Health & Science

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:14 UTC

  Half of UK's biggest companies estimate business recovery in the second half of 2021, Deloitte

  

  Nearly half of Britain's biggest companies think it will take until the second half of 2021 before business recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey on Monday that cast doubt on hopes for a speedier rebound.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Arab Emirates launches its first mission to Mars from Japan

  

  The United Arab Emirates launched its first mission to Mars early on Monday as it strives to develop its scientific and technology capabilities and move away from its reliance on oil.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  Brazilian meat plants perfect “coronavirus breeding centers”, according to Labor Ministry

  

  Meat plants have been a major factor in the spread of coronavirus in at least three different regions of Brazil, according to the country’s experts. According to the new study conducted by the federal prosecution department the Public Ministry of Labour (MPT), the conditions at the meat plants have directly contributed towards the rapid transmission of the virus.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:31 UTC

  Coronavirus “stabilized” in Brazil (at 1,300 deaths per day), but “is not heading down from the mountain”

  

  Coronavirus infections in Brazil no longer appear to be rising exponentially but the country is “still in the middle of this fight” as new cases and deaths grow by thousands every day, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  Argentina extends quarantine to August 2, while trying to gradually return to normal life

  

  The Argentine government announced on Friday that it has extended the national quarantine aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 to August 2.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 08:17 UTC

  Spain has ordered the culling of 93,000 minks, many carrying coronavirus

  

  Spain has ordered the culling of nearly 100,000 mink on a farm in the north-east after confirming many were carrying coronavirus, a regional minister said. Speaking to reporters, Joaquin Olona, agriculture minister for the Aragon region, said the cull would involve the slaughter of some 92,700 mink who are prized for their pelt.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 08:05 UTC

  British scientists analyzing Covid-19 symptoms, found six distinct types of the disease

  

  British scientists analyzing data from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each distinguished by a cluster of symptoms.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Mexican president will contribute 25% of his salary to combat the virus

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he will return a fourth of his salary to help the country weather the coronavirus crisis that has battered the economy, encouraging public servants also to donate from their earnings.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 06:51 UTC

  Planning for the worst and hoping for the best, Boris Johnson's Christmas wish list

  

  Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped Britain could return to normality before Christmas, setting out a phased removal of lockdown restrictions, but warned the country still needed to prepare for the worst.

• Friday, July 17th 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Covid 19 contagion cases in Brazil reach 2 million, adding one million in a month

  

  Brazil on Thursday passed the 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases mark, with little sign that the rate of increase is slowing as anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.