Tag: COVID-19

• Saturday, May 2nd 2020 - 07:18 UTC

  COVID-19 deaths of deprived areas in England are double those of well-off locations

  

  Deaths from COVID-19 in deprived areas of England was more than double that found in well-off locations, with London by far the worst affected, according to official figures released on Friday.

• Saturday, May 2nd 2020 - 06:50 UTC

  UK universities under financial stress: lockdowns and absence of foreign students

  

  With conferences cancelled and revenues hit because of a lack of rent from student accommodation, Britain's universities are reeling from the global coronavirus pandemic. Schools have already lost millions of pounds thanks to enforced closures under lockdown, and things could get worse still.

• Saturday, May 2nd 2020 - 06:37 UTC

  Trump supports right wind armed protestors who stormed Michigan Capitol building

  

  President Trump threw his support behind armed right-wing protesters who entered the Michigan Capitol shouting and blocked the office of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, claiming that they are “very good people, but they are angry.”

• Friday, May 1st 2020 - 21:57 UTC

  Falklands goal to keep Islands Covid-19 free: testing facility should be running by next week

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Barry Elsby called for efforts to focus on keeping the country as Covid-19 free as possible. Speaking to Penguin News on Wednesday, MLA Elsby said that the Falklands’ isolation presents an opportunity to remain relatively Covid-19 free, adding that “as much should be done as possible” to maintain that state of affairs.

• Friday, May 1st 2020 - 21:56 UTC

  Falklands congratulates 'Colonel' Tom Moore on his 100th birthday and amazing contribution to the NHS

  

  The Falkland Islands has joined in paying tribute to the remarkable Captain Tom Moore, on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Captain Tom, now made an honorary colonel, has raised more than 30 million pounds for the NHS by walking laps of his back garden.

• Friday, May 1st 2020 - 21:41 UTC

  Falklands recalls first loss at Goose Green in May 1982, and the incarceration of local residents by Argentine forces

  

  The Falkland Islands are preparing for the commemoration of significant anniversaries of events from the 1982 conflict when Argentine forces invaded the country. The first of these will take place at 2pm on Sunday 3 May, when a short memorial service will be held at Goose Green to mark the death of Lieutenant Nick Taylor.

• Friday, May 1st 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Pot banging in Argentina to protest release of inmates; government argues it is to slow spread of COVID-19

  

  Argentines staged loud protests in Buenos Aires and most large cities on Thursday evening, banging pots from balconies, and later applauding, in a show of opposition to the government's release of prisoners, allegedly to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

• Friday, May 1st 2020 - 08:12 UTC

  International Workers Day message from ILO Director General

  

  By Guy Ryder (*) – In the time of coronavirus, the big challenge for most of us is how to protect ourselves and our families from the virus and how to hold on to our jobs. For policymakers, that translates into beating the pandemic without doing irreversible damage to the economy in the process.

• Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Controversy in Argentina over the release of convicted felons to avoid COVID-19 in the overcrowded jail system

  

  Argentina's Minister of Women, Gender and Diversity, Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta reiterated on Wednesday her complete rejection to the release of prisoners, accused or convicted of sexual crimes and gender violence, and asked the Justice to intervene to avoid “psychic and physical re-victimization of assaulted people.”

• Thursday, April 30th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  Full Fact charity demands Internet and media do more to tackle the spread of misinformation during COVID-19

  

  Internet and media companies should do more to tackle the spread of misinformation in Britain, independent fact-checking charity Full Fact said in a report on Thursday highlighting falsehoods that have spread during the coronavirus outbreak this year.