News of uncertainty

When the solution is the problem

30-05-2020 09:44 No country in the world can envisage the post-pandemic world with any clarity but, at the risk of going down the long-trodden road of Argentine exceptionalism, perhaps no nation carries uncertainty to the same extremes as here.

Covid-19's death toll

China's virus death toll revised up sharply after review

17-04-2020 18:18 China's official death toll from the coronavirus pandemic jumped sharply Friday as the hardest-hit city of Wuhan announced a major revision that added nearly 1,300 fatalities, raising the official toll to to 3,869 deaths.

Coronavirus pandemic

‘We want to come home,' say 2,200 Argentines stranded in Andorra

16-04-2020 15:39 Some 2,200 Argentines stranded in Andorra by the coronavirus, most of them temporary workers in ski resorts on the verge of running out of money, are demanding on social networks and the media that the government facilitate their return to the country.

Bloomberg - Long read

Trump’s oil deal: the inside story of how a price war ended

13-04-2020 16:13 After a week-long marathon of calls between world leaders and video conferences featuring dozens of energy ministers, this is how the 2020 oil price war was finally ended.

Global uncertainty

Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity

03-04-2020 20:15 Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pandemic as an opportunity to win over more supporters and strike harder than before.

Coronavirus geopolitics

Solidarity? When it comes to masks, it's every nation for itself

03-04-2020 17:47 From government stock seizures to sales to the highest bidder on airport tarmacs, the hunt for face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak has become a global free-for-all, where the rules of fair play no longer apply.

Pregnancies at risk

Virus disrupts pregnancy plans, raises anxiety and questions

31-03-2020 19:06 Many pregnant women fear giving birth with no loved ones by their side in the United States. Others worry about getting sick with Covid-19 and not being able to hold their newborns, adding to the overall anxiety and uncertainty.

Sport chaos

Uruguayan football federation lays off 400, including coach Tabárez

29-03-2020 18:44 All employees of the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), including coach Tabarez, will receive unemployment insurance benefits since activities were suspended due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

BLOOMBERG

New investment: the latest victims of Coronavirus pandemic

12-03-2020 17:48 The fast-spreading coronavirus that has killed thousands, derailed financial markets and shattered global growth expectations could be about to claim another victim: new investment.

Coronavirus consequences

Coronavirus throws international competitions into chaos

11-03-2020 16:13 As sporting events in more countries on Wednesday are cancelled or pushed behind doors to avoid spread of coronavirus, problems are mounting up.

Uncertainty in markets

Black Monday: keys to understanding this week's fall in oil prices

09-03-2020 17:21 Trade war between Russia and Saudi Arabia is shaking the oil-dependent countries with prices in the range of US$30 a barrel, while markets are also facing the consequences of the Coronavirus outbreak.

by Lorena Rodríguez

Wine business

Tariffs, coronavirus fears threaten wine show buzz

04-03-2020 12:51 Threatened by Trump's tariffs and the coronavirus epidemic, winegrowers are facing a high level of uncertainty that raises doubts over the future of the industry.