Stories for 2020

Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Zoom admits to have yielded to Beijing on the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Zoom said on Wednesday that it had temporarily closed a US account of activists who met to mark the anniversary of China's crackdown in Tiananmen Square, raising alarm over free speech on the fast-growing video-meeting service.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:43 UTC
House speaker calls for removal of Confederate statues from the US Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Wednesday for removal of 11 Confederate statues from the US Capitol, part of a nationwide push to dismantle such memorials after a black man's killing in police custody sparked mass anti-racism protests.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Record twelve month deforestation in Brazil's Amazon: area equivalent to Lebanon

Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon rainforest was worse than previously reported in 2019, revised government data showed, during the first year of President Jair Bolsonaro, who is keen to develop the forest crucial to curbing global warming.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Flash flood of shoppers in Sao Paulo despite record number of Covid 19 deaths

Brazil's most populous state Sao Paulo reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for the second day running on Wednesday even as its metropolis allowed shops to resume business and prepared to reopen its malls.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Brazil forecasted to harvest 245,9 million tons of cereals and oil seeds

According to the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), released on Tuesday, June 9th, by the IBGE, the country will harvest 245.9 million tons of cereals, legumes and oilseeds by the end of the year, up 1.8% (4.4 million tons more) compared to 2019.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 07:55 UTC
Argentine couple finally collects their child in Kiev born to a surrogate Ukrainian mother

For parents Jose Perez and Flavia Lavorino, the wait is finally over. On Wednesday, the couple from Buenos Aires met their baby son Manu for the first time, 71 days after he was born to a surrogate mother 12,875km away in Ukraine.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 07:53 UTC
Falklands: Three Argentine bills to reaffirm rights over the South Atlantic Islands

Three bills referred to Argentina's sovereignty claim over South Atlantic islands and adjoining maritime spaces will be sent to Congress, announced president Alberto Fernández on Wednesday from the official Olivos residency next to foreign minister Felipe Solá, according to an official release.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 22:10 UTC
Falklands 2020/21 budget reflects stability and continuity: no rises in fees or charges

Stability and continuity are at the heart of the Falkland Islands Government Budget for 2020/21. The Budget recognises these two themes are essential in the time of uncertainty stemming from the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 22:01 UTC
Airline industry losses forecasted to top US$84 billion in 2020, estimates IATA

Passenger revenues are expected to fall to US$241 billion (down from US$ 612 billion in 2019). This is greater than the fall in demand, reflecting an expected 18% fall in passenger yields as airlines try to encourage people to fly again through price stimulation. Load factors are expected to average 62.7% for 2020, some 20 percentage points below the record high of 82.5% achieved in 2019.
Wednesday, June 10th 2020 - 14:33 UTC
Chilean feminists reject the newly appointed Woman and Gender minister

Chile’s women and gender minister, a great-niece of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet, has resigned after just a month following a furious backlash to her appointment and a string of missteps in office.