Colombia aims to eradicate 130,000 hectares of coca in 2020
Colombia hopes this year to eradicate 130,000 hectares (321,237 acres) of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo said on Monday.
Brazil authorizes national security force to fight deforestation
Brazil on Monday authorized its national public security force to support efforts to fight deforestation in the Amazon, amid worries that 2020 could see another surge in destruction of the world’s largest rainforest.
Coronavirus to hit Canadian economy, affect oil prices, tourism: finance minister
The spreading coronavirus outbreak will hit the Canadian economy, in particular oil prices, the tourism sector and supply chains, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Monday.
Advance team of WHO experts arrives in China to probe coronavirus
An advance team of World Health Organization medical experts arrived in China on Monday to help investigate the coronavirus outbreak, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
Coronavirus cases outside China ‘could be spark’ for bigger fire, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the spread of coronavirus cases which had no history of travel to China could be “the spark that becomes a bigger fire” as people across China trickled back to work after an extended Lunar New Year hol…
IMF warns of coronavirus hit to Japan’s economy via tourism, trade
A prolonged and widespread coronavirus outbreak could hit Japan’s economy, affecting tourism, retail and exports, among other areas, a senior International Monetary Fund official warned.
U.S. charges four Chinese military hackers in 2017 Equifax breach
The United States has charged four Chinese military hackers in the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency that affected nearly 150 million American citizens, Attorney General William Barr said on Monday.
Finnish paper workers’ union agrees pay deal, ends strike
Finland’s paper workers union agreed a pay deal with the forestry industry association on Monday, the two sides said, ending a two week strike that halted production of one of the country’s main exports.
Top Apple iPhone maker Foxconn restarts key China plant with 10% of workers: source
Apple’s biggest iPhone maker Foxconn got approval to resume production at a key plant in China after being forced to shut it following the coronavirus outbreak, but only 10% of the factory’s workforce has managed to return so far, a source told Reuter…
‘Come home’: Pakistan student in Wuhan misses father’s funeral, anxiety grows
From his dormitory in the locked-down Chinese city of Wuhan, PhD student Hassan spoke to his father in Pakistan for the last time on Thursday, as the 80-year-old begged him to come home. The next day, Hassan’s father died of a heart ailment.
