Stories for May 19th 2018

Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 09:43 UTC
Why the high unemployment rate in Brazil is going down

The number of people living in Brazil in a state of helplessness has reached record levels and has actually contributed to the reduction of the unemployment rate over the past 12 months. As the first quarter of 2018 came to an end, 4.6 million people found themselves in a state of helplessness – an increase of 511 thousand people over the course of one year.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 09:38 UTC
Trump imposes sanctions against the powerful Venezuela clan of Diosdado Cabello

Two days before presidential elections in Venezuela, the Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions against a powerful governing party politician, accusing him of drug trafficking, extortion, money laundering and embezzling government money.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 09:33 UTC
Ten people killed in school shooting by a student near Houston, Texas

Ten people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting on Friday morning at a high school south of Houston, authorities said. The shooting at Santa Fe High School was the nation's deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
China/US trade talks on a more positive track; Beijing dumps sorghum levy

Beijing has dropped an anti-dumping investigation into imported U.S. sorghum, which it had accused the United States of unfairly subsiding. It has also given approval for a U.S. private equity firm to buy Toshiba's memory chip business. Those gestures could suggest a thaw with the U.S. as trade talks went on in Washington in an atmosphere of hopefulness but hardly assurance of a breakthrough in the impasse.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 09:21 UTC
Priests sex-abuse in Chile: all bishops offered to resign after meeting the Pope

In an unprecedented move, all of Chile’s bishops offered to resign on Friday after attending a crisis meeting this week with Pope Francis about the cover-up of sexual abuse in the country.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 09:18 UTC
Italy readies for a populist euro skeptic coalition; challenge for Brussels and the Euro

Italy’s two anti-establishment parties promised on Friday to ramp up spending in a program for a new coalition government, putting them on a collision course with the European Union despite having dropped some of their most radical proposals.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 09:09 UTC
Theresa May nominates new Tory peers; government has suffered a series of defeats in House of Lords

Downing Street has nominated nine new Conservative peers, including a number of former ministers, to sit in the House of Lords. Among those put forward for a peerage are former communities secretary Sir Eric Pickles and former trade and industry secretary Peter Lilley.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 07:48 UTC
Jet airliner carrying 105 crashes after takeoff from Havana airport: three survivors

A Boeing 737 passenger jet carrying 105 people on a domestic flight in Cuba crashed on Friday shortly after takeoff from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, officials and news media reported.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 07:12 UTC
Harry and Meghan marriage: keeping the pomp but a new chapter for the monarchy

Britain’s Prince Harry weds US former actress Meghan Markle on Saturday in a pomp-filled ceremony at Windsor Castle, a globally-watched event overshadowed in the build-up by her fractious family’s feuding.
Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 06:58 UTC
A “transformational” year for Falklands Sea Lion development, says Rockhopper Exploration

Rockhopper Exploration PLC at its annual general meeting on Friday said 2018 could be “transformational” as it seeks to secure funding for its Sea Lion project in the Falkland Islands. Rockhopper said it has nearly completed selecting the main contractors for the project, in the Falklands, as well as vendor funding worth US$ 400 million.