International

Wednesday, August 5th 2020 - 08:38 UTC
Beirut port blast kills at least 78, injures over 4,000 and flattens huge area of the city

Lebanon is in mourning after a huge explosion in the capital Beirut killed at least 78 people and injured more than 4,000 others on Tuesday. The whole city was shaken by the blast, which began with a fire at the port which exploded into a mushroom cloud.
Wednesday, August 5th 2020 - 08:17 UTC
Ex Uber engineer sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing Google trade secrets

A U.S. judge on Tuesday sentenced former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to 18 months in prison for stealing a trade secret from Google related to self-driving cars months before becoming the head of Uber Technologies Inc’s (UBER.N) rival unit.
Wednesday, August 5th 2020 - 07:54 UTC
Brazil: controversy as to when the country's labs can start making Covid-19 vaccines

Brazilian officials say they can start making COVID-19 vaccines developed by British and Chinese researchers within a year. Experts say it will take at least twice as long, leaving Brazil reliant on imports to slow the world's second-worst outbreak.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 10:34 UTC
Uruguay’s Secret to Success in Combating COVID-19

By S. Pelin Berkmen and Natasha Che – On June 29th, when some 250,000 students returned to classrooms in Montevideo, Uruguay reached a post-COVID-19 normalization milestone that is still a distant aspiration for most of Latin America. While the virus still rages on throughout the Americas, Uruguay’s daily count of new cases had been in the single digit for most days since May, despite the recent incipient outbreaks.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 10:20 UTC
Antibody testing in Italy shows 2,5% of the population developed coronavirus

Almost 1.5 million people in Italy or 2.5% of the population have developed coronavirus antibodies, a figure six times more than official numbers reported, according to a survey from statistics agency Istat on Monday.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 10:20 UTC
Ship with Brazilian soybeans arrives in China with several crew members Covid-19 tested positive

According to the Agricensus Agency, a load of Brazilian soy exported to northern China was detained on July 25 because ten crew members aboard a ship from Rio Grande do Sul have tested positive for Covid-19.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 10:04 UTC
WHO admits no “silver bullet” despite strong hopes for a vaccine: “big battle ahead for Brazil and India”

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19. More than 18.14 million people around the world are reported to have been infected with the disease and 688,080 have died.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 09:24 UTC
Genoa opens new bridge to replace a collapsed viaduct that killed 43 people

Italy inaugurated a sleek new bridge in Genoa on Monday, though relatives of the 43 people killed when the old viaduct collapsed said the pomp and ceremony risked overshadowing the tragedy.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Gibraltar will continue lobbying US congress despite Spanish tactics

Gibraltar has taken notice of the reports in the UK's press which confirm that, for several years, Spain has been actively engaged in anti-Gibraltar lobbying in Washington DC.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Boris's launches Eat Out to Help Out program with diners at 50% discount

People across Britain enjoyed half-price meals on Monday as the government launched its Eat Out to Help Out scheme aimed at driving up business in the shattered hospitality industry after months of coronavirus lockdown.