Stories for October 2018

Monday, October 29th 2018 - 17:49 UTC
Hamilton wins 2018 F1 title to match Fangio's feat in the 50s

Briton Lewis Hamilton drove his Mercedes to a fourth-place finish Sunday at the Mexican Grand Prix, which was enough for him to secure his fifth Formula One drivers' championship and match Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio's achievement back in the 1950s.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 10:31 UTC
Electoral Tribunal sends strong message to president elect Bolsonaro underlining the no-incident election

At exactly 19h18m, Sunday 28 October, the Electoral Superior Tribunal, TSE, minister Rosa Weber stated that Jair Bolsonaro, candidate for the “Brazil above all, God above all of us” coalition was mathematically elected president of Brazil. The new president is to take office next January first, for the period from 2019 to 2022.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 10:21 UTC
German regional election signals countdown for Merkel's coalition

The regional election in the German state of Hesse has delivered another political blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel with more voters fleeing to the left and right of the party. Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and her coalition partner in Berlin, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), saw heavy losses in the state of Hesse where a regional election was held on Sunday.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 08:55 UTC
Almost a third of Brazilian voters rejected polarization, and abstained

With 99.99% of votes counted, it has become evident that one third of Brazilians turned their backs on the two candidates which have polarized the presidential election and its runoff this Sunday, 28 October.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 08:50 UTC
Falklands in post-Brexit scenario triggers speculation and controversy

Britain rejected point blank the suggestion that a ‘No Deal’ Brexit will help Argentina's claim over the Falkland Islands. The Prime Minister official spokeswoman said there was no doubt Britain’s “relationships” with all of its overseas territories would remain in place after March 2019.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Trump talks to Bolsonaro: looking forward to working side-by-side “as regional leaders of the Americas”

United States president Donald Trump called Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to congratulate him on his election victory and both men expressed a strong commitment to work together, the White House said.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 08:09 UTC
Falklands relations: Argentine congress summons Faurie to explain

Argentina's foreign minister Jorge Faurie has been summoned this Monday to the Foreign Affairs commission of the Lower House to explain relations between Argentina and the United Kingdom as well as his latest statements regarding the Falkland Islands and its people, in interviews with the London media.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 08:04 UTC
Cunard's flagship “Queen Mary 2” and HMS Queen Elizabeth meet in New York

Cunard’s flagship ocean liner Queen Mary 2 had a rare meeting in New York Harbor on Sunday and paid tribute to British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth during the carrier’s first visit to the U.S. The rendezvous between these renowned vessels celebrates the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and their committed alliance.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 04:38 UTC
Latam leaders congratulate Brazilian people and Bolsonaro; Uruguay ex president Mujica compares him with Hitler

Latin American leaders congratulated Brazilian president elect Jair Messias Bolsonaro for his Sunday victory. Be it via twitter, official releases or direct phone calls, the next president of Brazil was well wished even from neighboring Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.
Monday, October 29th 2018 - 00:08 UTC
Ultra-Rightist Jair Bolsonaro, President-Elect of Brazil

Jair Bolsonaro, a nostalgic of the Brazilian military dictatorship, has been chosen as the new president of the largest economy in Latin America after one of the most divided and tense campaigns in the history of the country obtaining 55% of the votes after the scrutiny of more than 99% of the polls.