Stories for March 14th 2019

Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 09:52 UTC
Argentine foreign minister receives next of kin who returned from “our Malvinas”

“I imagine you have gone through moments of great emotion in the Islands, next to the graves with the 112 full names, which until now remained unidentified”, Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie was quoted in an official release, on receiving the delegation of next of kin, on their return trip from the Falkland Islands, Wednesday evening.
Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Argentina and Colombia will host the 2020 Copa America; US proposal rejected

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has rejected a proposal from the United States and awarded the 2020 Copa America tournament to Argentina and Colombia. CONMEBOL officials meeting in Miami on Wednesday said the joint bid was accepted as a way of “bringing South American football to the fans” and would be subject to a more detailed presentation by both countries.
Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Argentina forecasted to increase the wheat area planted for the 2019/20 season

Argentina's wheat planting area will rise again in 2019/20, industry experts anticipated, which could mean another bumper harvest after a record wheat crop last season. The area could reach up to 6.9 million hectares, analysts and farmers said, which would be the fourth consecutive increase and a rise from 6.3 million hectares in the 2018/19 season when the country produced a record 19.5 million tons of wheat.
Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 09:46 UTC
China's industrial growth output fell to a 17-year low in Jan/Feb

Growth in China’s industrial output fell to a 17-year low in the first two months of the year, pointing to further weakness in the world’s second-biggest economy that is likely to trigger more support measures from Beijing.
Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 09:12 UTC
Union halts operations at Argentina's biggest gold mine

A strike at Canadian Goldcorp Inc’s Cerro Negro mine in Argentina has forced a halt to operations, the company said on Tuesday, calling the union’s action at its biggest mine illegal. Mining activities stopped when the strike by the Asociacion Obrera Minera Argentina (AOMA) union began on March 8, and processing is also now halted as surface stockpiles have run out, Vancouver-headquartered Goldcorp said in a statement.
Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
Ten killed in school shooting in Sao Paulo: six children, two teachers and two attackers

Two armed men wearing face masks entered a Brazilian elementary school on Wednesday and shot and killed at least six children who were on their snack breaks, as well as two school officials, before fatally turning their guns on themselves, police said.
Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 08:12 UTC
Relatives of identified Argentine combatants visit cemetery in Falklands; accord not to fly defaced Argentine flags

Sixty-five next of kin of Argentine combatants buried in the Falkland Islands and whose remains were recently identified, visited the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin to pay their respects and pray next to the graves of their loved ones.
Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 07:59 UTC
Brazil to discuss meat, sugar and ethanol trade with the United States

Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said that she will discuss U.S.-Brazil trade in meat, sugar and ethanol in talks next week between officials of the two countries. Dias, who will travel with President Jair Bolsonaro to the United States, said one of her priorities is to reopen the U.S. market for Brazil’s fresh beef exports, which were suspended almost two years ago over safety concerns.
Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 07:53 UTC
Beijing offers to help Venezuela restore its power grid

China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid after President Nicolas Maduro accused U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of cyber “sabotage” that plunged the South American country into its worst blackout on record.
Thursday, March 14th 2019 - 07:43 UTC
Commons will vote whether to ask EU to delay Brexit, after rejecting to leave EU without a deal

Members of Parliament will vote later on Thursday whether to ask the EU for permission to delay Brexit beyond the 29 March departure date. It comes after MPs voted on Wednesday evening to reject a no-deal Brexit under any circumstances. Prime Minister Theresa May could also make a third attempt to get her EU withdrawal deal through Parliament in the next few days.