Stories for November 24th 2018

Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 14:37 UTC
The only real “Summit” in Buenos Aires is hours away

Fake bomb threats, loose World War II grenades, actual explosions that kill nobody and leave one perpetrator seriously injured at a cemetery, the mayor's entourage becoming 35 percent wealthier on average since in office, airline strikes, and the looming G20 Summit with the most prominent world leaders all in one place, an air traffic ban in addition to land circulation restrictions are just a part of the landscape to the people of Buenos Aires who are becoming more and more used to living in a war-like zone since the beginning of the century.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 13:14 UTC
Argentine printing company lands at Colonia's free trade zone

The Arcángel Maggio printing company has announced plans to invest US $ 6 million to produce school books and novels for the Spanish-speaking market (except Uruguay) from Colonia's free-trade zone in a 4,000 square meter plant due to start operating in February, 2019.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 09:10 UTC
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest reaches highest level in a decade

The destruction of Brazil's Amazon rainforest reached its highest level in a decade this year, government data released on Friday showed, driven by illegal logging and the encroachment of agriculture in the jungle.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 09:10 UTC
Prudent optimism that China and US can reach a trade understanding in Buenos Aires

The United States and China have in the coming week what may be their last chance to broker a ceasefire in an increasingly dangerous trade war when their presidents meet in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Lula, Dilma and several ministers formally accused of receiving corruption money

Brazil has opened criminal proceedings against former leaders Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff for allegedly receiving bribes with money diverted from state-owned oil giant Petrobras. The Workers Party (PT) of the two ex-presidents has strongly denied the charges, calling them a “scandalous maneuver” with partisan motives.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 08:59 UTC
Oil price slumps 8% to lowest in more than a year: Crude supply grows faster than demand

Oil prices slumped up to nearly 8% to the lowest in more than a year on Friday, posting the seventh consecutive weekly loss, amid intensifying fears of a supply glut even as major producers consider cutting output. Oil supply, led by U.S. producers, is growing faster than demand and to prevent a build-up of unused fuel such as the one that emerged in 2015, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is expected to start trimming output after a meeting on Dec. 6.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 08:36 UTC
Extreme right philosopher nominated as Brazil's Education minister

Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has chosen Ricardo Vélez Rodriguez, a Colombian professor naturalized Brazilian, to be the next Minister of Education. The late Friday announcement happened on social media and is considered a bow to the evangelical Christian backers of the elected president.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 06:54 UTC
Brazil says it has covered 84% of vacancies left by the Cuban doctors

As Cuban doctors in Brazil begin to head home amid a diplomatic spat between Havana and the Brazilian far-right president-elect, the health ministry of the country said nearly 84% of the resulting vacancies had already been filled.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 06:46 UTC
South Korea cracks down on canine slaughterhouses; dog meat considered a delicacy

Officials in South Korea have started to dismantle the country's largest dog slaughterhouse. The Taepyeong-dong complex in Seongnam city, south of Seoul, will be cleared over two days and converted into a public park. About one million dogs are consumed every year and activists have sought to end the custom.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 06:26 UTC
Brazil president-elect Bolsonaro's colostomy surgery postponed until mid January

Doctors treating Brazil president-elect Jair Bolsonaro said in a Friday statement they have delayed removing his colostomy bag and that his intestines remain inflamed, though he is in overall good health after being stabbed in a September assassination attempt.