Stories for 2020

Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Covid-19 deaths in US reach 11; California declares emergency and Congress agrees on US$ 8bn to fight the disease

The death toll in the United States from the novel coronavirus rose to 11 on Wednesday, as lawmakers in Congress agreed to provide more than US$8 billion to fight the rapidly spreading disease.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Billionaire Bloomberg steps down and endorses Joe Biden in Democrat primaries

Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended his US presidential campaign on Wednesday and endorsed new Democratic front-runner Joe Biden, whose campaign for the White House streaked ahead with a string of electoral victories on Super Tuesday.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:28 UTC
Brazil's newly appointed Culture Secretary sacks six top officials

Seeking to clean up an office embroiled in scandal, Brazil's new culture secretary started her tenure Wednesday by firing six top officials, including one who said rock music pushes people toward Satanism.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:22 UTC
Boris Johnson announces engagement with girlfriend Carrie, expecting a baby

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds announced that they are expecting a baby and have got engaged. “The Prime Minister and Miss Symonds are very pleased to announce their engagement and that they are expecting a baby in the early summer,” a spokesperson for the couple told British media.
Thursday, March 5th 2020 - 07:16 UTC
Brazil to auction US$ 1 billion forex swaps on Thursday to boost the anemic Real

Brazil’s central bank on Thursday will auction up to US$ 1 billion foreign exchange swaps contracts, it said on Wednesday, the latest FX market intervention in the face of the real’s 12% slide this year to a series of record lows against the dollar.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Argentina and Chile reported their first confirmed cases of coronavirus patients

Argentina and Chile both said on Tuesday they had confirmed their first case of the novel coronavirus in patients who recently returned from travels. A 43-year-old infected Argentine man had returned from Italy on March 1, while a 33-year-old Chilean man had spent a month in southeast Asia.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:57 UTC
UK message to UN: Falklands' people must participate in any discussions on their future

British reply to the Argentine letter sent to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, about the Question of the Falkland Islands: Letter dated 20 February 2020 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
China treating coronavirus patients in severe condition with Roche's Actemra

China will use a Roche Holding AG arthritis drug to treat some coronavirus patients in severe conditions, health authorities said on Wednesday, as the country seeks to build up treatment regiments to help the infected recover.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:44 UTC
Argentina increases soybean exports tax 10%, from 30% to 33%: small farmers will pay less

Argentina raised taxes on soybean exports to 33% from the current 30%, a spokesman for the CRA confederation of farmers said on Tuesday following a meeting with government officials.
Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin strongly supported Fed's decision to cut rates

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers on Tuesday that he supported the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates in a bid to support the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak.