Stories for August 2019

Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 09:22 UTC
Trump consoled victims in Ohio and Texas but also faced protestors demanding gun control

President Donald Trump consoled victims of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas on Wednesday but faced protesters demanding gun control and denouncing what they say is his extremist rhetoric on race and immigration.
Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 08:49 UTC
Punta Arenas optimistic about the coming 2019/20 cruise season

Punta Arenas port authorities, in the extreme south of Chile, are optimistic about the coming cruise season and its impact on the local economy.
Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
Hero reception in Colombia for Bernal, winner of the Tour de France

The Colombian city of Zipaquirá has welcomed home local hero Egan Bernal, 10 days after he won the Tour de France. Last month the 22-year-old became the first Colombian to win cycling's most prestigious race - and its youngest champion in 110 years. Thousands of people gathered in the town's central square as early as 05:00.
Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 06:58 UTC
Auto production in Brazil jumps, but exports to Argentina are down 38.4%

Automobile production in Brazil jumped 14.2% and sales grew 9.1% in July from June, the best performance for the month since 2014, the national automakers’ association Anfavea said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Brazil's record on pesticides and weed killers could create problems for the Mercosur/EU trade agreement

Brazil's agriculture minister on Tuesday defended a record number of pesticide and weedkiller approvals this year, saying the government was not “putting poison on anyone's plate.”
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Trump will appeal to “every appropriate tool” to end the Maduro regime

The White House said on Tuesday it would use “every appropriate tool” to end the presidency of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro after President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on the country's US-based assets.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Trump vows to protect US farmers against China and promises further aid

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to protect US farmers against China by signaling to provide further aid if needed, a day after Chinese firms stopped agricultural purchases and Beijing threatened more tariffs on US farm products.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Applications for Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK open until 5 November

The British Embassy has announced that applications for Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK are open until 5 November 2019.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Cuba to defend itself in US court against oil giant ExxonMobil

Cuba announced on Tuesday it would defend itself in US court against oil giant ExxonMobil, which has accused two companies on the island nation of “unlawful trafficking” of its assets after Fidel Castro's 1959 communist revolution.
Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
El Paso residents tell Trump he is not welcome and to stay away

Residents in majority-Hispanic El Paso told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stay away amid fury over his anti-immigration rhetoric as he struggles to unite the country in the wake of mass shootings that killed 32 people.