Stories for 2020

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.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Maradona buried next to his parents, amid a global outpouring of grief in the streets of Buenos Aires and Naples

Argentina’s Diego Maradona, one of the world’s greatest ever soccer players, was buried on Thursday amid a global outpouring of grief from the streets of Buenos Aires to Naples in Italy.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:38 UTC
Italian giant shipbuilder will construct a major shipyard in Yucatán, Mexico

Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilding giant, has announced it has signed a letter of intent with the Ministry of Economic Development and Labour of the Yucatán State (Mexico) to participate in the design and construction of a shipyard located in the port of Progreso.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:19 UTC
UK: AstraZeneca vaccine will have to be approved by independent medical regulators

The British government said on Friday it has asked its independent medicines regulator to assess AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine as part of the formal approval process for the drug to be rolled out by the end of the year.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:06 UTC
Iranian diplomat on trial in Belgium accused of plotting a bomb attack in Paris

An Iranian diplomat goes on trial in Belgium on Friday accused of plotting to bomb an opposition rally outside Paris, in a case that has stoked tensions with Teheran. In June 2018 Belgian authorities thwarted what they said was an attempt to smuggle explosives to France to attack a meeting of one of Iran's exiled opposition movements.
Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:05 UTC
Maradona's contribution to monetary policy, according to Lord Mervyn King

Even the Financial Times referred to the death of Diego Armando Maradona, one of the most gifted footballers to ever play the game. In effect, the FT recalls that while his dribbling prowess was world-renowned, fewer people know that his skills were used to construct one of the most memorable monetary policy analogies of all time.
Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Fitch Ratings more optimistic about Latin America's “improving economic” environment

Latin American corporate credit indicators point to an improving economic and operating environment for most countries across the region in 2021, according to a series of new reports from Fitch Ratings.