International

Monday, April 6th 2020 - 08:01 UTC
Carnival's “Ruby Princess” with its crew docks in Australia and is subject of criminal investigation

Carnival Corp's troubled Ruby Princess cruise liner, the biggest single source of coronavirus infections in Australia, docked south of Sydney on Monday to get help for sick crew members requiring urgent medical treatment.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 07:48 UTC
The Queen invokes WW2 spirit to overcome pandemic: “we will meet again”

Queen Elizabeth told the British people on Sunday that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and self-isolation, invoking the spirit of World War Two in an extremely rare broadcast to the nation.
Monday, April 6th 2020 - 07:39 UTC
Centrist Sir Keir Starmer new Labour leader with more than 50% of the vote

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to lead Labour “into a new era with confidence and hope” after decisively winning the contest to succeed Jeremy Corbyn. The 57-year old defeated Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey in a ballot of party members and other supporters.
Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 11:47 UTC
Zoom’s data privacy and security problems under NY AG scrutiny

Everybody is using Zoom, but as Zoom’s popularity has grown worldwide, the app has struggled to address a series of data privacy and security issues, which have triggered US Government attention.
Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
Moody's downgrades Argentina's credit rating

Moody's downgraded Argentina’s credit rating on Friday, cutting it to Ca from Caa2 in a move that reflects the firm’s expectation that private creditors will incur losses as a result of the government’s efforts to restructure its sovereign debt.
Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
World Medical Association deplores lack of sufficient personal protection for health professionals

Leaders of the World Medical Association have described as ‘deplorable’ the fact that even in the world’s most affluent countries, health care professionals are having to deal with the coronavirus pandemic with insufficient personal protection. And they say that when the pandemic ends, there must be a political investigation into the availability and effectiveness of supply chains.
Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
UK government promises 100,000 virus tests per day by end of April

Britain’s health minister promised a tenfold increase in the number of daily tests for coronavirus by the end of the month after the government faced criticism for failing to roll out mass checks for health workers and the public.
Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
WHO warns that children can also be affected by Covid-19

The World Health Organization on Thursday reiterated its warning that children can also be affected by COVID-19, which has claimed the lives of several young people.
Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:58 UTC
Australian cruise vessel stranded in Montevideo; following medical checks, healthy passengers could be released

Uruguay's foreign and public health ministers have said that none of the over 200 people on board the cruise vessel Greg Mortimer will be allowed to disembark in Montevideo for the moment since several passengers and crew members seem to have coronavirus symptoms.
Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:57 UTC
Airbridge flights provide Falklands with a steady flow of Covid-19 test samples

Some 86 tests for COVID-19 from Falkland Islands residents have returned negative results, it was confirmed on Wednesday. A total of 124 tests have been sent for analysis to the UK so far, with some 38 results still awaited. Thus until Wednesday, April first, the Falklands have no confirmed COVID-19 cases.