Stories for November 2018

Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 12:57 UTC
Saudi Prince arrives in BA as preparations for G-20 Summit gain momentum

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrived in Buenos Aires at around 7 am on Wednesday and, thus, became the first international dignatary to touch Argentine soil for the G-20 Summit.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 10:09 UTC
Maybe it's time for a Gremio/Palmeiras Copa Libertadores final

There is growing consensus among South America's football association governing body Conmebol and sport supporters that the postponed Copa Libertadores final second leg between two of Argentina's most popular teams should be definitiverly cancelled and let the semifinalists dispute the trophy reversing shame.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:39 UTC
President Xi leaves Beijing on a four-country tour, plus G20 in Buenos Aires

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday left Beijing to visit Spain, Argentina, Panama and Portugal, and to attend the G20 summit. President Xi will pay state visits to the four countries from November 27 to December 5. During his trip to Argentina, Xi will attend the G20 summit from November 30 to December 1 in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:33 UTC
Federal court in Argentina examining criminal complaint against Saudi prince

A federal court in Argentina is examining a criminal complaint against the controversial Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for alleged war crimes committed in Yemen.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
Argentina's wealthiest businessman indicted as part of a graft case

The Argentine judge overseeing an investigation into the so-called notebook scandal has indicted billionaire Paolo Rocca as part of a graft case. Shares of steel pipe-maker Tenaris SA, in which he is the majority shareholder, plunged in Italy.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:20 UTC
Google staff protest Dragonfly, a project with China that helps state surveillance

Staff at Google have called on the search giant to end work on a controversial search engine project for China. Called Dragonfly, the search engine would be a censored version developed with the aid of the Chinese government. In a letter published online 60 employees said the project would only help state surveillance.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:17 UTC
Ex Chavez aide sentenced in US for money laundering and receiving US$ 1 billion in bribes

A court in the United States has sentenced the former head of Venezuela's treasury, Alejandro Andrade, to 10 years in prison for money laundering. Andrade, 54, had pleaded guilty to taking US$ 1bn in bribes in exchange for offering access to preferential foreign currency exchange rates.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:14 UTC
Facebook's Zuckerberg blasted by politicians from nine countries for missing a hearing

Politicians from nine countries reacted angrily to the absence of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at a hearing on Tuesday. The event is part of an unprecedented international inquiry into disinformation and fake news.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:47 UTC
Bolsonaro adds two more military officers to his cabinet

Brazil's right-wing president-elect Jair Bolsonaro picked retired General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz as his minister in charge of political relations with Congress, and military engineer Tarcisio Freitas as his infrastructure ministry, a fifth and sixth military to his cabinet.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:46 UTC
US imposes sanctions on the wife of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega

United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday sanctioned the wife of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega and one of his aides under a new executive order allowing Washington to target Nicaraguan officials for a crackdown on anti-government protests.