Stories for August 27th 2019

Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 20:55 UTC
Fernandez tells the mining industry that exports are “the only solution” for Argentina

Argentina's opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez told mining companies and governors from key mining provinces on Monday that exports were “the only solution” for Argentina, his coalition said.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 20:52 UTC
IMF meets Argentine opposition leader: “constructive talks”, but the Fund is blamed for the current situation

A team from the International Monetary Fund met on Monday with opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez, the front-runner for October's presidential election, according to a spokesman for Fernandez.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 11:47 UTC
Argentina and Brazil replacing US as main soybean suppliers of China

Amid trade tensions with the US, China's July soybean imports from Argentina increased 328% month on month and 269% year on year to 1.07 million metric tons, according to customs data.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 10:56 UTC
Argentines fear of a repeat of the “corralitos” of 1989 and 2002

It happened in 1989. It happened in 2002. Argentines who are old enough to remember do not want to go through it again.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Brazil rejects G7 aid, and tells Macron to reforest Europe and to look after world heritage sites

Brazil rejected aid from G7 countries to fight wildfires in the Amazon, with a top official telling French President Emmanuel Macron to take care of “his home and his colonies.”
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Brazil's Bolsonaro rating collapses, according to latest opinion polls

The approval rating of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s government has plunged to 29.4% in August from 38.9% in February, according to a poll published on Monday that showed a majority of Brazilians are unhappy with his performance.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
G7 summit pledges US$ 20 million for firefighting planes to tackle Amazon blazes

The G7 will give US$20 million (€18 million) to send firefighting planes to tackle the blazes engulfing parts of the Amazon, the presidents of France and Chile said on Monday.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Hundreds of new fires in the Brazilian Amazon, despite military aircraft dumping water

Hundreds of new fires have flared up in the Amazon in Brazil, data showed on Monday, even as military aircraft dumped water over hard-hit areas and G7 nations pledged to help combat the blazes.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Brazilian women ashamed of their president, Macron replies to Bolsonaro's mock of French First Lady

Brazilian women are probably ashamed of President Jair Bolsonaro, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, hitting back after the Brazilian leader mocked Macron’s wife on Facebook.
Tuesday, August 27th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
France and US reach a deal on taxing big internet companies

France and the United States have reached a deal to end a standoff over a French tax on big internet companies, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to hit back with tariff action after France passed a law earlier this year that would impose a 3% tax on revenues earned on digital services in France.