Stories for March 2019

Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:28 UTC
Maracaná stadium returns to the government of Rio do Janeiro; private contract cancelled

Rio de Janeiro state says it is taking over the running of Brazil's Maracanã stadium, canceling the contract of a private consortium. Governor Wilson Witzel said the decision would take effect on 17 April but would not disrupt football matches.
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:17 UTC
 Brazil's Vale iron ore miner ordered to suspend operations in two more dams

Brazilian court has ordered Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, to suspend operations at two more dams, demanding that it prove the structures are stable. The court decision dated Friday is the latest in a series of orders forcing Vale to halt operations at various dams that contain the muddy detritus of mining operations after one such barrier collapsed in January, killing some 300 people.
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 08:08 UTC
Spanish and Swiss companies win rights to operate key Brazilian airport groups

Spain’s Aena SME SA and Switzerland’s Flughafen Zuerich AG last Friday won the right to operate two key Brazilian airport groups, in one of the first tests of President Jair Bolsonaro’s ability to draw foreign investment.
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 06:57 UTC
Ex Peruvian president spends a night in California jail for drunkenness

Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, who is facing extradition from the United States over corruption charges, was briefly jailed for public intoxication after getting drunk in a California restaurant, local police said on Monday.
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 06:36 UTC
Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris, world's most expensive cities according to EIU

Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris have been named the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates to live in, according to a survey of 133 cities released on Tuesday by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 06:16 UTC
IMF commends Argentina's stabilization efforts, releases next US$ 10.8bn, but also demands more austerity

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Roberto Cardarelli visited Argentina during February 11–22, 2019 to conduct discussions on the Third Review of Argentina’s IMF-supported program under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Talks continued in Washington DC after the end of the mission.
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 05:52 UTC
Guaidó's representatives move into Venezuela offices in Washington and New York

Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have taken control of three of the country's diplomatic properties in the United States, Guaido's US envoy said on Monday, as the opposition presses its bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro.
Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 05:44 UTC
Brexit turmoil: Speaker rules out third vote unless Mrs. May's deal is re-submitted in fundamentally different form

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans were thrown into further turmoil on Monday when the speaker of parliament ruled that she could not put her divorce deal to a new vote unless it was re-submitted in a fundamentally different form.
Monday, March 18th 2019 - 12:40 UTC
Falklands to undertake a lifestyle and overall health survey

The Falkland Islands government Public Health Advisor, Carol Morrison, is set to launch a survey this week to gather data on the community’s lifestyle habits, perceptions of health, access to health care and barriers to health.
Monday, March 18th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Bolsonaro in Washington, meets Trump on Tuesday: closer political collaboration and Venezuela in the agenda

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Washington on Sunday to meet with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, and cement a conservative-populist alliance that, in part, aims to ramp up pressure on Venezuela.