Stories for 2020

Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Johnson defies US and grants Huawei a limited role in UK's mobile network

Prime Minister Boris Johnson granted Huawei a limited role in Britain's 5G mobile network on Tuesday, frustrating a global attempt by the United States to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the West's next-generation communications.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
Xi Jinping says China is sure of defeating “a devil coronavirus”, but the disease continues to expand to other countries

President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China was sure of defeating a “devil” coronavirus that has killed at least 106 people, but the international alarm was rising as the outbreak spread across the world.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
IMF announces a technical mission will travel to Buenos Aires in February

An IMF technical mission is expected to travel to Buenos Aires in February to continue to exchange views on macroeconomic plans and debt sustainability, announced from Washington the IMF Chief Spokesperson Gerry Rice following the meeting on Tuesday of Argentine Economy minister Martin Guzman IMF members of staff in New York. made the following statement on Argentina today:
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:17 UTC
Major quake in the Caribbean, northwest of Jamaica

A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck on Tuesday in the Caribbean northwest of Jamaica, the US Geological Survey reported, raising the risk of tsunami waves in the region.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Solid growth of US economy this year, but with increasing federal budgets

The U.S. economy will grow at a “solid” rate of 2.2% this year, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office forecast on Tuesday, but with federal budget deficits hitting US$1.015 trillion.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 07:44 UTC
Guyana rapidly becoming an oil major: 16th discovery in four years of exploration

ExxonMobil today announced its 16 discovery in the Stabroek Block, located off the Guyanese coastline. The Texas-based company announced that it encountered 29 meters of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone at the Uaru well.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 07:31 UTC
Colombian mother and her three children survived 34 days in the Peruvian jungle

Colombian mother and her three children aged 14, 12 and 10 have been found by indigenous Peruvians 34 days after they were reported missing, authorities say. They said they had managed to survive by eating seeds, plants and berries.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 07:22 UTC
Fugitive Colombian senator who escaped on a motorcycle captured in Venezuela

Special Forces in Venezuela have captured the fugitive Colombian former senator, Aída Merlano. Ms Merlano, who was serving a 15-year sentence for vote-buying, gave prison guards the slip in October.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 07:14 UTC
Beer, wine and spirits companies agree to put clear age restriction labels on drinks

Twelve leading beer, wine and spirits companies have pledged to put clear age-restriction labels on their drinks and set tighter controls on access to their online content in a bid to reduce underage drinking.
Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 07:06 UTC
Drastic changes to the poultry industry production in France

France is to ban from the end of 2021 the hugely controversial but widespread poultry industry practice of systematically slaughtering male chicks, Agriculture Minister Didier Guillaume said on Tuesday.