Stories for September 6th 2019

Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Alberto Fernandez pledges to honor debts as long as it doesn't harm Argentines

Argentina's likely next president, opposition front-runner Alberto Fernandez, laid out his populist credentials during a visit to Madrid on Thursday, saying local Argentine interests would trump those of creditors and energy investors.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay farmers gathered in Montevideo to protest against the government: clashes with the police

Horses, tractors and hundreds of rural producers from all over the country gathered in front of the Uruguay Parliament on Thursday to denounce the problems that the agricultural sector is experiencing and criticize the government for not listening to the proposals of the Un Solo Uruguay (One Uruguay) movement. The political, non-partisan movement brings together producers and actors of the rural environment and the interior of the country.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Falklands' waters joint scientific cruise with Argentina to assess Southern blue whiting biomass

Argentina announced on Wednesday the start of a joint scientific cruise in Falkland Islands' waters to assess Southern blue whiting reproductive biomass, in the framework of the South West Atlantic Fisheries Commission Scientific Sub-Committee activities.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Major oil companies billions in investments incompatible with Paris climate accord, claims energy think-tank

Major oil companies have approved US$50 billion of projects since last year that will not be economically viable if governments implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, think-tank Carbon Tracker said in a report published on Friday.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Brazilian minister iterates that Brigitte Macron is in effect “truly ugly”

A Brazilian government minister said French first lady Brigitte Macron was “truly ugly” on Thursday, only days after the country's president appeared to endorse an attack on her appearance. Brazil's economy minister Paulo Guedes said he agreed with President Jair Bolsonaro's comments about Macron's looks.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Fed estimates US/China trade war could cost US$ 850bn in lost global trade

Trade policy uncertainty driven by the Trump administration's escalating dispute with China means hundreds of billions of dollars in lost U.S. output and as much as US$850 billion lost globally through early next year, research published this week by the Federal Reserve suggests.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
Desperate need for medicines, food and shelter in Bahamas ravaged by hurricane Dorian

More than 76,000 people out of a population of 395.000, could require food and other aid in the Bahamas after the Caribbean nation was ravaged by Hurricane Dorian, the UN's World Food Program said on Thursday, with eight tons of supplies ready to arrive.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 08:56 UTC
During Ivanka Trump's visit to Argentina, US announces US$ 400 million investment

The United States has approved a US$400 million highway investment in Argentina as President Donald Trump's eldest daughter Ivanka Trump visits the country on a wider tour of the region.
Friday, September 6th 2019 - 07:50 UTC
A “sheared” Johnson campaigns in Scotland; Monday he will insist again with a snap election

Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Scotland on Friday in campaign mode despite failing to call an early election after MPs this week thwarted his hardline Brexit strategy.