Stories for November 1st 2018

Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 23:36 UTC
Bolsonaro vows to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Brazil's far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro promised to move his country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the newspaper 'Israel Hayom' reported Thursday.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 17:00 UTC
Venezuelans arriving in Peru as of November 1 to be treated “as tourists”

Venezuelan citizens arriving in Peru from now on are to be considered “tourists,” Migrations Planning Manager Francisco Ríos explained Thursday after the deadline to apply for temporary residence expired on October 31.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 14:00 UTC
All set for Montevideo to become Bolivia's access to the Atlantic Ocean

Two riverboat shipping companies are interested in carrying cargo from Bolivia through the Paraná-Paraguay waterway to the port of Montevideo, Uruguay's National Ports Administration (ANP) president, Alberto Díaz, said Wednesday.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:50 UTC
Brazil leaves interest rates unchanged at an all time low: reduced risks of inflation

Brazil’s central bank on Wednesday held interest rates at an all-time low less than a week after the victory of far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro in presidential elections allayed fears of a currency sell-off.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:46 UTC
Trump makes immigration and birthrights leading issue of midterm election next week

President Donald Trump is intensifying his hard line immigration rhetoric heading into the midterm elections, 6 November, declaring that he wants to order an end to the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born on US soil.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:41 UTC
Buenos Aires and Ushuaia consider hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics

Argentina could be a late candidate to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, the country's Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, as the three current bidders face major obstacles ahead of next year's decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:40 UTC
Peruvian powerful leader Keiko Fujimori ordered to jail on corruption charges

Former Peruvian first daughter Keiko Fujimori was ordered back to jail Wednesday in a case that has captured attention in a country reeling from a series of corruption scandals reaching into the highest echelons of power.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:36 UTC
Ocean temperatures have been warming faster than estimated, shows latest scientific report

The world’s oceans may be heating up faster than previously thought — meaning the planet could have even less time to avoid catastrophic global warming than predicted just weeks ago by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:28 UTC
Middle income BOTs hit by natural disasters could have access to OECD aid

British overseas territories hit by natural disasters could get access to foreign aid under plans agreed by the richest nations, according to a report from the BBC. Some Caribbean islands damaged last year by hurricanes did not get official development assistance because their national incomes were too high.
Thursday, November 1st 2018 - 08:28 UTC
UK and Canadian lawmakers want to question Facebook's Zuckerberg on “fake news” and disinformation

British and Canadian politicians have joined forces in calling on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to explain “failures of process” regarding the spread of propaganda on the social network. Leading MPs from both parliaments co-signed a letter to Mr Zuckerberg announcing an “international grand committee” on “disinformation and fake news” to be held at the end of November.