Stories for November 27th 2020

Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Trump will leave the White House when the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for president-elect Joe Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the Nov 3 election, even as he reiterated his unfounded claims of massive voter fraud.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Bolsonaro said he will refuse vaccination against Covid-19: “it's my right”

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he would refuse a coronavirus vaccine, the most recent of his vaccine-skeptic statements. “I'm telling you, I'm not going to take it. It's my right,” he said in remarks aired over several social media platforms.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:48 UTC
UK reduces foreign aid spending; Baroness Sugg resigns over the decision, “it's fundamentally wrong”

Britain reduced its foreign aid spending commitment on Wednesday to 0.5% of gross domestic product from 0.7%, causing junior minister Baroness Liz Sugg to resign and an immediate outcry from development organizations and the spiritual head of the Church of England.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:46 UTC
Maradona in life, as in death, involved in chaos and controversy: fans overwhelm and invade the presidential palace

Diego Maradona in life, as in death, was involved in chaos and controversy, and his funeral was not the exception. In effect Argentine police and fans who were lined up to see the casket of the football icon clashed on Thursday as authorities moved to shut down access to the Casa Rosada presidential palace ahead of a planned mid-afternoon shutoff for the public wake.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:44 UTC
AstraZeneca faces tricky questions about its success rate as “vaccine for the world”

Days after grabbing headlines with its COVID-19 “vaccine for the world”, AstraZeneca is facing tricky questions about its success rate that some experts say could hinder its chances of getting speedy U.S. and EU regulatory approval.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:42 UTC
Venezuela resumes direct shipments of oil to China despite US sanctions

Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:32 UTC
Killer whales seem to have scared away great white sharks from Cape Town waters

Killer whales are likely responsible for the disappearance of great white sharks from the waters of Cape Town, South Africa — a popular destination to go cage diving, according to a new South African government report.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:28 UTC
Falklands approves “Spirit of Sydney” expedition transit call to fly passengers back to UK

On Wednesday 25 November, the Falkland Islands ExCo approved a proposal by the Spirit of Sydney expedition cruise vessel operator to transmit a small number of people back to the UK via the Falklands in late January 2021.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Spain warns time running out to find a Brexit agreement over Gibraltar

Time is running out to find a Brexit agreement between Spain and Britain over Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Thursday. At stake in the talks is avoiding a hard European Union border in southern Spain after Britain completes its departure from the EU at the end of this year.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Deadly avian influenza rapidly spreading and ravaging Europe

A highly contagious and deadly form of avian influenza is spreading rapidly in Europe, putting the poultry industry on alert with previous outbreaks in mind that saw tens of millions of birds culled and significant economic losses.