News of risk

Flood-prone populations up nearly 25% since 2000, says study

04-08-2021 14:42 The number of people exposed to floods worldwide has surged almost a quarter over the last two decades, according to satellite data.

Covid-19 vaccines

Vaccination extended to minors aged between 12 and 17 with risk factors

23-07-2021 18:40 The Health Ministry announced Friday that its national Covid-19 vaccination programme is being extended to include minors aged 12 to 17 with existing risk factors.

Bloomberg

Safe havens take hit in South America as pandemic sparks unrest

25-05-2021 09:51 Political turmoil across the region can be seen as the opening salvo in an anti-establishment push after the pandemic hit Latin America and exacerbated inequality like nowhere else.

AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT

A third of global farmland at 'high' pesticide pollution risk

30-03-2021 14:37 A third of the planet's agricultural land is at "high risk" of pesticide pollution from the lingering residue of chemical ingredients that can leach into water supplies and threaten biodiversity, according to new research.

GLOBAL PANDEMIC

Global Covid-19 death toll passes two million

16-01-2021 07:37 The global death toll from Covid-19 passed two million on Friday, with the WHO urging mass vaccinations.

Coronavirus pandemic

Maradona self-isolating at home due to Covid-19 risk

27-10-2020 18:19 Maradona began self-isolating Tuesday after a person he works closely with showed symptoms of Covid-19. River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo also goes into quarantine.

Is cash still King?

Cash, long a refuge in uncertain times, now under suspicion

20-05-2020 08:23 In troubled times, people have been known to hoard currency. But in the coronavirus crisis, things are different. Cash, so often a source of reassurance, is now a source of suspicion.

Bloomberg

SoftBank’s Son bets on himself with US$7.4-billion pledge

24-03-2020 18:38 Masayoshi Son’s stake in the Japanese conglomerate has risen to 26.9 percent from 25.5 percent. With SoftBank’s shares gyrating wildly, he also pledged more stock against his holdings.

Bloomberg

US$100 billion of debt from emerging-markets is now distressed

19-03-2020 18:47 The bonds of emerging-market nations are entering distressed territory at an alarming rate as the soaring dollar raises the prospect of government defaults.

Argentina's downturn

Merval slumps 14% amid virus fears, country risk soars above 4,000 points

18-03-2020 18:03 As global markets take huge hits, benchmark Merval index of Buenos Aires Stock Exchange plunges more than 14 percent; Country risk rose to 4,040 points, a height not seen since June 2005.

Bloomberg

IMF ready to mobilise US$1-trillion loan capacity to tackle virus

16-03-2020 16:12 IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva calls for global coordination on monetary, fiscal and regulatory support amid coronavirus crisis.

RATINGS AGENCY

Fitch lifts Argentina out of restricted default for second time

24-12-2019 07:46 The decision to delay payments on the dollar-denominated Treasury bills, known as Letes, until August 31, 2020, placed the country in a one-day technical default, Fitch said.