Stories for October 2018

Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:46 UTC
Powerball lottery US$ 688m tickets sold in Manhattan and a rural town in Iowa

The co-owner of a Manhattan deli in New York, where someone purchased one of two Powerball tickets that hit the US$ 688 million jackpot said he likely sold the winning ticket, but he has no idea who won.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:43 UTC
Brazil's unemployment down to 11.9% in the third quarter

Brazil's unemployment rate fell for the sixth straight month in September, according to government data released on Tuesday, two days after far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro was elected president on a promise of sweeping change. The jobless rate -- measured in sliding three-month intervals -- was 11.9% for the period from July to September, down from 12.1% from June to August.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:29 UTC
People in UK dump some 295 billion pieces of plastic every year

People in the UK throw away around 295 billion pieces of plastic every year, much of which is single-use and cannot be recycled, a report suggests. Campaigner Daniel Webb has revealed the extent of the plastic waste an individual gets through in the UK, and how little of it is recycled in this country.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Chile will reward families to have more children to counter falling birthrate and the aging population

In an attempt to tackle the country's decreasing birthrate, President Sebastián Piñera has announced a new law designed to motivate Chileans to have more children. In recent years, Chile has witnessed a fall in the number of newborns arriving each year.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Argentina resumes natural gas export to Chile after twelve years

Argentina has begun exporting natural gas to Chile after a 12 year interlude, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said on Tuesday, as the two neighboring countries seek to increasingly integrate their energy supply and electricity grids.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:17 UTC
Foreign Secretary tells Parliament Falklands will remain part of UK, even after Brexit

Britain's foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt told Parliament that the Falkland Islands will remain part of the UK for years to come despite Argentina's plans, after Brexit, to enhance dialogue with the Islanders and hopefully with a positive result for its claim over the Malvinas.
Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 17:21 UTC
Argentine deputies to seek foreign minister's impeachment over statement regarding Falklanders

Argentine FPV legislators filed a motion to impeach Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie for failing to fulfill his duties as a public official when he called for the Falkland Islanders to be respected and to generate a bond with them “as two peoples” who live in the South Atlantic.
Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 17:14 UTC
Bolivia's YPFB must be more competitive to negotiate gas with Brazil

Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) needs to lay out a more competitive plan in terms of prices and delivery methods if it is to negotiate the sale of gas to private Brazilian companies in an adverse political context, according to former minister and hydrocarbons specialist Álvaro Ríos.
Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 11:00 UTC
Bolsonaro pledges to help the Venezuelan people end the dictatorship but through peaceful means

The president elect of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro in his first television interview as president elect said it was necessary to solve the problem of the Venezuela dictatorship of Nicolas Maduro, but underlined “there will be no intervention in Caracas, it will be through peaceful means”.
Tuesday, October 30th 2018 - 10:50 UTC
Uruguay sends congratulations message to the Brazilian people and the election of Bolsonaro

Finally on Monday the Uruguayan government sent an official message congratulating the Brazilian people for their civic display on Sunday which elected president Jair Bolsonaro. Likewise the Uruguayan government confirmed its willingness to continue working and developing the bilateral relation with its large neighbor and strongest economy in Latin America.