Stories for September 2020

Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 19:02 UTC
Falkland Islands Government continue to uphold humanitarian principles

Since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first began DNA work in 2017 to identify unknown Argentine soldiers buried in the islands, the Falkland Islands Government has continued to uphold both its humanitarian principles and commitment to the Geneva Convention.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Bolsonaro's popularity soars as he extends payments for low income Brazilians until 2021

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro extended until the end of the year payments for low-income Brazilians hit by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a program that has boosted his popularity but created tension with his finance team.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Truckers end seven day strike in Chile following deal with government

Chilean truckers said on Wednesday they would lift a seven-day strike that has damaged supply chains and raised fears for food and commodities exports, following a deal with the government. Jose Villagran, vice president of the National Confederation of the Chilean Cargo Transport (CNTC), said the strike would end at 3 p.m. local time.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Two UK caught Covid-19 cases reported in Falklands through antibody testing; only positive results in months

Following fifty samples undertaken by the Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, during the third round of SARS-COV-2 antibody testing, two positive results turned out, and were from people who would have caught the virus while in the United Kingdom, reported the Islands' Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rebecca Edwards.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Brazil with record trade surplus in August, despite an overall fall in global transactions

Brazil obtained a record trade surplus of US$ 6,6 billion during the month of August, the highest for the month since 1989. However overall dropped with exports sliding 5.5% to US$ 17,741bn and imports, 25,1%, to US$ 11,133bn. In eight months the trade surplus reached US$ 36,594bn, the third-best historically in the last forty years.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Snowden' vindication: NSA mass surveillance program of US phones unlawful, and US intelligence leaders lied

Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of US’ telephone records, an appeals court has found the program was unlawful - and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Brazilian Football Confederation approves equal pay for women and men's national teams

The Brazilian Football Confederation says it agreed in March to pay women’s national team players the same as their peers on the men’s side, it was reported Wednesday. Brazil thus becomes one of the few countries to adopt an equal pay policy for both women’s and men’s football.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 07:12 UTC
Biden remains ahead in polls: Trump unable to refocus campaign from the pandemic to civil unrest

President Donald Trump’s attempt to make civil unrest a central theme of his re-election campaign has yet to boost his political standing, as most Americans do not see crime as a major problem confronting the nation and a majority remain sympathetic to anti-racism protests, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 07:06 UTC
Scotland’s new independence referendum draft “surprises” Johnson administration

A British minister said she was surprised by plans for another Scottish independence referendum given the budget deficit in the country and the economic challenges facing the whole of the United Kingdom after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 06:56 UTC
Skip kissing and wear a mask when having sex, Canada's chief medical officer

Skip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to protect yourself from catching the coronavirus, Canada’s chief medical officer said on Wednesday, adding that going solo remains the lowest risk sexual option in a pandemic.