Stories for January 2019

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.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
US and China “miles and miles away” in resolving economic structural reforms

The United States and China are “miles and miles” from resolving trade issues but there is a fair chance the two countries will get a deal, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Brazil eliminates Mercosur symbol from new passports

Brazilian new passports will no longer have the symbol of Mercosur as currently they do together with those from the other member states, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. The announcement was made by cabinet chief Onyx Lorenzoni, during a press conference in which he anticipated the targets for the first hundred days of president Jair Bolsonaro's administration.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:22 UTC
Brexit uncertainties: Jaguar Land Rover will extend its annual shutdown

Jaguar Land Rover is to extend its annual April shutdown in car production because of uncertainties around Brexit. The UK's biggest carmaker will be idle for an extra week because of fears of disruption at its car and engine plants at Liverpool, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Queen alludes to Brexit debate: calls for “common ground” and respect for “different points of view”

The Queen has urged people to find “common ground” and to respect “different points of view”. Commentators say the remarks will be seen as referring to the Brexit debate, with MPs due to vote on the PM's deal for leaving the EU again next week.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
Goldman Sachs chief concerned with Brexit, but the main worry in China/US trade dispute

The new chief executive of Goldman Sachs says that a “difficult” Brexit will negatively affect its investment plans in the UK. David Solomon told the BBC that while there has been a hiring freeze in the UK, the bank has been adding staff in the EU over the last two years.
Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Argentina announces identification of the 107 unknown combatant, buried in the Falklands

An Argentine 18 year old conscript from the northern province of Chaco has become the 107 combatant, with remains resting at the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin, in the Falklands, to be fully identified. The announcement was made by Argentina's Human Rights Secretary, Claudio Avruj who visited the family of Ruben Horacio Gomez, in the city of Ressistencia.