Stories for October 2018

Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 23:14 UTC
UN confident US, Russia will work out their differences over IRNF

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres believes Russia and the United States will manage to work out their differences regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (IRNF) Treaty, according to UN spokesman Farhan Haq.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 21:50 UTC
Chilean scientists manage to keep fruit from turning black

A team of Chilean researchers at the University of Santiago has developed a product that keeps fruit fresh for up to a month after being cut, and is particularly useful in the case of avocado or apples, which need to be consumed instantly or, after a while, they turn dark.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 17:51 UTC
Argentina hopeful about Mercosur-EU deal at G-20 Summit

Argentine Production and Labour Minister Dante Sica Monday said in Madrid he was confident the European Union and the South American Mercosur trade bloc would reach an agreement “as soon as possible,” hopefully by the G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires in late November.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 17:12 UTC
Survival of Gough Island seabirds threatened by giant mice

The already endangered Tristan albatross and other seabird species are under threat from a particular breed of mice in Gough Island in the South Atlantic ocean, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warned Monday.Other species endangered by the mice include the Gough bunting and Atlantic petrel, the RSPB said.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 16:37 UTC
Embraer's new cargo airplane gets ANAC certification

Brazil's National Civilian Aviation Agency (ANAC) has certified Embraer's new cargo aircraft, the KC-390, the manufacturer announced.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 15:24 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentinas produces flight 1303 black box before judge

The black box of Aerolineas Argentinas' flight 1303 from Miami where 15 passengers ended up injured Thursday due to an abrupt descent as the Airbus 330-200 aircraft wound up amid severe turbulence was handed over Monday to the judge investigating the incident.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 09:04 UTC
PM May: 95% of Brexit terms agreed but Irish border remains a “considerable sticking point”

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said she is prepared to “explore every possible option” to break the deadlock in Brexit talks. She told MPs 95% of the terms of exit were agreed but the Irish border was still a “considerable sticking point”.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 09:04 UTC
Khashoggi murder: Top US official meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh

A senior US official has held talks with Saudi Arabia's crown prince in Riyadh, despite growing concern over the Saudis' role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met Mohammed bin Salman on Monday.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 08:53 UTC
Saudi Arabia: no intention of a repeat of a 1973-style oil embargo

Saudi Arabia has no intention of unleashing a 1973-style oil embargo on Western consumers and will isolate oil from politics, the Saudi energy minister said on Monday amid a worsening crisis over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 08:53 UTC
Argentina's primary deficit falls to 1.1% of GDP, the lowest since 2012

Argentina's primary deficit fell to 1.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between January and September this year, compared to 2.1% over the same period in 2017, the Finance Ministry announced on Monday.