Stories for September 2018

Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Brazil's presidential race polarizing between Bolsonaro and Haddad, according to latest poll

Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro held a solid lead ahead of the October 7 election following a near-fatal stabbing, but Workers Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad emerged in second place, signaling a potential polarized right-left runoff, a poll showed on Monday.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:12 UTC
UK tests life-saving chemical detection robots and drones

A new fleet of robots and drones designed to test for chemical agents, provide 3D mapping and identify casualties have been put through their paces by British troops, police officers and scientists for the first time.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 06:56 UTC
Argentine Peso recovers on an IMF support message and budget presentation to Congress

Argentina's battered Peso currency inched higher and the risk of its bonds defaulting declined after the government unveiled its budget plan and the IMF said “important progress” had been made on revamping the country's standby loan agreement.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 09:18 UTC
RFA Mount Bay in the Caribbean, ahead of tropical storm Isaac

The United Kingdom has deployed a team of specialists to the Caribbean to help mitigate the impact of impending storms threatening British Overseas territories. According to Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson, 87 engineers, medics, maritime experts and other specialists have joined the regular crew of RFA Mounts Bay, which is the mobile hub of the British relief effort.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Bolsonaro sends message from hospital bed and accuses rival PT of willing to win through fraud

Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro attacked the rival Workers Party (PT) and raised the prospect of voter fraud in an address on Sunday from his hospital bed in Sao Paulo, where he is recovering from an assassination attempt.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
UK/Argentina hold antimicrobial resistance scientific seminar in Buenos Aires

Scientists from different British universities, Argentine researchers and representatives of the organizing agencies took part this week in Buenos Aires in a seminar organized jointly by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) from the UK, and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) of Argentina.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
Falkland Islands Seven (and main) Wonders for Visitors: the spectacular wildlife

Perhaps fittingly the King Penguin was chosen as number one in the Falkland Islands Tourist Board’s (FITB) 7 Wonders of the Falklands survey. Over the last three months FITB has asked past and present visitors to the Islands, as well as residents, what they would consider to be their seven wonders.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Welsh voters now want to remain in the EU; 44% want a say in outcome of Brexit talks

Some 44% of Welsh voters want a say on the outcome of the talks, polling for the People's Vote campaign found. Welsh voters backed quitting the European Union by 53% to 47%, but now 51% would vote to remain compared to 49%, the YouGov study for the group found. The usual margin of error for polling is three per cent.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
A no-deal exit from the EU would deliver a “hammer blow” to the British economy says head of CBI

A no-deal exit from the European Union would deliver a “hammer blow” to the British economy, the head of the CBI has warned. The business body’s director general Carolyn Fairbairn said the country should get behind Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers proposals as a blueprint for a Brexit deal.
Monday, September 17th 2018 - 08:12 UTC
International support for Argentina's general strike against IMF austerity measures

The International Trade Union Conference, ITUC’s affiliates in Argentina, CGT, CTA-A and CTA-T have announced a general strike for 24-25 September in opposition to expected sweeping austerity measures being developed by the government and the International Monetary Fund.