Stories for 2020

Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Spain overtakes China in Coronavirus infections; business leaders warn of impact on jobs with the lockdown

Spain overtook China in the number of those infected with coronavirus on Monday as the government tightened restrictions on a population entering its third week under one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Bolsonaro insists with his campaign to get the economy moving; Facebook censors the Brazilian president

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there can be no more quarantine measures imposed on the country than those already in place to combat coronavirus because jobs are being destroyed and the poor are suffering disproportionately.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:17 UTC
Pandemic: Sweden fears overreaction and follows a relaxed strategy

A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbors, Sweden has adopted a relatively relaxed strategy, seemingly assuming that overreaction is more harmful than under-reaction.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Tokyo Olympics, “Triumph over Coronavirus” to be held Jul 23 to Aug 8 2021

The Tokyo Olympics will begin on Jul 23 next year, organizers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:07 UTC
Saudi Arabia wants to be Oil King again and lets prices collapse

Saudi Arabia said on Monday it will raise its oil exports to a record 10.6 million barrels per day starting from May despite a global supply glut, escalating a price war with Russia. Oil prices are languishing at 17-year lows as the coronavirus pandemic threatens a painful global recession that could further sap demand.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Falklands receives 28 coronavirus test results from UK and all are negative

The Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, announced on Monday it has received 28 coronavirus test results back from the UK which are all negative for COVID-19, which according to the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rebecca Edwards means that at this stage the Falkland Islands does not yet have a confirmed case of COVID-19.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Russia's oil giant Rosneft, yields to US pressure: ceases operations in Venezuela

Russian oil production giant Rosneft said it had ceased operating in Venezuela and transferred its assets to a company own entirely by the Russian government. The move is apparently intended to shield the company from US sanctions aimed at punishing entities that do business with the government of President Nicolas Maduro.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Surprising factory activity numbers in China, according to Beijing stats office

Factory activity in China unexpectedly expanded in March after contracting sharply to a record low, but the rapid global spread of the coronavirus is expected to keep businesses and the overall economy under heavy pressure as foreign demand slumps.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Falklands' eligibility criteria for self employed and private sector workers affected by Covid-19 response

In an update on the measures announced on 26 March for self-employed workers and private-sector workers, referred to the current coronavirus global pandemic, the Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved two additional eligibility criteria.
Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:56 UTC
Falklands receives extra pharmaceutical and equipment supplies from UK

With the arrival of extra supplies of pharmaceuticals and equipment on the UK/Falklands Airbridge last Friday evening, the hospital in Stanley, KEMH, has put into effect its well-developed plans for handling Covid 19 cases.