Stories for 2017

Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 06:02 UTC
Facebook hires 3.000 people to help stop hate speech, abuse and self-harm broadcast on the website

Facebook is hiring 3,000 people for its “community operations team”, to help stop hate speech, child abuse and self-harm being broadcast on the website. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said it had been “heartbreaking” to see people “hurting themselves and others” in videos streamed live on Facebook.
Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 05:54 UTC
Fed says recent slowdown of US economy growth is temporary; leaves benchmark rate unchanged

The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it held its benchmark interest rate after a two-day policy meeting, as had widely been expected. And it added that the recent showdown in US growth is likely temporary.
Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 05:44 UTC
Petrobras reveals Libra field achieves a breakeven price of US$ 35/bbl

Brazil's oil and gas company Petrobras shared innovations and efficiency gains related to the Libra field at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. Petrobras revealed collaboration between Libra area partners has produced a US$13/bbl reduction to the project's breakeven price.
Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 05:10 UTC
St Helena celebrates: charter plane lands with 60 passengers; RMS scheduled to depart Friday

British Overseas Territory of St Helena, an island in the middle of the south Atlantic, celebrated on Wednesday 3 May 2017, when a charter plane carrying 60 passengers landed at St Helena Airport at 1.55pm, helping to reestablish links with South Africa. Another good piece of news was that RMS St Helena, the regular connection with St Helena is scheduled to depart Cape Town on Friday.
Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 05:01 UTC
Theresa May accuses EU officials of trying to influence UK election with veiled “threats”

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday accused European Union officials of trying to influence the outcome of United Kingdom's general election through veiled “threats.”
Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 - 08:57 UTC
Argentina paid homage to officers and crew that went down with the cruiser General Belgrano 35 years ago

Argentina paid homage on Tuesday to the 323 crew and officers who lost their lives when the Navy's cruiser General Belgrano was sunk on 2 May 1982, by a British submersible in the midst of the Falklands conflict 35 years ago.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 - 08:32 UTC
American trust becomes largest single shareholder of FIH

Conservative Party donor David Rowland has thrown in the towel in the Falkland Islands after losing a battle to take control of its key industries. The Rowland´s family investment vehicle, Staunton Holdings Limited has got rid of all its shares in the Falkland Islands Holdings (FIH) after shareholders rejected a takeover, reports the London financial media.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 - 07:15 UTC
Argentina promotes sales to China through e-commerce Alibaba

Argentine president Mauricio Macri and Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday in Buenos Aires as a way to open up new trade opportunities and to support merchants that are marketing products on Alibaba's e-commerce platforms.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 - 06:53 UTC
Mastermind of Lula's corruption cases temporarily released from jail

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the release from prison of Jose Dirceu, who was convicted of graft-related crimes after serving as cabinet chief of ex-president Lula da Silva. Dirceu has been detained since 2015 in connection to a vast corruption scheme known as Car Wash.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 - 06:37 UTC
Sweep against crime gangs in Rio triggers shooting and setting buses and trucks on fire

Brazilian military police launched a major anti-crime operation in northern Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, arresting dozens of men and confiscating automatic rifles in a sweep that led gang members to burn public buses and left the city that hosted last year's Olympics on edge.