Stories for January 25th 2019

Friday, January 25th 2019 - 20:45 UTC
Brazil's First lady will be examined for suspicious transaction

Michelle Bolsonaro, first lady of Brazil, will be subjected to an examination of the Brazilian treasury within an investigation into a series of suspicious transactions involving the president's eldest son, Valor newspaper reported Friday.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 15:53 UTC
Venezuela: Russia offers to mediate between Maduro and the transition government

Russia joined on Friday to countries that offered to safeguard peaceful mediation between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and the President of the National Assembly, proclaimed interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó. The government of Vladimir Putin said that they are prepared to cooperate with all global forces acting responsibly, RIA news agency reported.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 10:15 UTC
Russia, China and Turkey in support for Maduro as they warn Washington not to intervene

Russia on Thursday accused the United States of trying to usurp power in Venezuela and warned against a military intervention by confronting Washington and the European Union, which backed protests against one of Moscow's closest allies, Venezuelan partial recognized President Nicolás Maduro.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 10:10 UTC
Argentine twelve-month economic activity to November contracts 7.5%

Economic activity in Argentina slumped 7.5% in November, the INDEC statistic bureau reported on Thursday. The comparative drop in activity from November 2017 and November last year was the most significant since June 2009's eight per cent slump.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 10:07 UTC
Hantavirus outbreak in Argentine Patagonia: WHO news alert

At least eleven people have died in Argentina after becoming infected with hantavirus, a disease carried by rats and other rodents, according to a news alert from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Premier Oil shares up on appraisal of its Zama deposit appraisal in Mexico

Premier Oil shares were up on Thursday after the company updates the market on the successful completion of part of its Zama well appraisal program in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the update, the appraisal revealed 152 metres of net pay encountered above the oil water contact.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
CNN Brazil will dispute a place in Latin America's largest TV market

With the launch of CNN Brazil, Latin America's biggest TV market is set to be roiled by the entry of a powerful new player looking to challenge the dominance of current leader Globo News. Its arrival, announced this month, comes at a high-voltage time for Brazil as it undergoes an abrupt swerve to the right under President Jair Bolsonaro, a pro-business ultraconservative who took office at the beginning of January.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Foggy burial for Bolsonaro's promises of a transparency era

Brazil's new far-right government on Thursday gave hundreds more public servants the power to keep official records from the public for decades by labeling them “secret” and “ultra-secret.” Vice President Hamilton Mourao, standing in while President Jair Bolsonaro was at the World Economic Forum in Davos, signed the decree expanding exceptions within the 2011 transparency law.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Falklands Chief Executive contract extended for a year

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has confirmed that Barry Rowland has agreed a year-long contract extension as Chief Executive, taking his term of employment to October 2020.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
US economy showing best employment numbers in almost half a century

The number of United States citizens filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to more than a 49-year low last week, but the drop likely overstates the health of the labour market as claims for several states including California were estimated.