Stories for 2020

Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:07 UTC
German health minister demands a more independent Europe for medical supplies

Europe needs to become more independent in supplying itself with face masks and certain medicines as it battles the coronavirus outbreak, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Friday.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Zara plans to close 1,200 outlets and invest heavily in boosting online sales

Zara owner Inditex said it is permanently closing as many as 1,200 stores - 16% of its outlets worldwide - as the world's largest fashion retailer moves to boost online sales after posting its first-ever loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Chile's metropolitan region overwhelmed by the pandemic; half the country in strict confinement

Chile registered its worst daily figures for coronavirus fatalities on Friday, with 222 deaths and more than 6,700 new infections in the previous 24-hours, authorities said.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
Mnuchin says US economy can't shut down again: “shutting the economy creates more damage”

The United States cannot let the coronavirus shut down its economy again, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, adding that more than US$1 trillion in rescue funds will flow into the economy over the next month.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:16 UTC
Argentina: May inflation 1,5% and 43,4% in the twelve months

Argentina's 12-month inflation slowed in May as many consumers stayed home while shops and other businesses mostly remained closed because of social distancing measures intended to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:14 UTC
Facebook employee who challenged Zuckerberg's silence towards inflammatory posts from Trump was fired

A Facebook Inc employee who criticized Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump this month said on Friday that the social media company had fired him.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:12 UTC
Trump says he will “go on and do other things”, if he does not win reelection

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will go on to other things if he loses the Nov 3 election, after Democratic opponent Joe Biden said the Republican might cheat and refuse to leave the White House.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:09 UTC
North and South America have four of the 10 worst Covid-19 hit countries

The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:04 UTC
WHO argues Brazil's hospitals coping with the virus, despite record death toll

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second-highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation's health system was standing up to the pressure.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:04 UTC
New director general for Britain's biggest news provider and leading cultural institution

The BBC appointed an insider as its new director general tasked with securing the future direction and financing of the publicly-funded British broadcaster in the wake of government skepticism of the current model.