Stories for 2020

Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 08:29 UTC
Two Beluga whales returned to the ocean after ten years in Russia and China

Two beluga whales taken from the sea nearly ten years ago are being returned to the ocean. Little Grey and Little White are now being looked after at the world's first open water sanctuary for belugas in Iceland.
Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 08:27 UTC
Ex Falklands' patrol HMS Clyde now flies the Kingdom of Bahrain flag

The Kingdom of Bahrain has purchased the former UK Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Clyde (P257), the country’s defense ministry announced. HMS Clyde was the Falkland Islands patrol vessel until replaced by the recent arrival of HMS Forth.
Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Encouraging second half first month for Brazilian car manufacturing

Brazilian car manufacturing started to recover during the first month of the second half of the year. Numbers released by the National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea), point out that in July, production reached 170,300 units, an increase of 73% over June, but still 36.2% lower than the same month last year. Despite the increase, it was still the worse July since 2003.
Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 08:19 UTC
Sunbathers in Rio beaches will have to reserve spaces through a mobile app

Sunbathers wanting to visit Rio de Janeiro's famous beaches, despite Brazil's raging COVID-19 epidemic, could soon be able to reserve socially-distant sand space through a mobile app, the city's mayor said on Monday.
Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 08:17 UTC
Chinese and foreign companies will be delisted from Wall Street if they don't comply with US accounting standards

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said companies from China and other countries that do not comply with accounting standards will be delisted from US stock exchanges as of the end of 2021.
Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Bolivia's military and police called on political leaders to dialogue and lift blockades

Bolivia's top military and police chiefs on Monday called on political leaders to hold a dialogue to ease tensions and lift a week-long blockade over postponed elections.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 18:03 UTC
Falklands elected government rejects point blank Argentina's threatening and bullying tactics

The Falkland Islands elected Government on Monday publicly expressed its disappointment with the Argentine government regarding its determined intent to escalate their sovereignty claim over the Islands and continue harassing the people of the Falklands. In response to that attitude Gilbert House, seat of the government elected by the people of the Falklands, in democratic elections, has made the following release:
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Brazil's Covid-19 death toll shoots above 100,000 with no relief on sight

Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 passed 100,000 on Saturday and continued to climb as most Brazilian cities reopen shops and dining even though the pandemic has yet to peak. Confronting its most lethal outbreak since the Spanish flu a century ago, Brazil reported its first cases of the novel coronavirus at the end of February.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 07:57 UTC
Some 340 Chinese vessels fishing off Galapagos Islands protected waters

Ecuador's navy is conducting surveillance of a massive Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, amid concerns about the environmental impact of fishing in the area of the ecologically sensitive islands.
Monday, August 10th 2020 - 07:56 UTC
Falklands' Covid support paid out over a £1m; tourism expected to continue tied to the scheme

The Falkland Islands government, FIG, up to July 6, had paid out £1,016,570 for Covid support measures from the total approved funding of £8.99m. The figure, from a paper presented to the Executive Council does not include the wool clip purchase scheme, which is expected to total around £2.9m.