Stories for 2018

Sunday, August 19th 2018 - 18:26 UTC
Complications for the diaspora: Venezuelans can only flee with a passport to Peru or Ecuador

The Ministry of the Interior of Peru has announced that as of the dawn of next Saturday, August 25, Venezuelans will be required to present their passport to be admitted to the country. This measure coincides with that taken by Ecuador this week when it reached record figures in the entry of Venezuelan citizens in that country. The National Superintendency of Migrations of Peru recorded last Saturday the largest number of Venezuelan citizens who entered the country in a single day: more than 5,100.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 08:13 UTC
Donald Trump wants US companies 'to stop quarterly reporting & go to a six month system'

Donald Trump has called for US companies to issue financial reports just twice a year rather than four times. The US President said he has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to consider altering rules requiring firms to report every quarter.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 08:00 UTC
Holland opens its first self recycle offshore dairy farm in the port of Rotterdam

The world's first offshore dairy farm opens in the Port of Rotterdam this year, with the aim of helping the city produce more of its own food sustainably. A Dutch property company, Beladon, is launching the world's first “floating farm” in a city port.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 07:52 UTC
Punta Arenas 2018/19 cruise season expects 138 calls and 89.100 visitors

The extreme south Chile 2018/2019 cruise season, which includes mainly Punta Arenas, plus Puerto Natales and Puerto Williams, is expected to take off next September 15 and will extend until 29 March 2019, as reported by the Austral Port Enterprise, EPAustal
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 07:38 UTC
UN Human Rights Committee asks Lula be allowed to exercise political rights

The United Nations Human Rights Committee, a panel of independent experts, on Friday said it had requested that the Brazilian government allow imprisoned former president Lula da Silva to exercise his political rights as a presidential candidate.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 07:20 UTC
The 97th Argentine combatant buried in the Falklands has been identified

The 97th Argentine combatant, whose remains are buried as an unknown soldier at the Argentine military cemetery, Falkland Islands, has been identified, according to the official announcement, on Friday, from the Argentine Human Rights Secretariat.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 07:00 UTC
Macri anticipates more Argentines will fall into poverty this year

More Argentines are likely living in poverty now compared with last year, President Mauricio Macri said on Friday, as the country's economy slides toward recession following a currency crisis and a severe drought that harmed farm output.
Saturday, August 18th 2018 - 06:50 UTC
Brazil's premium on ethanol will have India become the world's largest sugar producer

Brazil will likely step down to become the world's second-largest sugar producer on low global sugar prices and higher profitability and strong demand for ethanol, according to a report by Brazilian consulting company JOB Economia e Planejamento.
Friday, August 17th 2018 - 12:33 UTC
Google employees protest plans for a “censored search engine” in China

Hundreds of Google employees have written to the company to protest against plans to launch a “censored search engine” in China. They said the project raised “urgent moral and ethical questions” and urged the firm to be more transparent.
Friday, August 17th 2018 - 11:01 UTC
Argentina offering reward for the recovery of assets from corruption scheme

Argentina is offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of money from a case in which former President Cristina Fernandez is accused of leading a corruption scheme involving officials and business leaders.