Stories for August 2020

Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Desperate Peru will begin Covid-19 vaccine testing with volunteers next month

Peru will start testing coronavirus vaccines from China's Sinopharm and US drug maker Johnson & Johnson in September, researchers said, which should help the country gain faster access to inoculations once the vaccines are approved.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Some forty dolphins die in area of Mauritius affected by a Japanese tanker oil spill

At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat, officials and witnesses said on Friday, as onlookers described the deaths of one mother dolphin and her baby.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Chilean special force officer arrested for blinding a woman with a tear gas canister

A Chilean special forces captain has been arrested for assault in relation to an incident in which a woman was blinded by a tear gas canister during the massive social protests that rocked the country in 2019.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:39 UTC
Anti Muslim rioting and clashes with police in southern Sweden

Protesters threw stones at police and burned tires in southern Sweden late on Friday, authorities said, hours after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Quran-burning rally nearby.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:36 UTC
Killing of people in Kenosha, Another 'operational mistake' Mark? How many more?

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg took responsibility and faulted his company for not removing the page and event for a militia group before two people were killed at a protest in Kenosha, saying it was “largely an operational mistake”.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
China makes the largest purchases of US corn and soybeans in a month

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported this week that Chinese importers purchased more soybeans from the United States and recorded their largest daily buy of US corn in almost a month. The acquisitions took place as both Washington and Beijing reaffirmed their commitment to the Phase 1 of the bilateral trade agreement.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:29 UTC
UK government message, “back to work” to help the economy recover

Britain's government is urging people to return to their offices and workplaces to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
March on Washington: “You might have killed the dreamer, but you can't kill the dream”

Thousands of people took part in a march in Washington on Friday to denounce racism, on the anniversary of the march in 1963 where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr made his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech.
Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
J&J added Chile, Argentina and Peru volunteers to conduct trials for its vaccine against Covid-19

United States pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has added Chile, Argentina, and Peru to the Latin nations where it plans to conduct Phase III trials for its vaccine against COVID-19, the company confirmed on Wednesday.
Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:58 UTC
UK has raised Falklands' interest in the post-Brexit negotiations with EU

Falkland Islands' lawmakers in a recent visit to London completed a round of talks with Foreign Office and other UK government officials to address several issues of interest, Brexit/EU talks, including fisheries, trade, and the current Argentine government aggressive diplomacy towards the Islands, among other points.