Stories for October 2019

Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 08:11 UTC
Chris, the Australian Merino sheep with a 41.1kg fleece has died

An Australian sheep that entered the Guinness World Records after being found with an enormously overgrown fleece has died, it was announced. Chris the merino sheep made global headlines after being found wandering alone outside Australia's capital Canberra with masses of wool sagging from its frame in 2015.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 12:12 UTC
How has the US-China trade war affected forex?

There are many factors that affect the value of currencies and influence the flow of foreign exchange, but few have a more significant impact than a trade war.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Piñera down tones language and invites opposition leaders to forge a new social contract: death toll of 12

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said on Monday evening he would meet opposition leaders to forge a “new social contract” to alleviate inequality as thousands of Chileans defied a military curfew in protest marches around the capital Santiago and several other main cities.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Argentine central bank has lost some US$ 19.500 million in reserves since 11 August

Argentine central bank international reserves stand at US$ 46.885 million following on Monday's rescue of different maturing bonds and support in the local market to help stabilize the price of the US dollar. This demanded some US$ 600 million.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Riots and arson in Bolivia to protest election results giving president Morales a fourth consecutive term

Bolivia’s electoral authority announced on Monday night that President Evo Morales was close to avoiding a runoff in his re-election bid, touching off protests by the leader’s opponents already upset by a sudden halt in the release of the vote count.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Venezuelan opposition leader holding “exploratory” talks with Russia and China

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido has asked China and Russia to help end a political crisis crippling the Latin American country during “exploratory” talks, his diplomatic representative in Brazil said on Monday.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Another Brexit vote this Tuesday; Speaker Bercow shot down Johnson's Monday attempt

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed aside yet another Brexit setback on Monday and sought again to ram through his EU divorce deal in time for next week's deadline. House of Commons speaker John Bercow shot down Johnson's second attempt on Monday to get MPs to sign off on his revised EU withdrawal terms.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Brazilian oil spill: Bolsonaro does not discard a “criminal act” designed to harm a major auction next month

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro questioned whether a far-reaching oil spill on the nation’s northeastern shore may have been a criminal act designed to harm a major oil auction scheduled for November.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Trump optimistic a partial trade deal with China will be signed next month

US President Donald Trump on Monday said progress in developing the text of a partial trade pact with China means he will likely be able to sign it next month. Trump remains upbeat on the chances Beijing and Washington will seal the mini-deal he announced earlier this month - marking a cooling-off period in the two nations' damaging trade war.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Climate change, greater threat than nuclear war, says ex Colombian president and Nobel peace laureate

The threat of climate change has overtaken the prospect of nuclear war as the most pressing concern facing humanity, a former Colombian president and Nobel peace laureate warned on Monday.