stalled and “serious divergences remain”

Britain and the European Union (EU) failed to make progress in talks on post-Brexit relations this week due to major differences and called off a one-on-one meeting between their chief negotiators, officials said on Thursday.
Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 07:51 UTC
Mayor coup by British police after cracking criminal world encryption EncroChat

British police said on Thursday they had carried out their biggest operation ever, arresting “iconic” figures and smashing thousands of conspiracies including murder plots after infiltrating a communications service used by criminals.
Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 07:33 UTC
Offshore assets from 84 million bank accounts reach 10 trillion Euros, OECD

Authorities in nearly 100 countries saw 10 trillion Euros (US$ 11.2 trillion) in offshore assets come to light last year due to the automatic exchange of details for 84 million bank accounts, the OECD revealed this week.
Friday, July 3rd 2020 - 07:28 UTC
Stocks across the world rise for a fourth straight day on Thursday based on US jobs data

A measure of stocks across the globe rose for a fourth straight day on Thursday after June U.S. payrolls grew by a record 4.8 million, but investors also flocked to the safe-haven dollar and U.S. Treasuries on concerns about surging COVID-19 cases in many U.S. states.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 11:59 UTC
Uruguay's foreign minister finally presents his resignation; Bustillo, currently ambassador in Spain, replaces Talvi

Uruguay’s Foreign Minister, Ernesto Talvi, presented his definitive resignation on Wednesday, according to what he wrote on his Twitter account. In a letter addressed to President Luis Lacalle Pou that he published on the social network, Talvi explained that his intention was to remain in the Foreign Ministry until the end of the year, during the “pro tempore” presidency of Uruguay in Mercosur that the country assumes this week.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 11:50 UTC
Inequality and coronavirus pushing much of Chile's middle class back to poverty

Middle classes in Chile are going through a complicated moment, with many slipping into poverty as long-established inequality was increased by the coronavirus pandemic and overall slowdown of the economy.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 11:31 UTC
“Monumental” plunge of economic activity in Chile during May, 15,3%

Chile's economic activity fell by 15.3% in May from the same month a year ago, the central bank said on Wednesday, hitting yet another historic low as measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus left many out of work and businesses shuttered.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 11:26 UTC
Mexico overtakes Spain and now has the world's sixth deadliest Covid-19 outbreak

Mexico's Covid-19 deaths rose by 741 to reach 28,510, leading the country to overtake Spain and have the world's sixth deadliest outbreak, according to data released by the Health Ministry on Wednesday night.