Stories for October 2019

Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Rioting in Bolivia to protest Electoral Tribunal “manipulations” which favor a first round win for Evo Morales

Arson attacks, rioting, looting on Tuesday has extended to several Bolivian cities to protest the results of the country's presidential election process on Sunday, particularly since an oddly delayed official quick count showed President Evo Morales near an outright first-round victory — even as a more formal tally tended to show him heading for a risky runoff.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
China attacks Western hypocrisy equaling Hong Kong with Chile and Catalonia situations

China is seizing on violent protests in Europe and South America to bolster its condemnation of demonstrations in Hong Kong and defend its handling of the unrest.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Bolivian president agrees with OAS a full recount of Sunday's presidential votes

Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro has accepted the Bolivian government’s invitation to carry out an audit of the recent presidential election in the country, amid controversies over the results.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Conservative Catholics disrupt Vatican Amazon synod and dump in the Tiber “pagan” idols

The Vatican on Tuesday accused ultra-conservative Catholic social media of fomenting hate, a day after militants stole statues they considered pagan idols from a church and dumped them in the Tiber river.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Mexican elite forces sent to Culiacan where El Chapo's son cartel forced the army to retreat

Mexico sent in special forces troops to patrol a northern city in the wake of a cartel assault that freed Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s son in a hail of bullets and also won a U.S. promise to help stop gun-smuggling at their shared border.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil has collected 600 tons of oil from the spill along northeastern beaches

Brazil has collected more 600 tons of oil from its northeastern beaches since Sept. 12, the government said, more than double an estimate of oil and sand collected by state-run oil company Petrobras.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:40 UTC
German farmers protest new agricultural policy which promotes organic practices

Thousands of farmers drove their tractors into German cities on Tuesday, in protest at the government's new agricultural policies which they say will hurt their livelihoods and make them scapegoats for climate change.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:37 UTC
Russian navy has discovered five new islands revealed by melting ice in the Arctic

Russia's navy said on Tuesday it had discovered five new islands revealed by melting glaciers in the remote Arctic. An expedition in August and September charted the islands, which have yet to be named and were previously hidden under glaciers, said the head of the northern fleet, Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseyev.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:28 UTC
EC's Tusk will recommend EU leaders to grant a Brexit extension

European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday he will recommend EU leaders grant another Brexit extension, hours after British MPs rejected Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to force his divorce deal through parliament this week.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 08:58 UTC
Major pre-salt oilfields auction could raise some US$ 50 billion for Brazil

An auction next month of oilfields in Brazil may be the priciest ever held, raising at least US$ 50 billion in licensing fees and compensation. Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell Plc and other energy giants are set to vie for deep-sea deposits that could hold 15 billion barrels of oil, almost twice as much as Norway’s reserves.