Stories for 2020

Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 09:07 UTC
Brazil restricts the entrance of foreigners for 30 days fearing the second wave of Covid-19 cases

Brazil's government will restrict the entrance of foreigners to the country for 30 days due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it said in a decree late on Tuesday in its official gazette.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Cyclone in south Brazil causes death, flooding, power cuts and disruption in major port operations

Windstorms and storms recorded this week in the south of Brazil caused deaths in Santa Catarina, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul leaving a trail of destruction in the three states of the region, with fallen trees and power posts, flooded homes, lack of energy and road blocks.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Facebook 'hate speech' boycott: 400 brands stop advertising; civil rights groups insist in meeting Zuckerberg

Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook as of Thursday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to stop a boycott over hate speech on the site.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:42 UTC
New York imposes 14-day quarantine on travelers arriving from eight US states

People arriving in New York from an additional eight states must quarantine themselves for 14 days amid the coronavirus pandemic, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered this week.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:12 UTC
Brazil's WhatsApp payment messaging service lifts antitrust ruling, but still faces central bank objections

Brazilian antitrust watchdog Cade on Tuesday said it was revoking its previous decision suspending Facebook Inc’s recently launched WhatsApp payments messaging service in partnership with card processor Cielo SA.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:07 UTC
Integration bridge connecting Paraguay with Brazil in under construction

Construction work is being carried out for the Puente de la Integracion bridge connecting Paraguay with Brazil. The bridge spans the Parana River and connects Presidente Franco in Paraguay with Foz de Iguazu in Brazil.
Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:02 UTC
Guyana Venezuela territorial dispute at the Court of Justice, but Caracas denies The Hague jurisdiction to rule

The United Nations’ top court held its first virtual hearing on Tuesday, taking up a 120-year-old territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela. Guyana made its arguments as to why the International Court of Justice has jurisdiction in the border dispute, which calls into question the ownership of more than half of the ex British colony.
Wednesday, July 1st 2020 - 10:34 UTC
Macron in a rally declares he opposes the trade agreement of EU with Mercosur

French president, Emmanuel Macron, declared his opposition to the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur. In addition, 265 civil society organizations were also mobilized against the agreement. The decision follows the defeat of Macron in the municipal elections and the strong advance of the Greens.
Wednesday, July 1st 2020 - 10:14 UTC
Covid-19 collapse in working hours; ILO says situation of the Americas is particularly dire

The coronavirus crisis has taken a much heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said Tuesday, warning that the situation in the Americas was particularly dire. In a fresh study, the International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated that by the mid-year point, global working hours were down 14% compared to last December - equivalent to some 400 million full-time jobs.
Wednesday, July 1st 2020 - 10:07 UTC
Colombian Senate approves trade agreement with the United Kingdom

A bilateral trade agreement between Colombia and the United Kingdom has passed in Colombia’s plenary senate session and now passes to the Andean nation’s lower house for approval. <br />
The legislation seeks to maintain uninterrupted trade access, terms and conditions between Colombia and the UK that have existed under the Colombia – European Union agreement.