Stories for September 30th 2019

Monday, September 30th 2019 - 18:56 UTC
Chancellor of the Exchequer insists UK leaves the EU on October 31

The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on Oct. 31, hopefully with a deal, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid said on Monday. “Hopefully we leave with a deal,” Javid told ITV. “If we cannot strike a deal, I think it is important to leave in any case and leave with no deal. It is not perfect but it is appropriate that we leave on the 31st.”
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:49 UTC
Macri launches his presidential campaign convinced “Yes, I can win”

Argentina’s embattled President Mauricio Macri took to the streets on Saturday with a defiant message: “Yes we can,” he told crowds of supporters in Buenos Aires as he looks to launch an unlikely comeback ahead of general elections next month.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Dry weather threatens 20% of Argentine winter and summer crops

Dry weather in Argentina is hitting the outlooks for wheat and corn crops, local climate experts said, while low-cost soy is being supported by growers looking to hedge their bets with political uncertainty rising ahead of October's presidential vote.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:18 UTC
Major oil spill along the Brazilian coastline of eight states, 3.000 kilometers

An oil spill has contaminated beaches and coastline across eight Brazilian states, the country’s environment agency said, although authorities are still stumped as to its origin.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:13 UTC
Petrobras to concentrate on reducing debt load and deep water exploration

Petrobras’ administration board has approved an update to its plan for the next five years that is expected to call for the state-run oil and gas company to dump its gas distribution and transport business, its fertilizer business, and its LPG and biodiesel business, according to media reports.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:09 UTC
Retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy, but will continue in Latin America

Fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday as it joined a growing list of brick-and-mortar players who have succumbed to the onslaught of e-commerce.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:03 UTC
Brazil's ex chief prosecutor admits wanting to kill one of the Justices for smearing his daughter

A judge in Brazil has issued a restraining order against a former attorney general after he admitted carrying a gun inside the Supreme Court to kill one of the justices. Rodrigo Janot served as chief public prosecutor for four years until 2017.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 07:08 UTC
Malvinas carved plaque inaugurated at Casa Rosada

The Argentine government honoured Malvinas war Veterans with a ceremony at Government House, Casa Rosada, where a plaque with the Falkland Islands contour was unveiled together with an inscription underlining the valor of the combatants in their determination to recover the South Atlantic Islands.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 06:52 UTC
Malvinas Veterans Office created by the Macri administration

Argentina has created a Coordination Office for Malvinas War Veterans, the first such office since the end of the 1982 conflict, when Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands and were defeated 74 days later.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 06:41 UTC
Argentine ruling coalition wins election in Mendoza, but keeps Macri well away

The province of Mendoza has delivered to the Argentine ruling coalition of president Mauricio Macri a much needed great stimulus with its landslide governorship victory.