MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 15th 2019
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Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 08:41 UTC
China's trade figures point reveals a strong weakening of the economy, and global demand
Chinese exports saw the steepest fall for two years in December, according to the latest trade figures. Exports from China fell 4.4% last month compared with the year before, while imports fell 7.6%. The figures indicate a further weakening in the strength of the world's second biggest economy and sent Asian stock markets lower on Monday.
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Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 08:36 UTC
Bolsonaro pensions reforms aim to save some US$ 270bn in ten years
Far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s new government wants to save 1 trillion Rreais (some US$ 269.48 billion) over 10 years via pension reforms economists say are vital to undo the growing fiscal deficit, a Brazilian newspaper reported on Monday.
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Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 07:17 UTC
Busy weekend for Ushuaia: seven cruise vessels and 12.000 visitors
Busy weekend for Ushuaia with seven cruise vessels and some 12.000 visitors, including passengers and crew members. According to port authorities, the vessels calling were the Celebrity Eclipse, Star Princess, Norwegian plus Le Boreal, Ortelius and Island Sky.
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Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 06:53 UTC
Falklands in The New York Times list of Places to Visit
On 9 January, The New York Times published a multimedia report with a list of 52 Places to visit in the world. In position 23 figures the Falkland Islands with the following description, emphasizing, “five kinds of penguins easier to reach”. The report is credited to Nell McShane Wulfhart.
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Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 06:25 UTC
Falkland Islands strengthens its air service with new aircraft and avionics
The Falkland Islands government air service, FIGAS, has incorporated on lease a Britten-Norman Islander aircraft for the inter-islands air service during the current summer season. Likewise another new aircraft has been ordered, scheduled to be delivered next July, as well as four new engines for the FIGAS fleet of Briten-Norman Islanders.
