Stories for June 2019

Friday, June 14th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Bolsonaro complies with court order and apologizes to a woman lawmaker because of offensive remarks

Following on a court order, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro issued a retraction note to opposition Congresswoman Maria do Rosário (PT-RS) because of his statements about rape. During a discussion in 2003, when Bolsonaro was still congressman, he said that Mary of the Rosary “did not deserve to be raped” because she was “too ugly”.
Friday, June 14th 2019 - 04:19 UTC
Former Falklands lawmaker, Jan Cheek awarded the MBE

A former Member of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly and a Justice of the Peace for over 30 years, Islander Jan Cheek is to be awarded the MBE.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
 Argentine ex official sentenced to six years in prison for corruption

A court on Wednesday sentenced former Argentine secretary of Public Works minister Jose Lopez to six years in prison after he was caught by police trying to hide bags stuffed with US$9 million in cash at a Buenos Aires convent.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Protests in Hong Kong turn into chaotic street battling with pepper gas and rubber bullets

Hong Kong on Thursday postponed the legislative debate on the controversial extradition Bill for a second day, after a massive rally that witnessed violent clashes between protesters and the police on Wednesday. “The Legislative Council will not hold a session today to debate the Bill”, said a notice to lawmakers, without elaborating further.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Chilean copper miners on the verge of strike as of Friday

More than 3,200 workers at Chile's huge Chuquicamata copper mine plan to go on strike this week after union-management talks broke down, state-run miner Codelco - the world's largest copper producer - said on Wednesday.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Mexico presidency sells its fleet of planes to help finance curbing migration in the south of the country

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday that the sale of the former presidential jet and other aircraft from the last government would help fund efforts to curb migration under a deal struck last week with Washington.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:24 UTC
World physician leaders call for an end to government violence in Honduras

The World Medical Association has called on the President of Honduras to bring to an immediate end the use of violence against protesters striking against the government’s health and education reforms.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Wheat and barley production forecasted to increase; rains in US threaten maize crop

FAO's latest forecast for world cereal production in 2019 - available in the Cereal Supply and Demand Brief- points to an increase of 1.2 percent from the previous year to reach 2 685 million tons, a sharp downward revision from the forecast made in May when global cereal production was predicted to expand by 2.7 percent.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:17 UTC
Global food prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in May

Global food prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, pushed up by rising prices of cheese and maize due to adverse weather conditions. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly traded food commodities, averaged 172.4 points in May, up 1.2 per cent from the previous month while still 1.9 per cent below its level in May 2018.
Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Driver's mistake overturns truck and helps escape some 133 million bees

A driver error led to a truck overturning and its cargo of an estimated 133 million bees escaping in the US state of Montana, local media reported.