Stories for April 16th 2019

Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Macron vows to rebuild the 850-year old Gothic Notre Dame cathedral

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame after a major fire partially destroyed the Paris landmark. Firefighters managed to save the 850-year-old Gothic building's main stone structure, including its two towers, but the spire and roof collapsed.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Argentina begins IMF approved daily auction of US$ 60m to recover Pesos

Argentina sold US$ 60 million in the foreign exchange market on Monday, traders said, marking the start of peso-buying program approved by the International Monetary Fund and aimed at bolstering government finances.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
EU and US set to begin trade talks, but farm goods remain a contentious issue

President Donald Trump and the head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, agreed last year that they wanted to reduce trade barriers. The decision by EU ministers gives the Commission authorization to conduct formal talks.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:17 UTC
Lima Group calls on the UN to prevent an escalation of Venezuela's humanitarian crisis

The Lima Group made up of mostly Latin American countries called on the United Nations on Monday to “take action” to prevent an escalation of Venezuela's humanitarian crisis.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:16 UTC
Collapsed buildings in Rio's favelas were under protection of organized crime

Brazilian authorities say they knew about structural risks in the area where a pair of buildings collapsed but were unable to act due to the threat posed by organized crime.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:14 UTC
Mothers of Mayo impede an official audit of their assets as part of a bankruptcy inquiry

The group of mothers of people who disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship sent a government official packing on Monday after he tried to conduct an audit of their assets as part of a bankruptcy investigation.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Canada joins France, Germany and Japan at the Alliance for Multilateralism

Canada has formally joined a German-French coalition aimed at saving the international world order from destruction by various world dictators and autocrats — and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:12 UTC
Mexican president announces a “Robin Hood” institute to return corruption assets to the people

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will create a “Robin Hood” institute to return to the people the ill-gotten wealth seized from corrupt politicians and gangsters.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
Pele discharged from hospital after successful surgery

Pele was released from a Sao Paulo hospital on Monday, his Brazilian doctors said, two days after the football great had surgery to remove a kidney stone. The three-time World Cup winner was admitted to the Albert Einstein hospital last Tuesday, after returning from France where he had received treatment for a urinary tract infection.
Tuesday, April 16th 2019 - 08:59 UTC
Credit risk agencies lower Brazil's growth estimates for 2019

JPMorgan Chase & Co and Barclays became the latest financial institutions to lower their estimates for Brazil’s economic growth this year, on the back of weak activity data and increased political uncertainty.