Stories for October 2020

Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
French parliament approves law regulating “kid influencers” work and funds

When kids become YouTube or Instagram sensations, should they be considered child workers? And who looks after their money? The French parliament has attempted to answer those questions with a new law passed on Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Fratelli Tutti: Pope Francis delivers new teaching aimed at healing divisions in the face of coronavirus

By Maria Power (*) – Pope Francis has delivered a message to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics and people of goodwill everywhere which aims to soothe the fear caused by the coronavirus pandemic and unite communities riven by racism, inequality, and climate change.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina with the highest rate of positive Covid-19 tests, according to Our World in Data

Argentina has the world's highest rate of positive COVID-19 tests, according to Oxford-linked tracker Our World In Data, with nearly six out of 10 yielding an infection, a reflection of low testing levels and loose enforcement of lockdown rules.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Trump returns to the White House telling Americans “don't let the virus dominate your lives”

President Donald Trump told Americans “to get out there” and not fear COVID-19 as he returned to the White House on Monday after checking out of the hospital where he was treated for the disease.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 09:35 UTC
IMF admits Brazil's economy is doing better than forecasted, but warns about debt and a second Covid-19 wave

Brazil's economy is set to shrink by 5.8% in 2020, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, revising up an earlier forecast but warning the country faced “exceptionally high” risks.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 09:26 UTC
US Southern Command: Efforts to oust Maduro “have worked” though “not so fast”

International efforts to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro “have worked,” Admiral Craig Faller, head of the U.S. Southern Command, said Monday but added that it will take time to get results.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Controversy in Mexico over under reporting Covid-19 infections and deaths

Mexico on Monday reported a sharp increase in the daily number of coronavirus infections and deaths, breaking previous records due to what the government said was a change in methodology.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
One in ten people have been infected with coronavirus, and the disease continues to spread, WHO report

Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast majority of the world's population vulnerable to the COVID-19 disease it causes, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 08:32 UTC
Mike Pence and challenger Kamala Harris will debate separated by a plexiglass barrier

US Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris will be separated by a plexiglass barrier during their debate on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter said, in an effort to lower the risk of coronavirus transmission.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Guatemala turns back a caravan of 3,500 Hondurans migrants heading for US

Guatemala has sent back almost 3,500 Honduran migrants from a caravan that was heading to the United States over concerns they might spread COVID-19, President Alejandro Giammattei said on Sunday.