International

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:04 UTC

  Chinese scientists detect coronavirus in the semen of infected men

  

  Chinese scientists have detected coronavirus in the semen of infected men but further research will be needed to determine whether the virus can be sexually transmitted. The findings from a study of coronavirus patients at a Chinese hospital were published on Thursday in the JAMA Network Open medical journal.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:01 UTC

  Spanish La Liga football season could resume on 20 June

  

  La Liga has refused to confirm Leganes coach Javier Aguirre's announcement that the Spanish soccer season will re-start on June 20 after being halted for more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 13:09 UTC

  Genetic analysis of COVID-19 samples suggest it is rapidly adapting to human hosts, UCL report

  

  A genetic analysis of samples from more than 7,500 people infected with COVID-19 suggests that the new coronavirus spread quickly around the world late last year and is adapting to its human hosts, scientists said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 13:01 UTC

  Bank of England preparing new stimuli; economy could shrink 14% this year but bounce back 15% in 2021

  

  The Bank of England said Britain could be headed for its biggest economic slump in over 300 years due to the coronavirus lockdown and kept the door open on Thursday for further stimulus.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 12:47 UTC

  Restructuring Argentina’s Private Debt is Essential

  

  By Joseph Stiglitz, Edmund S. Phelps, and Carmen Reinhart (*) – Argentina's creditors are being asked to accept a proposal that would reduce their revenue stream but make it sustainable. A responsible resolution will set a positive precedent, not only for Argentina but for the international financial system as a whole.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:48 UTC

  Some 90.000 healthcare workers infected with COVID-19 and 260 killed, Nurses Council claims

  

  At least 90,000 healthcare workers worldwide are believed to have been infected with COVID-19, and possibly twice that, amid reports of continuing shortages of protective equipment, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:47 UTC

  Brazil expects exports to China to help mitigate the contraction of the country's economy

  

  Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said that according to initial estimates, the country's economy would shrink 6% as a result of the recession caused by the new coronavirus pandemic, but now, thanks to the increase in exports to China, expectations are of a retraction of only 4% this year.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:41 UTC

  Brazilian pork exports increase 43% in first quarter, but beef sales dropped 5.86%

  

  Official data shows that Brazilian pork exports have increased by 43.34% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of 2019, with 11,660 tons. In the month of March alone, there was a 37.9% increase compared to March of 2019 when only 4,131 tons were shipped. The main markets are China and Hong Kong.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:40 UTC

  PM Johnson for the first time in Parliament since 25 March, said lockdown ease to begin next week

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he could begin to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown next week, but warned he would do nothing that would risk a new surge of cases.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  With football teams almost broke, Bundesliga resumes games on May 15 in empty stadiums

  

  The Bundesliga will resume on May 15, the German league confirmed on Wednesday, after Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders gave the green light to restart behind closed doors following weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus.