Stories for 2016

Monday, June 6th 2016 - 10:51 UTC
Brazil's Lower House approves salary raises for military and civil servants

The lower house of Brazil's Congress approved last week salary raises for military and civil servants that will cost about 4 billion reais (US$1.12 billion) this year, the lower house said through its official news agency.
Monday, June 6th 2016 - 10:46 UTC
Petrobras will have full independence to set domestic fuel prices

Brazil's energy ministry said on Saturday it backed full independence for Petrobras to set domestic fuel prices, blaming past controls for saddling the state-controlled oil company with crippling debt that is the oil industry's largest.
Monday, June 6th 2016 - 07:54 UTC
Kuczynski has a slight lead over Keiko in the Peruvian presidential runoff

Economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had a slight lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of an imprisoned former president, as early results came in from Peru's presidential election on Sunday. The 77-year-old Kuczynski had 50.59% support while Fujimori had 49.41% with about 52% of votes counted.
Monday, June 6th 2016 - 07:31 UTC
UK dilemma with Malcorra at the UN, “a candidate favoured by Washington”

Britain is facing a diplomatic dilemma since it seems quite clear that the US administration of Barack Obama favours the Argentine candidate and current foreign affairs minister Susana Malcorra as the next UN Secretary General, according to an article published on the Sunday edition of The Telegraph and written by Peter Foster, Europe editor and Harriet Alexander, New York editor.
Sunday, June 5th 2016 - 23:22 UTC
Brewery creates organic six-pack rings to protect sea life

A Florida brewery in the United States has done something bold to try to help the environment: replacing the plastic six-pack rings that can harm sea life with edible ones. Plastic rings, untold numbers of which end up in rivers and oceans, can be fatal to animals like fish, turtles and birds, and Saltwater Brewery thought there had to be a better way.
Saturday, June 4th 2016 - 11:22 UTC
World Environment Day: UN urges help to end illegal wildlife trade

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Environment Day, to be observed on 5 June:This year’s observance of World Environment Day shines a much-needed spotlight on the illegal trade in wildlife.
Saturday, June 4th 2016 - 10:54 UTC
Argentina and Monsanto reach preliminary agreement on seeds and soy controls

After weeks of crossed accusations, Argentina reached a preliminary deal with Monsanto, reportedly agreeing to cancel its controls on soybean shipments. Under the accord the Argentine government will be the one to carry out the inspections, as part of a proper framework for agriculture firms to be paid for royalties.
Saturday, June 4th 2016 - 10:36 UTC
Ali “The Greatest” boxer of all times died in Phoenix

Muhammad Ali, the silver-tongued boxer and civil rights champion who famously proclaimed himself “The Greatest” and then spent a lifetime living up to the billing, is dead. Ali died Friday at a Phoenix-area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications, a family spokesman confirmed.
Saturday, June 4th 2016 - 09:29 UTC
OPEC summit fails to agree on a clear oil policy output strategy

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries failed to agree on a clear oil-output strategy on Thursday as Iran insisted on steeply raising its production, though archrival Saudi Arabia promised not to flood the market and sought to mend fences within the organization.
Saturday, June 4th 2016 - 09:11 UTC
Blatter, Valcke and Kattner pocketed US$ 80 million from FIFA in five years

FIFA's internal investigation by attorneys at world football provides evidence that former FIFA bosses Sepp Blatter, Jerome Valcke and Markus Kattner breached their fiduciary duties to the federation.