Stories for September 17th 2019

Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 10:55 UTC
Bolsonaro leaves hospital to continue recovery at home; he will not retake office yet

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left hospital on Monday eight days after another operation on his stomach following his stabbing at a campaign rally last year.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 10:52 UTC
Maduro government in talks with a splintered group from Guaido's opposition

Venezuela's government said on Monday it was evaluating sending some of its lawmakers back to the opposition-controlled National Assembly, which President Nicolas Maduro has called an illegal institution, as part of new talks with one opposition faction.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Image of Virgin of Lujan taken to Falklands during the war to be returned at ceremony blessed by the Pope

An image of Argentina's saint patron, the Virgin of Lujan, which was carried to the Falklands during the 1982 conflict, and remained unaccounted for during years, will be returned by the United Kingdom. In retribution, the Argentine military bishop will hand a replica of the image to the head of British military chaplains in a ceremony to take place next month in the Vatican with Pope Francis blessing the images.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Brazil preparing fiscal reform and considers new value added tax at federal level

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro telephoned Economy Minister Paulo Guedes from hospital this week to express his opposition to the creation of a new “CPMF” financial transactions tax, Guedes said on Friday.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Major leak of information exposes personal data on line of almost the entire population of Ecuador

Almost the entire population of Ecuador had their personal data leaked online, security experts said on Monday, a massive breach that the government called a “very delicate” issue.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
US markets in the red following attacks on Saudi oil production

US stocks tumbled into the red on Monday as attacks on Saudi crude production and record jumps in oil prices whipped up investor anxieties about the global economy.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
US ready for a response to attack on Saudi oil facilities; China and Russia call for restrain

The United States readied its response on Monday to the “unprecedented” attack on Saudi oil facilities as President Donald Trump said Iran was likely to blame, fanning new fears of conflict in the Gulf region.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Facebook working to stop manipulation of headlines, following an incident with the UK Conservative party

Facebook said on Monday it is working to stop advertisers from changing headlines in links to news stories after concerns raised by a British political party's altering of one such link.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
African swine fever in South Korea and Japan: different strains

South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:41 UTC
Chinese mining group plans to build an US$ 2.2bn complex in Brazil

The Brazilian state of Minas Gerais has signed a protocol of intent with Sul Americana de Metais, a unit of Chinese miner Honbridge Holdings, for the construction of a 9.1 billion reais (US$ 2.2 billion) mining complex, newspaper O Estado de Sao Paulo reported.