International

• Saturday, June 20th 2020 - 10:19 UTC

  Argentina extends deadline for bondholders to accept debt deal to July 24

  

  Argentina extended a deadline for bondholders to accept a debt restructuring proposal for the fifth time as creditors blamed the government for “walking away” from talks.

• Saturday, June 20th 2020 - 10:05 UTC

  Focus on substance of racism and less on symbols, Boris Johnson suggests

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday (Jun 19) that people should focus less on symbols and more on the substance of racism, adding that he saw no reason for any ban on the rugby song “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”.

• Saturday, June 20th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Record demand for premium and luxury cars by the rich South Koreans

  

  South Korea's swift handling of the COVID-19 crisis has provided a backdrop for a sharp increase in demand for premium and luxury cars, dealers and officials said, as wealthy people, insulated from many of the pandemic's worst effects, want to show off on the road.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 12:49 UTC

  Argentina seems headed for a debt agreement with only some of its bondholders

  

  Argentina’s debt markets were rattled on Thursday after bond restructuring talks with creditors appeared to stall, pushing the country’s risk spread up sharply over safe-haven U.S. Treasuries, a sign of investors growing cautious.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:46 UTC

  Cargill Brazil's CEO warns Bolsonaro family and friends “it is not even smart” to insult China

  

  Insults by Brazilian government officials aimed at China, the country’s main trading partner, are detrimental to Brazil’s business interests and “not even very smart,” the chief executive of Cargill’s local operations said this week.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:45 UTC

  Falklands after UK quarantine waiver because there are no Covid-19 cases in the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that it has asked UK authorities to waive quarantine requirements for Falkland Islands residents travelling to UK. The move comes as surveillance swabbing continues to return negative results. To date, 413 PCR tests have been carried out in the Falklands, all resulting in negative results.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:30 UTC

  Lloyd's of London apologizes for its “shameful” role in the Atlantic slave trade

  

  The Lloyd’s of London insurance market has apologized for its “shameful” role in the 18th and 19th Century Atlantic slave trade and pledged to fund opportunities for black and ethnic minority groups.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 11:17 UTC

  China besides blaming seafood at markets of Covid-19 resurgence, now targets foreign beef and mutton

  

  China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing’s wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area’s low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 10:35 UTC

  Trump threatens with the option of “a complete decoupling from China”

  

  President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China, a day after his top diplomats held talks with Beijing and his trade representative said he did not consider decoupling the U.S. and Chinese economies a viable option.

• Friday, June 19th 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  Germany calls on the EU to prepare for a no deal post Brexit with UK

  

  The German government is urging other EU states to prepare for a no deal Brexit, according an internal document that casts doubt on Britain’s optimism over chances of an early agreement on its future ties with the bloc.