Health & Science

Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Trump jealous of White House's medical expert Fauci, grumbles “nobody likes me”

President Donald Trump groused on Tuesday about medical expert Anthony Fauci's high approval ratings and joked that “nobody likes me” as he struggles to improve his standing with voters for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 07:44 UTC
Covid-19 in Argentine grains terminals and processing plants affecting operations

Argentina has reported its first cases of Covid-19 at port terminals that ship soy meal and oil to the world in a fresh blow to the global commodities trade already disrupted by the pandemic.
Tuesday, July 28th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
With virus confinement in Peru domestic violence has soared: 900 women missing or presumably killed

A staggering more than 900 girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since the COVID-19 confinement began, authorities said on Monday. Peru is home to 33 million people long has had a horrific domestic violence problem.
Tuesday, July 28th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Madrid disappointed with Britain for slapping a quarantine on people traveling from Spain

Britain made a mistake when it decided at the weekend to slap a quarantine on people travelling from Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday, adding most of the Mediterranean country had a lower coronavirus infection rate than the UK.
Tuesday, July 28th 2020 - 08:00 UTC
Johnson promotes walking and cycling to tackle UK's obesity time bomb

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to spend £2 billion on walking and cycling projects in England, seeking to improve public health and capitalize on a shift away from cars during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, July 28th 2020 - 07:58 UTC
UK pet cat tested positive for Covid-19: owners infected the animal

A pet cat has tested positive in England for the new coronavirus that causes Covid-19, the government said on Monday, in the first confirmed case of an animal being infected with the virus in Britain.
Monday, July 27th 2020 - 10:28 UTC
Latin America, the region most impacted with the coronavirus

Coronavirus cases in Latin America for the first time have surpassed the combined infections in the United States and Canada, a tally showed on Sunday, amid a surge of infections in Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Argentina.
Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
US invests more funds in the furious race to develop the anti Covid-19 vaccine

The United States has doubled its investment - to nearly US$1 billion - to expedite the development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine by American firm Moderna, which on Monday begins the decisive final phase of clinical trials.
Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Bolsonaro tests negative and celebrates with a motorcycle ride and shopping surrounded by crowds

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative for the coronavirus more than two weeks after being diagnosed, attributing his recovery to an unproven malaria drug.
Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:32 UTC
Argentina ready to launch satellite to monitor logging of native forests mainly in Chaco

Argentina plans to put into orbit a satellite with new precision technology sometime this week, to monitor the felling of its native forests round the clock and accurately measure forest carbon stocks in a bid to help curb climate change, scientists said.