International

Tuesday, July 7th 2020 - 09:22 UTC
Study shows 5,2% of Spain's population has been exposed to the new coronavirus

Results from the final stage of a nationwide antibody study show about 5.2% of Spain's population has been exposed to the new coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, confirming findings from earlier stages.
Tuesday, July 7th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Dairy prices in June increased 4%, but beef is down because of larger export volumes

In June, global food commodity prices rose for the first time since the beginning of the year driven by a rebound in vegetable oils, sugar and dairy quotations. However, in the cereals and meat markets, most prices remained under downward pressure amid market uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
China suspends imports from two pork plants in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

China has suspended imports from two Brazilian pork plants owned by meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA, according to the Chinese customs authority, as it cracks down on meat shipments amid concerns about the new coronavirus.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:23 UTC
Scientists insist in the airborne transmission of Covid-19, and call on WHO to revise recommendations

The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months: The virus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:21 UTC
Pink glacial ice in the Alps caused by algae surprises scientists

Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious appearance of pink glacial ice in the Alps, caused by algae that accelerate the effects of climate change.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 07:03 UTC
Lockouts re-imposed in areas of Galicia and Catalonia

The northwestern Spanish region of Galicia imposed restrictions on about 70,000 people on Sunday following a COVID-19 outbreak, a day after Catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 06:52 UTC
“It's crystal clear” that drunk people cannot socially distance, London police

Britain's police said on Sunday that revelers who packed London's Soho district the night pubs finally reopened made it “crystal clear” that drunk people cannot socially distance.
Monday, July 6th 2020 - 06:48 UTC
British historian who said slavery was not genocide, quits Cambridge University

A British royal historian who said slavery was not genocide has quit his honorary position at Cambridge University and been dropped by his publisher HarperCollins. The comments from Professor David Starkey came during a period of soul searching in Britain over its colonial past.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Portuguese tourism industry furious with England over the quarantine measures

Portugal's tourism sector reacted with fury and disbelief at Britain's decision to maintain a quarantine regime for travelers coming from Portugal despite having a higher number of coronavirus cases and deaths.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Trudeau not sure he will attend trade treaty celebration in Washington with Trump and Lopez Obrador

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he was still unsure whether he would go to Washington DC next week to celebrate a new North American trade treaty, citing concern about possible US tariffs on aluminum.