Stories for October 2018

Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 08:44 UTC
Populist League advances in north Italy ousting entrenched center left coalition

The right-wing League has won control of the northern Italian province of Trento, ousting the center-left coalitions that have ruled for decades, in the latest breakthrough by the anti-immigrant party.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 08:31 UTC
United States 2018 federal budget deficit at its highest since 2012: US$ 779bn

The United States federal budget deficit rose in fiscal 2018 to the highest level in six years as spending climbed, the Trump administration said. The deficit jumped to US$ 779 billion, US$ 113 billion or 17% higher than the previous fiscal period, according to a statement from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 08:28 UTC
Scottish government confirms case of “mad cow” in a Aberdeenshire farm

The Scottish government has confirmed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on a farm in Aberdeenshire. Movement restrictions have been put in place at the farm, while further investigations are carried out, the government said in a statement.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 07:43 UTC
Piñera denies any problems with Argentina over Patagonian glaciers in unmarked border

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera insisted that he had no problem with Argentina despite a disputed claim over extensive Patagonian glaciers along the two countries' joint but unmarked border.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 07:35 UTC
Opinion polls confirm Bolsonaro is set to become Brazil's president next Sunday

The latest public opinion poll released in Brazil, BTG Pactual/FSB showed that the extreme right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is leading with a valid vote intention of 60%, while leftist Fernando Haddad has a 40% support. Both presidential candidates for Sunday's 28 October runoff suffered minor variations compared to the previous poll, 59% vs 41%.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 07:06 UTC
England's Football Association XI team to visit the Falkland Islands: two matches scheduled

England's Football Association (FA) is participating in a goodwill visit to the Falkland Islands in November, where they will play two football matches, one against the Falkland Islands national team in Stanley and the British Forces South Atlantic Islands XI. The party will also participate in coaching sessions with the two schools in Stanley and the junior school at the Mount Pleasant.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 06:50 UTC
Uruguay expects 172 calls this 2018/19 cruise season, a 24% increase

Uruguay is expecting 172 cruise calls this season, of which 105 in Montevideo and 67 in the Atlantic resort of Punta del Este, representing a 24% increase over the 2017/2018 season. This includes the arrival of three new cruise companies, while two others, Costa and Norwegian have chosen Montevideo for the change of passengers.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 06:15 UTC
Ten Falkland Islands tourist lodgings gain Green Seal status

Ten tourist accommodation establishments in the Falkland Islands have been awarded ‘Green Seal status’, an award related to being environmentally responsible, following assessments by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB).
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 18:50 UTC
Costa Rican official estimates 30,000 Nicaraguans have sought refuge in six months

Costa Rica's Migration Director Raquel Vargas Jaubert said in a TV interview on Sunday that the number of Nicaraguans who have fled to Costa Rica in the past six months is of no less than 30.000 people.
Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 18:39 UTC
Norwegian WWII resistance hero Joachim Ronneberg dies at 99

A Norwegian resistance fighter who thwarted Nazi Germany's nuclear weaponry project died Monday at the age of 99.