Stories for September 2020

Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:14 UTC
A quarter of Brazilian population not convinced about having the Covid-19 vaccine

Five percent of Brazilians would refuse under any circumstances to take a vaccine against coronavirus and a further 20% indicated they might not take it, according to a survey published in newspaper O Estado de S Paulo on Sunday.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:07 UTC
“El Chapo” Guzmán has appealed against his life sentence incarcerated in US

Mexican drug lord Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman has appealed against his life sentence handed down a year ago by a US court for trafficking hundreds of tons of narcotics into the country.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
France to UK: Brexit negotiator Barnier is not stepping down or being sidelined

France denied the European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier was about to be sidelined by EU leaders in a bid to break the deadlock in trade talks, as reported by British newspaper the Daily Telegraph.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Chile's prosecutors reopen a bungled investigation into the death of a US teacher in Temuco

Chile's prosecutors' office announced it would reopen a bungled investigation into the death of American teaching assistant Erica Faith Hagan, who was beaten to death in a college dormitory in southern Chile in 2014. The prosecutor's office said in a statement late on Friday that it had made the decision following a special request by the victim's mother Regina O'Neal.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
UN human rights office demands Paraguay impartially investigates the deaths of two Argentine girls

The Paraguayan government must investigate “impartially and without delay” the deaths of two 12-year-old girls in a police and military operation against a rebel terrorist group in the north of the country, the regional office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Sunday.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:18 UTC
US pork with ractopamine controversy in Taiwan

Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on US pork imports, which if passed could threaten a long-mooted free trade deal with Taipei's key ally Washington.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:09 UTC
“Wonder of the Seas”, with 5,000 guest capacity should be ready in 2022

The new Wonder of the Seas, set to be the largest cruise ship in the world for Royal Caribbean International, is now in the water at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in France.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 07:43 UTC
Johnson promoting the idea that if UK/EU talks don't advance, “both sides should accept it and move on”, says FT

The British government is planning legislation that will override key parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, risking the collapse of trade negotiations with Brussels, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Bolsonaro slams environmental NGOs who accuse him “of setting fire to the Amazon”

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has slammed environmental NGOs as a 'cancer' and denounced what he said was an international conspiracy accusing him of being responsible for devastating Amazon wildfires.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 08:26 UTC
“Don't expect widespread vaccination against Covid-19 until middle of next year”

World Health Organization spokeswoman said on Friday it does not expect widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 until the middle of next year, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety.