Politics

Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:45 UTC
Brazilians march in Sao Paulo against the Chinese vaccine and mandatory immunization

More than 300 Brazilians gathered on São Paulo's main commercial thoroughfare on Sunday to protest state Governor João Doria's support for mandatory COVID-19 immunization and testing the potential vaccine developed by China's Sinovac.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Johnson announces lockdown as of Thursday, coordinated with France, Germany and Belgium

Britain on Sunday became the ninth country with more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases. According to data compiled by the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, as of early Sunday, Britain had 1,014,794 infections and 46,645 deaths.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:35 UTC
Correct predictor of US presidential election since 1984, sees Biden in the White House

An American University professor, Allan Lichtman, who correctly predicted the outcome of every US presidential election since 1984 has weighed in on the outcome of the 2020 election, predicting a Joe Biden victory.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:29 UTC
Colombian demobilized ex guerrillas demand an end to killings of members

Hundreds of demobilized former members of the FARC rebel group marched in Colombia's capital Bogota on Sunday to demand more security, implementation of a 2016 peace deal, and an end to the killings of former combatants.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:15 UTC
Machu Picchu, crown jewel of Peru's tourist sites has reopened

The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, the crown jewel of Peru's tourist sites, reopened on Sunday with an ancient ritual after a nearly eight-month lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:07 UTC
More military appointments in Brazil including the Data Protection Regulations

Following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations in Brazil, the board members of the body responsible for enforcing the rules have been appointed – and most of them are members of the military.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 08:37 UTC
WHO's chief Tedros under self-quarantining after contacting a tested positive Covid-19 case

The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19, but stressed he had no symptoms.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 08:26 UTC
Canada's Trudeau defends free speech, but “it is not without limits”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended free speech but added that it was “not without limits” and should not “arbitrarily and needlessly hurt” certain communities.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 08:23 UTC
Brazilian Health minister recovering from coronavirus in military hospital

Brazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello, who is ill with COVID-19, will stay in a military hospital overnight on Sunday, after having been discharged from a civilian facility earlier in the day, the ministry said in a statement.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 07:20 UTC
Prince William contracted Covid-19 last April , “I didn't want to worry anyone”

Britain's Prince William contracted Covid-19 in April at a similar time to his father Prince Charles, British media reported late on Sunday, citing Kensington Palace sources. Prince William, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth and second-in-line to the British throne, kept his diagnosis a secret because he did not want to alarm the country, The Sun newspaper reported.