Stories for 2020

Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 08:08 UTC
Mexican auto industry picks up with approved safety measures

Mexico's auto industry reopening picked up the pace on Tuesday, with Fiat, Chrysler, and BMW AG joining peers in gradually dusting off operations even as the wait for approvals slowed the return of Ford Motor Co and other companies.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
WHO promises a “swift review” data on hydroxychloroquine

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday promised a swift review of data on hydroxychloroquine, probably by mid-June, after safety concerns prompted the group to suspend the malaria drug's use in a trial on COVID-19 patients.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:40 UTC
Ten days mourning in Spain to honor 30,000 coronavirus deaths

The Spanish government declared a 10-day official mourning period from Wednesday, 27 May, to honor the nearly 30,000 people who died from the coronavirus pandemic in one of the world's worst-hit countries, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:40 UTC
People of Gibraltar reject any return to old bilateralism in the Rock's post Brexit future

The “status of Gibraltar” can be negotiated for Gibraltar by any parties other than the government of Gibraltar, and it is unacceptable to suggest that any negotiation could be between Spain and the United Kingdom. In the post-Brexit future, for the people of Gibraltar democratic legitimacy and credibility is above any return to old-style bilateralism.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
Dutch PM Rutte did not visit his mother until hours before his mother's death, because of lockdown in the Netherlands

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte did not visit his 96-year-old mother for more than eight weeks until hours before her death this month due to lockdown measures in the Netherlands, his office said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:24 UTC
Health professionals urge G20 leaders to put public health at the centre of recovery

Over 40 million doctors, nurses and other health professionals from 90 countries, including many working on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic, sent a letter to G20 leaders urging them to put public health at the center of their economic recovery packages, to help avoid future crises and make the world more resilient to them.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:19 UTC
Donald Tusk quips about Brexit mastermind Cummings and his trip

A senior European Union politician couldn't help a Brexit quip as he waded into Britain's row over Dominic Cummings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top adviser and mastermind of leaving the bloc who is accused of violating coronavirus travel curbs.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:12 UTC
Jaguar Land Rover in talks with UK government on a range of issues

Jaguar Land Rover is in talks with the British government about a request for temporary state funding of more than 1 billion pounds (US$1.22 billion), Sky News said, even when the company said the report was inaccurate.
Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Argentines love rattling the Falklands' cage and Argentine journalists are us usual 'naughty', MP Bryant

“Argentines love rattling the Falklands cage, and I suspect that journalists in Argentina, are being naughty as usual”, commented Labor MP Chris Bryant who was recently interviewed in several Argentine radio stations but was not able, because of workload, to listen or read to his edited statements, aired rather controversially.
Tuesday, May 26th 2020 - 07:56 UTC
Bolsonaro puts pressure on Supreme Court to end investigation

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro expects the Supreme Court to find no wrongdoing and end an investigation into potential political interference in the federal police, according to a statement from the presidential palace on Monday.