Stories for 2020

Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Falklands new port: contractors unveil details of the major infrastructure project

The planned new port for the Falkland Islands to be constructed at Stanley Harbor was analyzed during a presentation this week to members of the public in the Town Hall, by a team from BAM Nuttall and Royal Haskoning, the companies responsible for the planning and construction of the project.
Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:55 UTC
World Bank chief economist estimates five years for economic recovery from the pandemic

The global economic recovery from the crisis originated by the coronavirus pandemic may take as much as five years, the World Bank's chief economist Carmen Reinhart said on Thursday.
Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:42 UTC
Racial and ethnic minorities suffer the most adult obesity in the US

Adult obesity is rising in the United States, with a greater impact on racial and ethnic minorities, a US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) report showed, at a time when the health condition is seen causing heightened risk for severe COVID-19.
Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Falklands: Standard Chartered Bank donates £12,000 from its Covid-19 assistance fund

Standard Chartered has announced further details on how the Bank is providing both short-term relief, and longer-term assistance, to communities across its British, European and American markets via the Bank’s recently launched US$ 50 million Covid-19 global charitable fund.
Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:32 UTC
UN food chief calls on billionaires to save 30 million people at risk of dying

United Nations food chief David Beasley called on the world's billionaires on Thursday to step up to help save about 30 million people he said are at risk of dying if they don't receive help from the World Food Programme.
Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Michigan state sprayed to contain outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis

After months of trying to contain the coronavirus pandemic, officials in Michigan intensified their fight on Thursday against a different and potentially deadlier disease: Eastern equine encephalitis, a brain infection transmitted by mosquitoes.
Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Argentina tightens currency controls, helping the US dollar climb to a new record

Argentina's peso currency plunged further into record low territory after the central bank tightened currency controls. The peso opened almost 0.1% weaker at 75.25 per U.S. dollar, traders said, and the country risk rose 38 basis points to 1,157. The black market peso or blue dollar plummeted 9.7% to open at a new all-time low 145 per U.S. dollar.
Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 09:29 UTC
Brazil keeps key interest rate at record low 2%; anticipates “forward guidance” instead of further cuts

Brazil’s central bank kept its key interest rate at a record-low 2.00% on Wednesday, pledging to stimulate the coronavirus-hit economy with “forward guidance” rather than more rate cuts because of the risk to financial market stability that they could pose.
Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
UN report slams Venezuela government for methodical extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and torture

The Venezuelan government was accused of committing crimes against humanity in a report published on Wednesday by a United Nations-backed fact-finding mission.
Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Eight EU countries urge “real action” from Brazil to combat deforestation

A group of eight European countries urged Brazil to take “real action” to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, which is threatening Europe’s desire to source food and other products sustainably.