Stories for 2020

Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Macron melee with Israeli security during a visit to the St Anne Jerusalem Basilica

“Go outside,” French President Emmanuel Macron demanded in English in a melee with Israeli security men on Wednesday, demanding they leave a Jerusalem basilica that he visited before a Holocaust memorial conference.
Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne again threatened by high temperatures and bush fires

Soaring temperatures are set to stoke simmering bushfires in Australia's southeast on Thursday with Sydney forecast to hit 41 degrees Celsius following a few days of reprieve.
Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 08:37 UTC
Eclectic Bolsonaro declares he would no longer speak to journalists, following criticism from reporters union

A frequent and fiery critic of Brazil's media, President Jair Bolsonaro declared on Wednesday he would no longer speak to journalists. Bolsonaro made the remarks outside his official residence in Brasilia where most mornings for the past year he has fielded questions from reporters and greeted fans.
Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 08:26 UTC
Falklands' veteran, discharged for LGBT, has medal returned and an apology from the Ministry of Defense

Falklands veteran forced out of the Royal Navy due to his sexuality has had a medal returned to him 27 years after it was cut off his chest. Joe Ousalice was a radio operator for 18 years but was discharged in 1993 because of a ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces.
Thursday, January 23rd 2020 - 08:08 UTC
Coronavirus outbreak in China: WHO could declare global health emergency

China said it was halting flights and trains from Thursday out of Wuhan, the city of 11 million people at the centre of a deadly SARS-like virus outbreak, as the UN extended emergency talks on the disease.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 18:22 UTC
International tourism growth continues to outpace the global economy

According to the first comprehensive report on global tourism numbers and trends of the new decade, the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, this represents the tenth consecutive year of growth.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 17:54 UTC
Monty Python legend Terry Jones dies aged 77 after losing struggle against dreadful illness

British acting legend Terry Jones, one of the founding members of comedy troupe Monty Python, has died on Tuesday at the age of 77, his family announced Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 09:39 UTC
Brazilian officials seeking to charge US journalist for allegedly hacking phones

Brazilian authorities are seeking to bring charges against Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who published Edward Snowden's intelligence agency leaks. Greenwald has been accused of “helping guiding and encouraging” a criminal group that hacked into the phones of Brazilian officials.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 08:40 UTC
China SARS-like virus keeps spreading; airports round the world tighten screening

The number of deaths from a new SARS-like virus has climbed to nine as of the end of Tuesday with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control the outbreak by discouraging public gatherings in Hubei province.
Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 08:34 UTC
Bolsonaro pledges to create an “Amazon Council” to protect the rainforest

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he will create an “Amazon Council” to coordinate the protection and sustainable development of the world's largest rainforest.