Stories for 2020

Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:25 UTC
Sacked cardinal proclaims innocence and begs the Pope to be allowed to defend himself

One of the Vatican's most influential cardinals proclaimed his innocence on Friday after being pushed out by Pope Francis following news reports of the prelate allegedly directing church funds to family members.
Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:24 UTC
Bottled water king Zhong, the richest man in China ahead of Ma's Alibaba

A businessman who spun his wealth from bottled water and vaccines has usurped tech tycoon Jack Ma as China's richest man, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index showed this week.
Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Falklands announce COVID-19 relief donation for Uruguayan charity

The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that, as part of its efforts to contribute to the worldwide Coronavirus relief response, it has made a donation of £5,000 to Centro de Promoción por la Dignidad Humana (CEPRODIH), based in Uruguay.
Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Pope wants Covid-19 vaccine preferential treatment for the poor and weakest

The poor and weakest members of society should get preferential treatment when a vaccine for the coronavirus is ready, Pope Francis told the United Nations on Friday. Speaking from the Vatican in a video address to the UN General Assembly, Francis said the worldwide pandemic had highlighted the urgent need to promote public health and ensure access to vaccines.
Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Majority of Britons not adhering to coronavirus sanitary protocols, King's College research

More than 80% of people in Britain are not adhering to self-isolation guidelines when they have COVID-19 symptoms or had contact with someone who has tested positive, a study has found. A majority were also unable to identify the symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 09:39 UTC
Argentine lawmaker resigns after filmed kissing a woman's breasts during a congress session by videoconference

An Argentine lawmaker resigned on Thursday after he was shown kissing his partner's breasts during a parliamentary session being held by videoconference, a scene that quickly went viral on social media.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 09:35 UTC
Mercosur deal is “parked indefinitely”, agree German and Irish ministers

Ireland dairy industry has praised the German Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner who has said she is not going to push forward efforts to seal the Mercosur Trade agreement and underlined she had serious concerns over the deal.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
If Covid-19 is addressed with the same disunity and disarray as climate change, “I fear the worst”, warns UN head

The United States, China and Russia fought on Thursday during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the coronavirus pandemic after UN chief Antonio Guterres had warned the body that if the climate crisis was approached with the “same disunity and disarray” of COVID-19, then: “I fear the worst.”
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Falkland Islands votes to remain a two electoral constituency

The Falkland Islands Referendum held on Thursday, resulted in a defeat for the concept of a single constituency. Neither of the two current constituencies Camp or Stanley, garnered the two thirds support for a single constituency.
Friday, September 25th 2020 - 08:58 UTC
Relentless Covid-19: Rio de Janeiro's carnival festivities indefinitely postponed

Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival parades became the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday as officials announced they were indefinitely postponing the February 2021 edition, with Brazil still reeling from COVID-19.