Stories for November 2018

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.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 18:50 UTC
Brazilian credit card users offered predictable exchange rate for deals in foreign currency

Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) President Ilan Goldfajn Wednesday announced a new rule for credit card charges in foreign currency: the sum consumers will have to pay in reais will be calculated on the basis of the exchange rate at the day of the transaction. The measure, however, will become effective as March 1, 2020.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 18:32 UTC
Putin to hold bilateral meetings with Macron, Merkel and Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires

While in Argentina for the upcoming G-20 Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to hold bilateral talks with France's Emmanuel Macron, China's Xi Xinpung and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Kremlin sources announced Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 13:31 UTC
Chile's carabineros freeze Jungle Commando training in Colombia

Carabineros Director General Hermes Soto Monday admitted his force would freeze the Jungle Commando training programme in Colombia. “We have no plans to continue sending people to train there,” he said.