Stories for November 27th 2018

Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 20:11 UTC
Air link from Cordoba to the Falklands confirmed by UK and Argentina

The governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom reached an understanding to establish a second commercial air link to the islands, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed on Tuesday followed by an official statement of the embassy of Argentina in the United Kingdom.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 17:12 UTC
Conmebol rules River-Boca must play Dec. 8 or 9 outside Argentina

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Tuesday ruled that the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final between River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played somewhere outside Argentina on December 8 or 9, it was announced in a statement from its headquarters in Asunción.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 15:18 UTC
Sharp fall in Brazil's Petrobras fuel but not so fast at pumps

The average price of gasoline at Petrobras' refineries has dropped around 20% in November as of Tuesday but that decrease will not hit retail prices anytime soon. The state-run petroleum company made the announcement Monday, but gas stations were reluctant to follow suit, at least not at the same level.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 14:41 UTC
HRW wants Saudi Crown Prince tried in Argentina over Khashoggi, Yemen crimes

As Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is about to arrive in Argentina for the upcoming G-20 Summit, a US-based human rights NGO Monday filed a request before Buenos Aires Federal Judge Ariel Lijo that the Universal Justice criteria be applied to him as intellectual author of the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, October 2 last, and for crimes against humanity in Yemen.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 10:02 UTC
Buenos Aires Security Minister takes the fall for Saturday's incidents

Buenos Aires City Security Minister Martín Ocampo Monday resigned his post, thus taking the blame for Saturday's sloppy operation which failed to prevent the bus carrying the Boca Juniors players to River Plate's Monumental stadium from being attacked by hooligans of the home team.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 09:51 UTC
Bad start for Bolsonaro: Temer signs 16% pay raise for Justices, which is a benchmark for other public sector

Brazil’s exiting President Michel Temer signed into law a 16% pay raise for Supreme Court justices on Monday, disregarding a request from his President-elect Jair Bolsonaro that he veto the bill to avoid increasing next year’s budget deficit.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
IMF praises Argentina's reforms program and anticipates rebound of activity in 2019

The International Monetary Fund has completed its second review of Argentina, the fund said on Monday, paving the way for the country to receive US$7.6 billion under a US$ 56.3 billion financing deal.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 09:21 UTC
Succesful identification of the 105 Argentine combatant buried in the Falklands

Argentina's Human Rights Secretariat Claudio Avruj announced on Monday the identification of the 105th combatant whose remains are buried in the Falkland Islands under a gravestone that read “Argentine soldier, only known upon God”. Claudio Alfredo Bastida was a 19-year-old conscript who died in the Mount Longdon battle on 12 June 1982.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 09:14 UTC
China's richest man with a US$ 35.8bn fortune is member of the Communist Party

Jack Ma, the head of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China's best-known capitalist, is a Communist Party member, the official Party newspaper said on Monday, debunking a public assumption the billionaire was politically unattached.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 09:00 UTC
Brazil Eyes US$ 30 Billion Offshore Oil Boom

Over the past few years, Brazil has held several very successful oil auctions under production-sharing contracts in its pre-salt layer, attracting major oil companies to its prized offshore oil area.