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Thursday, August 6th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
The Americas suffering disruptions in regular health services caused by Covid-19

Health services are being disrupted in countries of the Americas as health workers are redirected to care for COVID-19 patients, people hesitate to seek routine care due to fears of infection, and global supply chains of medicines and equipment are strained said Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 10:34 UTC
Uruguay’s Secret to Success in Combating COVID-19

By S. Pelin Berkmen and Natasha Che – On June 29th, when some 250,000 students returned to classrooms in Montevideo, Uruguay reached a post-COVID-19 normalization milestone that is still a distant aspiration for most of Latin America. While the virus still rages on throughout the Americas, Uruguay’s daily count of new cases had been in the single digit for most days since May, despite the recent incipient outbreaks.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 09:43 UTC
Engineer co-inventor of the computer mouse dies in California, aged 91

William English, the engineer and researcher who helped build the first computer mouse and, in 1968, orchestrated an elaborate demonstration of the technology that foretold the computers, tablets and smartphones of today, died on July 26 in San Rafael, California. He was 91.
Tuesday, August 4th 2020 - 08:49 UTC
Gibraltar will continue lobbying US congress despite Spanish tactics

Gibraltar has taken notice of the reports in the UK's press which confirm that, for several years, Spain has been actively engaged in anti-Gibraltar lobbying in Washington DC.
Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:50 UTC
White House confirms November 3 election, but has growing concerns about mail-in-ballots

The White House and Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican president's musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying there will be an election on Nov 3.
Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 10:40 UTC
Milestone for Tesla and NASA's “space taxi contract”: US can now send and bring back its astronauts

The United States first crewed spaceship to fly to the International Space Station in nearly a decade returned safely to Earth on Sunday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. The successful mission, carried out jointly by SpaceX and NASA, demonstrated that the United States has the capacity once more to send its astronauts to space and bring them back.
Monday, August 3rd 2020 - 09:45 UTC
Major sale of gas station network in the US for an all cash deal of US$ 21bn

Marathon Petroleum Corp sold its Speedway gas station network to 7-Eleven Inc, a subsidiary of Japan's Seven & Holdings Co, for US$21 billion in an all-cash deal, the companies said on Sunday.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:49 UTC
Leading Republicans reject Trump suggestion to delay November presidential election

Top U.S. Republican lawmakers on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion to delay the Nov. 3 presidential election, saying the contest should be held as planned even as they mostly backed his concerns about mail-in voting.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 10:04 UTC
London based Cuban government bank blacklisted by US administration

The United States announced sanctions on Thursday against Havin Bank LTD, a London-based Cuban entity also known as Havana International Bank, dealing a blow to the Cuban financial system.
Friday, July 31st 2020 - 09:53 UTC
US economy suffers it biggest blow since the Depression in the second quarter

The U.S. economy suffered its biggest blow since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic shattered consumer and business spending, and a nascent recovery is under threat from a resurgence in new cases of coronavirus.