Stories for 2020

Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
UN human rights office demands Paraguay impartially investigates the deaths of two Argentine girls

The Paraguayan government must investigate “impartially and without delay” the deaths of two 12-year-old girls in a police and military operation against a rebel terrorist group in the north of the country, the regional office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Sunday.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:18 UTC
US pork with ractopamine controversy in Taiwan

Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) began a push on Sunday for a referendum to block the easing of restrictions on US pork imports, which if passed could threaten a long-mooted free trade deal with Taipei's key ally Washington.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:09 UTC
“Wonder of the Seas”, with 5,000 guest capacity should be ready in 2022

The new Wonder of the Seas, set to be the largest cruise ship in the world for Royal Caribbean International, is now in the water at Chantiers de l'Atlantique in France.
Monday, September 7th 2020 - 07:43 UTC
Johnson promoting the idea that if UK/EU talks don't advance, “both sides should accept it and move on”, says FT

The British government is planning legislation that will override key parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, risking the collapse of trade negotiations with Brussels, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Bolsonaro slams environmental NGOs who accuse him “of setting fire to the Amazon”

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has slammed environmental NGOs as a 'cancer' and denounced what he said was an international conspiracy accusing him of being responsible for devastating Amazon wildfires.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 08:26 UTC
“Don't expect widespread vaccination against Covid-19 until middle of next year”

World Health Organization spokeswoman said on Friday it does not expect widespread vaccinations against COVID-19 until the middle of next year, stressing the importance of rigorous checks on their effectiveness and safety.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:53 UTC
Death of two Argentine minors causes diplomatic rift with Paraguay

Argentina has asked for an explanation from Paraguay about the deaths in a police and military operation against a terrorist group of two 11-year-old girls it said were Argentine citizens.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Brazil industrial output rose 8% in July, much stronger than expected

Industrial output in Brazil rose 8% in July, figures released this week showed, much stronger than economists had expected as the sector continued to pick up after shuddering to a standstill early this year due to strict coronavirus-linked lockdowns.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:39 UTC
Indigenous communities in Brazil equipped with a “Covid-19 Alert” to keep track of the pandemic

Indigenous and environmental organizations in Brazil launched an app on Friday aimed at alerting indigenous communities to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in their lands.
Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:29 UTC
Francis blast the “shaky pillars” of an economic model built on money idolatry

Pope Francis said on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic had “toppled the shaky pillars” of a world economic model built on the idolatry of money and domination by the rich and powerful.