International

• Wednesday, March 25th 2020 - 08:37 UTC

  Announced US stimulus plan helps a slight recovery of oil prices

  

  Oil rose over 3% on Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would take steps to bolster the economy and on growing hopes the United States will soon reach a deal on a US$ 2 trillion coronavirus economic package.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  Cruise vessel Zaandam prevented from disembarking in Chilean ports

  

  A cruise ship with more than 1,800 people aboard - including 42 complaining of flu-like symptoms - was prevented from docking in Chile due to fears over the coronavirus.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro calls Xi and defuses spat; Beijing pledges to help Brazil combat Covid 19

  

  Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro laid to rest a diplomatic spat with China in a call with President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, with the two agreeing to work together to fight coronavirus as Brazil’s largest city went into lockdown.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  Los Angeles reports first death of teenager to Covid 19, despite good health condition

  

  The first known death of a child due to COVID-19 in the United States was a teenager in previously good health, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2020 - 08:24 UTC

  On request from Trump, South Korean medical equipment and expertise to fight coronavirus

  

  South Korea said it will send medical equipment to the United States to fight the coronavirus if it has any spare after an urgent request from US President Donald Trump in which he promised to help Korean firms gain US government approval.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2020 - 07:42 UTC

  Japan reorganizing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as a testament to the defeat of the new virus in 2021

  

  Japan on Wednesday started the unprecedented task of reorganizing the Tokyo Olympics after the historic decision to postpone the world's biggest sporting event due to the coronavirus pandemic that has locked down one-third of the planet.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2020 - 07:17 UTC

  Leo Messi and Pep Guardiola donate a million Euros each to combat Covid 19

  

  Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have each donated one million Euros (US$1.08 million) towards the fight against coronavirus.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 10:03 UTC

  With the pandemic, Argentina has “a thousand more reasons” to delay debt payments

  

  Argentina does not plan to resume debt payments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for five years, buying time to pull the economy out of a worsening recession after the coronavirus outbreak led the government to impose a stay-at-home order until the end of March which also put the brakes- on activity

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 09:51 UTC

  Coronavirus: UK government’s new emergency powers explained, balancing liberty and necessity

  

  By Nicholas Clapham (*) – The UK government has introduced legislation as part of attempts to manage the coronavirus outbreak, handing the government wide-ranging powers to respond to a variety of emergency situations.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2020 - 08:46 UTC

  World Bank approves fast track financing to respond to Covid 19

  

  The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved an increased US$ 14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in their efforts to prevent, detect and respond to the rapid spread of COVID-19. The package will strengthen national systems for public health preparedness, including for disease containment, diagnosis, and treatment, and support the private sector.