Stories for 2020

Monday, October 19th 2020 - 09:29 UTC
Panama offers arriving travelers Covid-19 tests in an effort to resume economic activity

Panama is the latest country to offer travelers a COVID-19 test when they arrive at its main airport, a little less than a week after resuming international flights following a seven-month suspension due to the pandemic.
Monday, October 19th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Anglican archbishops warn about Brexit as the Internal Markets Bill will be discussed in House of Lords

The UK's five Anglican archbishops have warned the government that its new Brexit bill could set a “disastrous precedent”, in a rare joint letter. The Internal Markets Bill could damage the relationship between the UK's four nations, the five, including Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, write in the Financial Times.
Monday, October 19th 2020 - 09:03 UTC
US/Brazil bilateral trade in 2020, the lowest in eleven years

The American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, (AmCham Brasil) released the ‘Brazil-United States Trade Monitor’, which pointed out that bilateral trade in 2020 between Brazil and the United States until September registered the worst result of the last 11 years.
Monday, October 19th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
New Zealand manages to refloat half a pod of stranded pilot whales

More than a dozen pilot whales have died in New Zealand after becoming stranded on the country's North Island, the Department of Conservation said on Sunday.
Monday, October 19th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
Ardern's landslide victory means New Zealand's next parliament to be the most inclusive ever

New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of color, members from the rainbow communities and a high number of women. The ruling Labour Party was handed a resounding mandate in the election over the weekend, as voters rewarded Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her decisive response to COVID-19.
Monday, October 19th 2020 - 08:32 UTC
China recovers in the third quarter but misses forecasts

China stepped up its economic recovery in the third quarter from the coronavirus shock but missed forecasts, pointing to continued challenges for one of the few drivers of global growth this year.
Monday, October 19th 2020 - 08:27 UTC
Brazil expects a 2020/21 record harvest with an estimated 268,7 million tons

Brazil expects its 2020-2021 grain harvest to beat the record set by the newly completed season by 4.2%, according to an initial forecast released by the state-owned National Supply Company (Conab).
Saturday, October 17th 2020 - 09:58 UTC
Argentine president confident in the ruling coalition unity to face challenges, despite signs of rifts

Argentina’s ruling coalition is showing signs of strain just 10 months into power, further complicating the nation’s challenge to climb out of a deep recession while President Alberto Fernandez’s popularity dives.
Saturday, October 17th 2020 - 09:57 UTC
Argentine economy minister confident it can maintain the current exchange rate policy

Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman said on Friday the country has the necessary instruments to maintain the current exchange rate policy, despite tumbling foreign reserves and a ballooning gap between the official and informal peso exchange rates.
Saturday, October 17th 2020 - 09:42 UTC
Dexamethasone, only therapeutic effective against Covid-19, WHO chief states

Currently, the drug dexamethasone is still the only therapeutic shown to be effective against the novel coronavirus for severe patients, the chief of the World Health Organization said Friday.