Stories for October 13th 2020

Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
Argentina: massive protests with display of national flags against government policies

Thousands of Argentines flying the national colors on Monday took to the streets across the country's main cities to protest against the government of President Alberto Fernandez and his policies, which after over 200 days of quarantine/isolation have been unable to contain the pandemic, left the economy in shatters and threaten democratic institutions.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Bolsonaro more popular than ever despite Brazil's questionable Covid-19 record

President Jair Bolsonaro has never been more popular in Brazil, despite his country's woeful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bolsonaro, who tested positive for the virus on July 7, has dismissed it as a “little flu”. Brazil passed five million Covid-19 cases on Tuesday and recorded its 150.000th death on Saturday.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Oxfam claims IMF's loans during the pandemic have worsen poverty and inequality

The vast majority of International Monetary Fund loans extended during the Covid-19 pandemic have suggested or demanded spending cuts that would worsen poverty and inequality, charity group Oxfam says.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Coronavirus cases and deaths keep growing despite some 200 days of quarantine in Argentina

Argentina surpassed 900,000 cases of coronavirus on Monday, with strong growth of infections in large populated centers in the interior of the country after months of the virus' being concentrated in Buenos Aires City and its suburbs in the neighboring province of Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:44 UTC
Colombia ex president Uribe released from house arrest while probe on witness tampering continues

A Colombian judge on Saturday ordered an end to house arrest for former president Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering and fraud.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
Columbus Day in Colombia: Thousands of indigenous people march demanding an end to violence

Thousands of indigenous people demonstrated in southwestern Colombia on Monday demanding an end to violence, on the day commemorating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. Dressed in green and red and carrying traditional sticks, the demonstrators converged on the city of Cali where they hope to meet President Ivan Duque.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:28 UTC
Mexico claiming Aztec emperor Moctezuma's feather headdress from Austria

Mexico's president said on Monday that he had given his wife the “almost impossible mission” of persuading Austria to return a feather headdress said to have been worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Two US academics and experts on auctions, awarded the Nobel Economics

United States academics Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson won the 2020 Nobel Economics on Monday for work on auctions hailed as benefiting buyers and sellers around the world of everything from fishing quotas to aircraft landing slots.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Obstinate Japanese finally visits Machu Picchu after waiting for seven months

Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak.
Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:56 UTC
British Airways, “fighting for survival” replaces CEO

British Airways CEO Alex Cruz has been replaced after four-and-a-half years on the job as the COVID-19 pandemic pummels airlines around the world.