Stories for 2020

Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
Paraguay one of the countries to first bounce back after post coronavirus

Mercosur member Paraguay has a high likelihood of bouncing back best once the novel coronavirus is contained, Rebeca Grynspan, head of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), told Radio Nacional del Paraguay on Thursday.
Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 08:18 UTC
Boris Johnson's fiancée Carrie gave birth to a boy; Queen sends a private message of good wishes

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's fiancée, Carrie Symonds, gave birth to a baby boy at a London hospital on Wednesday, slightly earlier than had been expected. Symonds, 32, had said previously that their baby was due in the early summer. Johnson, 55, whose country is facing its worst health crisis since the 1918 influenza outbreak, will take a short period of paternity leave later in the year.
Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
F1 teams congratulate WW2 veteran on his 100th birthday; Captain Moore raised more than 29 million pounds for NHS

Formula One teams and drivers have sent 100th birthday congratulations to Captain Tom Moore, the World War Two veteran whose own laps have raised more than 29 million pounds for Britain's National Health Service.
Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Brazilian Supreme Court blocks Bolsonaro's attempt to name a family friend as top cop of the country

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday withdrew the name of a family friend he had picked to run the federal police after a Supreme Court justice blocked an appointment that opponents said would allow him inappropriate influence over law enforcement.
Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 07:55 UTC
Plastic pollution continues to reach sub-Antarctic islands

Food wrapping, fishing gear and plastic waste continue to reach the Antarctic. Two new studies into how plastic debris is reaching sub-Antarctic islands are published in the journal Environment International.
Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 07:51 UTC
Falklands' power rates decrease becomes effective May first, and for three months

The Falkland Islands government announced on Monday that a decrease in electricity prices will come into effect on from this Friday 1 May 2020. The move is part of the government’s comprehensive suite of measures to assist businesses, private sector employees and households during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 07:48 UTC
US economy down 4.8% in first quarter and an “unprecedented” drop forecasted for the second quarter

The U.S. central bank that has already slashed interest rates to zero reiterated on Wednesday they will stay there until the economy is clearly back on track. It has also rolled out around US$ 2 trillion in lending commitments, and Fed chief Jerome Powell said it was ready to do more as needed.
Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 07:41 UTC
Brazil's Minerva confident of boosting beef sales to US and China

Minerva SA, the largest beef exporter in South America, hopes to further boost foreign sales due to potentially scarce supplies in large producing nations like the United States, Chief Financial Officer Edison Ticle said.
Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 07:37 UTC
Brazilian Vice President says army will be deployed to fight Amazon deforestation and fires

Brazil plans to deploy its armed forces to fight deforestation and fires in the Amazon jungle, Vice President Hamilton Mourão said on Wednesday; in an effort to protect the world’s largest rainforest where destruction has surged since last year.
Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 07:33 UTC
Trump orders meat processing plants to remain open to protect the food supply

President Donald Trump ordered meat-processing plants to stay open to protect the food supply in the United States, despite concerns about coronavirus outbreaks, drawing a backlash from unions that said at-risk workers required more protection.