Health & Science

Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:04 UTC
WHO argues Brazil's hospitals coping with the virus, despite record death toll

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain's on Friday to become the second-highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation's health system was standing up to the pressure.
Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 07:01 UTC
British Airways labeled “a national disgrace” by UK lawmakers

British Airways (BA) was labeled a “national disgrace” by lawmakers for its treatment of employees on Saturday, adding to pressure on the airline as it juggles job cuts and new quarantine rules.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 10:09 UTC
Brazil death toll climbs to 40,000 and could overtake Britain this Friday

Brazil has surpassed 40,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 800,000 cases, according to the latest figures from the health ministry on Thursday. The news came as the number of Latin American cases of the virus broke through the 1.5 million barrier.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 09:59 UTC
Fallout from pandemic could plunge 395 million people into extreme poverty

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could plunge an extra 395 million people into extreme poverty and swell the total number of those living on less than US$1.90 a day worldwide to more than 1 billion, researchers said in a report on Friday.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Gibraltar residents able to cross the frontier into Spain

Gibraltar confirmed hat following direct contact between the Chief Minister and the Spanish Minister of the Interior, residents of Gibraltar and EU residents of Gibraltar are now able to cross the frontier into Spain.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 09:26 UTC
UK sales of beer slump to the lowest on record, claims Pub Association

UK sales of beer have slumped to the lowest level on the record because of the coronavirus outbreak, trade industry body the British Beer and Pub Association said on Thursday.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 08:57 UTC
UK economy contracted 20,4% in April, according to Stats Office

The UK economy shrank by 20.4% in April, according to figures outlined by the Office for National Statistics on Friday morning.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:23 UTC
China increases protection of the pangolin to the same level as royal pandas

Wildlife activists on Wednesday welcomed China's decision to remove pangolin parts from its official list of traditional medicines, as Beijing steps up protection of the heavily-trafficked endangered mammal.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 12:47 UTC
Brazil resumed publishing the country's total death toll from Covid-19

Brazil's government resumed publishing the country's total death toll from the coronavirus pandemic, after facing accusations of trying to hide the magnitude of its raging health crisis.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 08:13 UTC
Flash flood of shoppers in Sao Paulo despite record number of Covid 19 deaths

Brazil's most populous state Sao Paulo reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for the second day running on Wednesday even as its metropolis allowed shops to resume business and prepared to reopen its malls.