Stories for 2020

Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
VW Brazil agrees US$ 6,5 million compensation for persecution of ex workers during the 1964/85 dictatorship

Volkswagen will pay about 36 million reais (US$ 6.5 million) in compensation and donations to atone for the persecution of former employees during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the automaker said.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:36 UTC
Grim experience for Australian authorities, euthanizing and disposing of some 400 whale carcasses

Australian officials were focusing on the grim task of disposing of almost 400 whale carcasses on Thursday, while attempts to rescue the few remaining survivors of one of the world’s worst mass strandings were expected to extend another day.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Trump backtracks and Republicans promise a peaceful transfer of power, whoever wins on 3rd November

Donald Trump will accept the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election, the White House said on Thursday, a day after the Republican president drew criticism for refusing to commit to accepting those results.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
EU determined to resume post Brexit negotiations leaving aside “Johnson's bad feelings”

European Union negotiators have agreed not to allow their opposition to Boris Johnson's plan to break international law distract them from trying to secure a deal over the bloc's relationship with the UK after Brexit.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Niece of Trump sues the president's family accusing them of defrauding tens of millions of dollars inheritance

Mary Trump, the niece of Donald Trump and author of a recent memoir that painted an unflattering portrait of him, sued the U.S. president on Thursday, accusing him and other family members of defrauding her out of an inheritance worth tens of millions of dollars.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:09 UTC
First of 36 Saab F-39E Gripen fighter aircraft arrives in Brazil

The first Saab F-39E Gripen fighter arrived on a ship in the port of Navegantes, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, on 20 September. The Brazilian variant of the Gripen E/F will be used for a flight-testing campaign, Saab said on 23 September, according to a report from Flight Global.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 07:45 UTC
Royal Household freeze on pay and new hiring, and cutting non-essential expenditure

Britain's Royal Household on Friday defended taxpayer-funded trips, including a golfing jaunt by the beleaguered Prince Andrew, as it warned of a financial hit stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 07:02 UTC
Gold medal for HeroRAT Magawa's life saving work in detecting mines in Cambodia

An African giant pouched rat named Magawa has been awarded a gold medal by a UK veterinary charity for his “life-saving” work in Cambodia where he detects landmines. Manawa has so far discovered 39 landmines and 28 items of unexploded ordnance in his seven-year career.
Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 09:31 UTC
Argentine currency worthless in Uruguay

For the second day running the Argentine Peso was virtually worthless in neighboring Uruguay foreign exchange houses. On Tuesday the Argentine Peso was worth zero, and on Wednesday there was a modest ten Uruguayan cents offered for the battered Argentine currency.
Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 09:24 UTC
Argentina economy contracts a record 19,1% in the second quarter

Argentina’s economy contracted a record 19.1% in the second quarter versus the same period a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic crippled production and demand, though was slightly better than analyst forecasts.