MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 18th 2019
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Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 20:57 UTC
Angry Embraer workers threaten to go on strike in Brazil
Unions representing workers at Brazil's aircraft factory Embraer are ready to go on strike indefinitely strike as salary bargaining seems to be deadlocked. The measure could start as early as next Monday, sources at the company's commercial aircraft plant in São José dos Campos confirmed on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 17:07 UTC
Trump appoints hostage crisis expert as successor to Bolton
US President Donald Trump Wednesday chose Robert C. O'Brien to replace the disgraced John Bolton as the new National Security Adviser, a position which does not require Senate confirmation.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 13:56 UTC
Spanish King calls for new elections Nov. 10 after no deal with political leaders
After a meeting Tuesday with Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and other political leaders, Spain's King Philip VI realised no negotiated solution was available to form a government and chose to call for general elections to be held November 10, it was announced. Spain is the fourth-largest economy in the euro currency zone.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 10:15 UTC
Brazil’s ex president Temer admits that Rousseff's impeachment was a “coup”
Brazil former president, Michel Temer, described for the first time the dismissal of his predecessor Dilma Rousseff as a “coup”, as the left marks the political trial that removed the ex-president of the Workers Party from power.
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Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 09:46 UTC
First-ever Falklands competition in a full sized international Cup: Hockey medallists in Miami
The Falkland Islands competed in the LATAM Cup in Coral Springs FL, for the first time ever this year and came away with two medals, one each for the under 16’s and the senior team. This is the first time the Falkland Islands has ever competed in this size of tournament and on a full-sized rink.
