Stories for April 2019

Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 05:03 UTC
Argentine businessman accused of tax evasion and fleeing from Justice caught in Belize

Argentina's “King of Meat”, the businessman Alberto Samid, was arrested Friday in the tiny Caribbean nation of Belize after fleeing Argentina in late March.
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 12:24 UTC
Brexit tariffs' scare: 21.000 tons of Falklands Loligo en route to Galicia

Reefers loaded with Falklands' Loligo are rushing to Vigo most concerned about what will happen on April 12, when Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union, either with a hard Brexit or agree to further negotiations with EU and an extension period. In the first case Spanish companies in Galicia fear they might have to pay millions in EU tariffs
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 11:20 UTC
Thousands of followers rallied to support ex president Lula da Silva outside his prison

Several thousand supporters of former Brazilian president Lula Inacio da Silva rallied on Sunday outside the prison where he has now been held for a year, as they demanded his release and chanted slogans against current leader Jair Bolsonaro.
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 11:06 UTC
Football legend Pele returns to Brazil after been discharged from Paris hospital

Brazilian football legend Pele, who has been in hospital in Paris, will return to Brazil on Monday, his advisor announced. “We're going back to Sao Paulo on Monday,” said the advisor, without providing any more details.
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 10:57 UTC
Grain loaders say the collapse of a bridge in north Brazil will not impact harvest transport

Hidrovias do Brasil SA, a Brazilian logistics company, said the collapse of a bridge on the Moju River in Pará state on Saturday will not have any impact on its operations in the region, according to a statement on Sunday.
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 10:40 UTC
Argentine soy harvest with “excellent” yields expected to reach 53 million tons

Argentina's soy harvest has progressed at a brisk pace over recent days, showing “excellent” yields that could push the crop higher than the currently forecast 53 million tons, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in a report last week.
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 10:18 UTC
Barking drones in New Zealand to help herd sheep: much cheaper than Border Collies

Farmers in New Zealand have found a new way to herd their sheep. They are now herding sheep with a drone, the DJ1 Mavic 2 Enterprise, outfitted with a speaker that barks like a dog. The farmers say that a single drone can do the work of multiple dogs. Check out the video below for the drone in action and some of the other sounds effects the farmers use.
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 10:00 UTC
Bolsonaro's first 100 days: not much to show and but his lack of government experience

President Jair Mesias Bolsonaro decision to mark the symbolic milestone of 100 days in office next Wednesday has come with not few comments: analysts say the euphoria of his October victory that ended decades of centre-left rule is evaporating.
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Dogs in UK have killed sheep and farm animals worth £3.5m; calls for updating legislation

The insurance company NFU Mutual is calling on the UK government to update the Dangerous Dogs Act because of soaring attacks on farm animals. The company is part of the Livestock Worrying Police Working Group which wants higher fines and restrictions on dogs being let loose.
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into force

The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) has come into force in central London. Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles are being charged to enter the congestion zone area at any time. Transport for London (TfL) hopes the move will reduce the number of polluting cars in the capital, and estimates that about 40,000 vehicles will be affected every day.