International

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:17 UTC

  Pandemic: Sweden fears overreaction and follows a relaxed strategy

  

  A growing number of Swedish doctors and scientists are raising alarm over the Swedish government’s approach to COVID-19. Unlike its Nordic neighbors, Sweden has adopted a relatively relaxed strategy, seemingly assuming that overreaction is more harmful than under-reaction.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Tokyo Olympics, “Triumph over Coronavirus” to be held Jul 23 to Aug 8 2021

  

  The Tokyo Olympics will begin on Jul 23 next year, organizers said on Monday, after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until 2021.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:07 UTC

  Saudi Arabia wants to be Oil King again and lets prices collapse

  

  Saudi Arabia said on Monday it will raise its oil exports to a record 10.6 million barrels per day starting from May despite a global supply glut, escalating a price war with Russia. Oil prices are languishing at 17-year lows as the coronavirus pandemic threatens a painful global recession that could further sap demand.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Falklands receives 28 coronavirus test results from UK and all are negative

  

  The Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, announced on Monday it has received 28 coronavirus test results back from the UK which are all negative for COVID-19, which according to the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rebecca Edwards means that at this stage the Falkland Islands does not yet have a confirmed case of COVID-19.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Russia's oil giant Rosneft, yields to US pressure: ceases operations in Venezuela

  

  Russian oil production giant Rosneft said it had ceased operating in Venezuela and transferred its assets to a company own entirely by the Russian government. The move is apparently intended to shield the company from US sanctions aimed at punishing entities that do business with the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  Surprising factory activity numbers in China, according to Beijing stats office

  

  Factory activity in China unexpectedly expanded in March after contracting sharply to a record low, but the rapid global spread of the coronavirus is expected to keep businesses and the overall economy under heavy pressure as foreign demand slumps.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  World's largest meat processor confident in the recovery of the Chinese market

  

  Brazil's JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, believes that the coronavirus pandemic may cause container shortages, port disruptions, and other logistical problems, but that exports should remain strong thanks to Chinese demand.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:44 UTC

  Small drop in Brazil's agribusiness exports to China in first two months of 2020

  

  Brazil’s Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) held a live debate via Instagram on March 27 to assess the impact the coronavirus has had on exports.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  Morrison Falklands acquired by the Irish group RSK

  

  RSK, an integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business, has acquired construction company Morrison Falklands Ltd (now trading as RSK Falkland Islands) and consulting engineering practice Nicholas O’Dwyer, according to reports in the Irish media.

• Monday, March 30th 2020 - 12:49 UTC

  LATAM will continue USA and Chile Service only

  

  LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates announced today that they will temporarily suspend additional international services until April 30, 2020, due to travel restrictions put in place by national authorities and lower demand resulting from the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.