Health & Science

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Brazil and US clash over delivery of Chinese supplies of medical equipment

  

  The US ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday denied reports that the US government took over Chinese supplies of medical equipment that were ordered by Brazil to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:28 UTC

  Brazilian athletes and soccer players helping favela residents with food and money to battle COVID-19

  

  As infections of the novel coronavirus rise steadily in Brazil and threaten to cause chaos in its densely populated favelas, some of the country's leading athletes are stepping up to help the most vulnerable communities.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:18 UTC

  Trump blasts WHO for focusing on China and issuing bad advice on coronavirus

  

  US President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the coronavirus outbreak.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:13 UTC

  UK dairy farmers dumping milk because of the lockdown; fears of lack of farm hands for harvests

  

  Deprived of customers such as supermarkets, restaurants, and schools due to the coronavirus outbreak and resulting lockdown, British farmers are throwing away thousands of liters of milk.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentina beef exports to the EU and China plunge

  

  Market reports suggest that Argentine beef shipments to the European Union have reduced to almost zero amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Sales to China, the main buyer, have dropped below 2019 levels.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Brazilian Health minister remains: Bolsonaro's decision overturned by the generals in his cabinet

  

  Brazilian Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on Monday he will continue in his post after overcoming a disagreement with President Jair Bolsonaro over the need for social distancing to stop the spread of coronavirus.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:53 UTC

  US markets bullish response to Trump's “Light at the end of the tunnel”

  

  Hopes that the economy-crushing coronavirus pandemic might be easing sent Wall Street climbing sharply on Monday with all three main indices higher at the close of trading.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:53 UTC

  Beijing furious with Brazil after Education minister links COVID-19 pandemic to China's “plan for world domination”

  

  China demanded an explanation from Brazil on Monday after the conservative government’s education minister linked the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to the Asian country’s “plan for world domination,” in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Johnson in intensive care; Raab deputizes; support from Trump and Macron

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit on Monday after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, although his Downing Street office said he was still conscious. Britain has no formal succession plan should the prime minister become incapacitated, but Johnson, 55, has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Central Chile drought has residents and mining companies clash over water rights

  

  With historically low river flows and reservoirs running dry due to drought, people in central Chile have found themselves particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic. Years of resource exploitation and lax legislation have allowed most reservoirs in that part of the country to run dry.