Stories for 2018

Saturday, April 21st 2018 - 06:31 UTC
Unasur under pressure: six nations, including Brazil and Argentina, suspend their memberships

Half of the nations belonging to Unasur, a South American bloc set up a decade ago to counter U.S. sway in the region, have decided to suspend their membership, a Brazilian official announced on Friday.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 13:45 UTC
Falklands celebrates the growing success of the tourism industry

Government House was a welcoming venue on Tuesday night for the presentation of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board’s annual awards. In addition to the hopeful contenders from across the industry there were most of the 28 newly qualified tour guides waiting to receive certificates.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:51 UTC
European Court of Justice rules airlines must compensate passengers for delays and cancellations

The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that airlines must compensate their passengers for flight delays and cancellations, even though the reason for this was a strike by airline staff. The airlines are now facing a wave claims, because this ruling applies to all previous airline strikes and new ones.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:46 UTC
Salisbury nerve gas incident: Uruguay rejects US suggestion to expel Russian diplomats

Washington’s request that other countries also expel Russian diplomats is improper, Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa said. “I did not take this request well, I said it was improper and it should not have been made,” the top diplomat said as cited by the El Pais newspaper.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:39 UTC
Facebook changes terms of privacy protection

Facebook has changed its terms of service, meaning 1.5 billion members will not be protected under tough new privacy protections coming to Europe. The move comes as the firm faces a series of questions from lawmakers and regulators around the world over its handling of personal data.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
Mexico bans government institutions from doing business with Odebrecht

Mexico has banned federal institutions and state governments from doing business with Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht for the next 2-1/2 years, and fined the company around US$ 60 million, the government said.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:24 UTC
Lopez Obrador closer to the Mexican presidency: 22 percentage points ahead of his closest rival

Mexico’s frontrunner has just clocked a new milestone in his race toward the presidency, distancing himself from his rivals by 22 percentage points in a new poll ahead of the July 1 election.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:23 UTC
Nazi submarine wreck off Denmark torpedoes theory that Hitler fled to Argentina

A missing World War Two U-boat—which has long been rumored to have carried Nazi leaders to South America as the Third Reich collapsed—has been found off the coast of Denmark. The U-3523 submarine, a cutting-edge vessel developed at the very end of the war, was discovered at a depth of around 400 feet, 10 nautical miles north of the Danish Coast, by researchers at Sea War Museum Jutland.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:19 UTC
WTO backing for Brazil in the aircraft manufacturing subsidies dispute with Canada

Brazil has secured World Trade Organization backing to press its claims against Canada in a dispute over what it says are unfair subsidies for Bombardier Inc.’s CSeries jets, a preliminary WTO ruling published this week showed.
Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:13 UTC
Brazilian ex Justice and only black member of the high court, considers running for president

Members of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) celebrated on Thursday their newest member, potential presidential candidate and former Supreme Court Justice Joaquim Barbosa, whose debut in a national poll stoked hopes for his potential.