Stories for October 2019

Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 09:18 UTC
EC warns Facebook, Google, Twitter: tackle fake news or face regulatory action

Facebook, Google and Twitter must do more to tackle fake news or face regulatory action, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
Four personalities of Britain's pre Christmas 12 December election

Britain's pre-Christmas election on Dec 12 could reshuffle the deck in parliament after years of gridlock over the Brexit crisis. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives will be trying to finally get a ruling majority while smaller opposition parties will want Brexit either softened or reversed.
Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 08:59 UTC
US Representatives officially recognize the “Armenian genocide”

The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday officially recognizing the “Armenian genocide,” a symbolic but unprecedented move that angered Turkey amid already-heightened tensions with Washington.
Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
With the help of anti Brexit parties, Johnson manages a snap election on 12 December

The UK is heading for an election on Dec 12, following a series of votes in the House of Commons. The campaign for a pre-Christmas poll will formally begin within days. This followed hours of intense discussions and attempted amendments, and a failed effort by the opposition Labour Party to bring the vote forward to Dec 9.
Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 08:36 UTC
Brazil has become a beacon for Big Oil foreign investment in the energy sector

When oil executives arrive in Rio de Janeiro this week for Brazil’s biennial Offshore Technology Conference, they will find themselves in Latin America’s most promising market for Big Oil by far. This signals a dramatic change from only a year ago.
Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 19:04 UTC
Start date for new flights between the Falkland Islands and São Paulo

LATAM Airlines Brazil’s new weekly flight between the Falkland Islands and São Paulo will begin operating on 20 November 2019. This service will allow passengers to make onward connections to multiple destinations in South and North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 19:02 UTC
Germany's Christian Democrats hounded by far left and far right voters

German conservative leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Monday (Oct 28) faced a rebellion by party members angry at a humiliating election result in eastern Thuringia state where the Christian Democrats (CDU) lost voters to both the far-left and far-right.
Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 18:54 UTC
Australia files lawsuit against Alphabet Google for misleading consumers on stored personal data

Australia's consumer regulator filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday, alleging it misled consumers about how it was collecting, storing and using personal location data.
Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 12:12 UTC
World Medical Association urges all governments to introduce sugar tax

In a new policy statement, the WMA calls on all national governments to reduce the affordability of added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages through a tax on sugar. The tax revenue collected should then be used for health promotion programs aimed at reducing obesity and non-communicable diseases.
Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Macri and Fernandez agree to start an orderly transition ensuring “dollars and social peace”

Argentine president Mauricio Macri and president-elect Alberto Fernandez met on Monday midmorning at Government House, Casa Rosada, to discuss terms for an orderly transition until next 10 December when the new government takes office, plus exchange names of the two teams that will be involved in the discussions.