Stories for June 2019

Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Brazil central bank denies plans for a monetary union with Argentina

Brazil’s central bank has denied any planning is underway to create a monetary union with Argentina, after a spokesman for the government in Buenos Aires said on Thursday it was the case.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 09:09 UTC
Homophobic attack in London bus against gay couple; Chris is from US and Melaina, Uruguay

Two women who were left covered in blood following a homophobic attack on a bus have said they will not be cowed into hiding their sexuality. Melania Geymonat, 28, from Uruguay and Chris, 29, US citizen say they were attacked by several males on the top deck of a London night bus in the early hours of 30 May after they refused to kiss one other.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Venezuela and Cuba make a display of unity with Cabello's visit to Havana

Venezuela's ruling Socialist Party Vice President Diosdado Cabello met with Cuban government officials on Friday during a trip to Havana in a show of unity even as Cuba is being courted to help resolve the political crisis facing its ally.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 08:08 UTC
US Department of Agriculture confirms discovery of unapproved GM wheat plants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 08:01 UTC
Venezuelan oppostion has no plans for a new round of talks in Norway, says Guaido

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Friday that the opposition does not currently plan to join a new round of talks in Norway with representatives of President Nicolas Maduro, after mediation efforts collapsed last month without a deal.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:55 UTC
Johnson wins lawsuit brought by Remain campaigners: Judges agree it was politically motivated

Former foreign minister Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to replace Theresa May as Britain's prime minister, on Friday won his bid to block a lawsuit accusing him of knowingly lying during the Brexit referendum campaign. The decision removes a hurdle for Johnson in his leadership bid, with his lawyers persuading a London court that the private prosecution was “politically motivated and vexatious”.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:53 UTC
US economy creates less jobs than forecasted in May; unemployment remains at its lowest in 50 years

 The US economy created far fewer jobs than expected last month and wages also rose less than forecast. Some 75,000 jobs were created in May rather than the 185,000 expected by analysts, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:49 UTC
Brazilian military do not exclude having 5G mobile Huawei technology

Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao on Friday told journalists that the government will not exclude Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co from operating a fifth-generation (5G) mobile telecoms network in Latin America's largest economy.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:46 UTC
Ecuador denies extradition of US citizen charged with trying to defraud Facebook's Zuckenberg

Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno has blocked the extradition to the United States of a New York man charged with trying to defraud Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg, according to a document obtained by Reuters.
Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 07:42 UTC
Putin and Xi call for a rethinking of the US dollar role in global trade

China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin hit back at US global economic dominance on Friday as they took the stage together at Russia's showcase business forum.