Stories for November 29th 2018

Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
China/Argentina closer links; Beijing to finance the country's fourth nuclear power plant

Argentina and China are aiming to close a deal within days for the construction of the country's fourth nuclear power plant, a multi-billion dollar project that would cement Beijing’s deepening influence in a key regional U.S. ally.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
Canadian journalist covering G-20 Summit tastes BA crime and justice

Days after the Libertadores Cup fiasco that proved the city's security authorities inability to escort just one bus, Canadian journalist John Kirton was robbed off his belongings Tuesday in downtown Buenos Aires, as he was finalising details for his coverage of the G-20 Summit.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 07:31 UTC
Falklands' waters micro-plastics pollution comparable to areas of UK

The first study to investigate micro-plastics around Ascension Island and the Falkland Islands – two of the most remote locations in the South Atlantic Ocean – has found levels of contamination comparable with the waters around the UK.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 07:20 UTC
Mexico's Lopez Obrador takes office amid business community concerns

Mexico's central bank cut its economic growth forecast for 2019 on Wednesday, citing uncertainty over the policies that president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will pursue. In its quarterly report on the state of Latin America's second-largest economy, after Brazil, the Bank of Mexico predicted growth of 1.7 to 2.7% next year, down from 1.8 to 2.8% in its previous forecast.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 07:08 UTC
Norwegian Air plans to break British Airways London/Rio do Janeiro “monopoly”

Budget carrier Norwegian Air plans to start flights between London and Rio de Janeiro in March to break what it said was a “monopoly” enjoyed by British Airways between the two cities.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 06:56 UTC
G20: Step Up to Boost Inclusive Growth

By Christine Lagarde - As G20 leaders gather in Argentina, the global economy faces a critical juncture. We have had a good stretch of solid growth by historical standards, but now we are facing a period where significant risks are materializing and darker clouds are looming.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 06:49 UTC
“He is Argentine, he is undisciplined”

A young boy upstaged Pope Francis on Wednesday, escaping from his mother and running onto the papal podium at a general audience, tugging on the hand of a Swiss guardsman and playing behind the pontiff’s chair.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 06:35 UTC
King steer Knickers size has proved to be his saving grace

Knickers looms above the thousands of other cattle that he feeds with in rural Western Australia. At some 1,400kg (220st) and 194cm (6ft 4in), the seven-year-old is believed to be the biggest steer in a country home to millions of cattle. And his size has proved to be his saving grace.