International

Wednesday, April 22nd 2020 - 06:02 UTC
Players from leading Spanish clubs against closed training camps

Players from Spain's leading clubs have expressed concern about returning to work while the coronavirus is still a threat and are against La Liga's plans to hold closed training camps, the association of Spanish footballers' (AFE) has said.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 13:36 UTC
“Greg Mortimer” crew members and medical chief officer demand repatriation: “we also have a home country”

The last cruise of “Greg Mortimer” when it left Ushuaia on March 15th was an invitation to disaster, and now “we are asking for a humanitarian corridor to take us, as they did with passengers, to our home countries”, said Mauricio Usme, chief medical officer on board the Aurora Expeditions vessel.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 10:16 UTC
US oil price on Monday turned negative for the first time in history

The price of US oil has turned negative for the first time in history. That means oil producers are paying buyers to take the commodity off their hands over fears that storage capacity could run out in May.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 10:15 UTC
Major asset managers reject Argentina's proposal to overhaul US$ 66bn foreign debt

A group of major asset managers who are creditors to Argentina have rejected the government’s proposal aimed at overhauling US$66.2 billion of its foreign-law debt, saying it inflicted an unjust amount of financial pain on international bondholders.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 10:10 UTC
Falklands government and people wish the Queen a safe and healthy birthday; parade cancelled

The Falkland Islands government said that in light of the announcement by Her Majesty the Queen and following consultations between Governor Nigel Phillips CBE and Buckingham Palace, it has been decided to cancel the Queen's Birthday Parade on 21 April.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 10:05 UTC
WHO defends its actions and insists it sounded the alarm on COVID-19 right from the start

The World Health Organization, WHO, on Monday said that it sounded the alarm on COVID-19 right from the start and had hidden nothing from Washington about the deadly pandemic.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 10:00 UTC
UK and EU resume a week long round of Brexit trade talks; IMF concern, urges extension of deadline

British and European Union (EU) officials restarted on Monday a week-long round of Brexit trade talks after a break because of the coronavirus, which is making an end-of-year deal look even more unlikely. After a first-round in early March negotiations were suspended for six weeks as officials focused on the deadly virus sweeping Europe.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 09:56 UTC
Spain authorizes Italian 1,800 world tour cruise passengers to disembark in Barcelona

Hundreds of passengers from an Italian cruise ship disembarked in Barcelona on Monday after five weeks without setting foot on land because of coronavirus restrictions. Since the ship left the northern Italian city of Venice on Jan 5 for a round-the-world tour, no coronavirus case has been found onboard.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Falklands appoints new Financial Secretary, takes office 24 April: quarantine and swab test waiting for him

The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday the appointment of Tim Waggott as the new Financial Secretary, taking up his position from the 24 April 2020.
Tuesday, April 21st 2020 - 09:52 UTC
Germany and other EU countries cautiously taking tentative steps to ease lockdown measures

Germany and other parts of Europe took tentative steps to ease lockdown measures on Monday but officials warned the battle against the coronavirus pandemic was far from over. Some shops reopened in Germany and parents dropped their children off at nurseries in Norway as tight restrictions in place for weeks were lifted in parts of the continent.