Stories for August 26th 2020

Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:54 UTC
Chilean referendum campaign to amend Pinochet constitution takes off

Braving the pandemic, Chileans begin campaigning on Wednesday for a referendum on amending their dictatorship-era constitution -- for many a symbol of entrenched social and economic inequality.
Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Moody's downgrades Chilean debt outlook to negative from stable: expected to double in five years

Moody's Investors Service, (“Moody's”) has changed the outlook to negative from stable on the Government of Chile and affirmed the A1 long-term local and foreign currency issuer and senior unsecured ratings, and the (P)A1 foreign currency senior unsecured shelf ratings.
Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Colombian quarantine will move to “selective” beginning September first

Colombia will enter a period of “selective” quarantine when its five months of national coronavirus lockdown ends at the close of August, President Ivan Duque said on Monday, and will be part of Johnson & Johnson vaccine trials.
Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Fires are raging in several Argentine provinces fueled by strong winds and persistent drought

Fires are raging in Argentina’s Cordoba province, prompting evacuations and threatening to destroy homes, fueled in part by strong winds and a lack of rain, officials said on Monday.
Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:45 UTC
Brazilian central bank chief and Economy minister, “are fully aligned”

Brazilian central bank president Roberto Campos Neto said he has not been sounded out about replacing Economy Minister Paulo Guedes when he eventually leaves his post, and said the whole notion is a “non-issue.”
Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Arson and riots in main US cities as Wisconsin police shoot a black man in the back

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency, saying he would deploy more state National Guard troops, as the city of Kenosha braced for the third night of unrest following the shooting of a Black man by police.
Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Another member of the Bolsonaro family tests positive for coronavirus

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of president Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a statement by Flavio's spokesman.
Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:18 UTC
Italy forges closer relations with China and cautions on a re surge of a “cold war”

Italy and China need to forge closer ties, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Tuesday, potentially putting Rome at odds with Washington, which has raised alarm over Beijing's economic ambitions.
Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:14 UTC
Spain appeals to the army to help expose people infected with coronavirus

Spain will call in the army to help identify those who have been exposed to people infected with coronavirus as part of efforts to curb the spread of the disease, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Young people driving the spread of coronavirus in the Americas, Pan American Health Organization

Young people are driving the spread of the coronavirus in the Americas, the head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Tuesday, noting that both deaths and caseloads have doubled in the region over the past six weeks.