Politics

Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 18:30 UTC
BAS ends Antarctic season and organizing the return: chartered ship will leave Falklands for UK 3 May

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has announced exceptional plans to repatriate scientists, support teams and construction workers as they complete their Antarctic summer field season work.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 12:30 UTC
Sanitary aircraft on Thursday will fly “Greg Mortimer” cruise Australians to Melbourne

A charter flight is expected in Montevideo on Thursday, April 9 to pick up and fly home to Australia most of passengers and crew on the “Greg Mortimer”, the cruise vessel stranded off the coast of Uruguay for the last two weeks because 128 people on board have tested positive for Covid 19.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 12:24 UTC
3M reaches agreement with Trump administration to export masks to Canada and Latin America

Manufacturing giant 3M said it has an agreement with the Trump administration that will allow the company to continue to export N95 protective masks to Canada and Latin America amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 11:20 UTC
PAHO Director calls for protection of health workers of the Americas

Warning that cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have more than doubled in a week in the Region of the Americas, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Director Carissa F. Etienne urged countries to take measures that protect health care workers to ensure they have access to the personal protective equipment and supplies they need to care for patients affected by the disease.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 11:16 UTC
Cardinal Pell acquitted: ex choir boy who accused him of sexual abuse accepts the court ruling

A former choirboy who accused Australian Cardinal George Pell of molesting him said on Wednesday he accepts the top Vatican acquittal, but urged survivors of child sex abuse to keep coming forward.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 11:13 UTC
US Navy secretary resigns after ridiculing a commander of an aircraft carrier

Acting United States Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday after he faced mounting backlash for firing and ridiculing the commander of a US aircraft carrier who pleaded for the help stemming a coronavirus outbreak onboard.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 10:40 UTC
Boris Johnson spent second night in intensive care: “stable and in good spirits”

Boris Johnson has spent a second night in intensive care as he continues to receive treatment for coronavirus. Mr Johnson is being kept in St Thomas' Hospital in London “for close monitoring”, Downing Street said. The PM is “comfortable, he's stable, he's in good spirits”, said health minister Edward Argar on Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:50 UTC
Brazil and US clash over delivery of Chinese supplies of medical equipment

The US ambassador to Brazil on Tuesday denied reports that the US government took over Chinese supplies of medical equipment that were ordered by Brazil to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:29 UTC
China unseats the US as the world leader in international patent filings

China last year became the world leader in international patent filings, unseating the United States which had held the top spot for more than four decades, the UN said on Tuesday. A record 265,800 international patent applications were filed last year, a hike of 5.2% from 2018, the World Intellectual Property Organization said in its annual report.
Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
UN intellectual property agency admits possible wider access to patented drugs and medical supplies

Discussions are underway on enabling wider access to some patented drugs and medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the UN's intellectual property agency said on Tuesday.