Stories for November 2019

Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 08:57 UTC
Australia lifts fire danger to “catastrophic” and closes schools in the southeast

More than 100 schools in Australia's southeast were closed on Wednesday and officials warned people in high-risk zones to be ready to evacuate as forecast high temperatures risked opening up a new front in raging bushfires.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 08:49 UTC
FBI regrets not having acted more swiftly in the intellectual property dispute with Beijing

The FBI wished it had taken swifter action as Beijing recruited US-based researchers to transfer intellectual property from American laboratories, a senior official at the agency said on Tuesday during Senate testimony.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 08:42 UTC
French minister meets northeast Brazil states governors to discuss sustainable development

French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, met on Tuesday in Paris with the Brazilian governors of the nine states of the consortium for sustainable development in the northeast of the country.
Wednesday, November 20th 2019 - 07:25 UTC
One for the French ducks: court rules they can carry on quacking

The ducks on a small French smallholding may carry on quacking, a French court ruled on Tuesday, rejecting a neighbor's complaint that the birds' racket was making their life a misery.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 23:41 UTC
Uruguay presidential elections: Lacalle Pou would widely win, according to polls

After a long election campaign, Uruguayans live the last days before the second round of the presidential elections, which will take place on Sunday, November 24. The latest polls before the ballotage positions the nationalist Luis Lacalle Pou as the next president of the country, breaking the hegemony of the left that the Frente Amplio (Broad Front) imposed in the last 15 years.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Falklands/Sao Paulo air link: Argentina requests “most discretion” from Brazil

Argentina has requested “most discretion” for the coming Wednesday air link and first flight between Sao Paulo and the Falkland Islands, suggesting no officials be present at the departure. The news was revealed by one of Brazil's main dailies and allegedly the request arrived through informal diplomatic channels from the Argentine foreign ministry.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 09:09 UTC
Two million Argentines will be entitled to a “food stamps” system

An estimated two million Argentines will be entitled to a foods stamp system to be implemented as part of the plan to fight hunger of the next government headed by president-elect Alberto Fernandez.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Bolivia considering a “supreme decree” to call for fresh presidential elections

Bolivia's interim government is looking to conduct presidential elections as the country is locked in political unrest after the resignation of Evo Morales, an official said on Monday. A possible option would be to issue a “supreme decree”, which bypasses Congress.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Maduro publicly thanks God for the all mighty dollar as an escape valve for Venezuela's economy

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro embraced the currency of his bitter rival the United States on Sunday, calling it an “escape valve” that can help the country weather its economic crisis amid U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing him from power.
Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 08:34 UTC
Chile's GDP expands 3.3% in 3Q, but prospects for 4Q are discouraging

Chile's gross domestic product grew 3.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019 compared with a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday. The market had predicted relatively strong growth during the July through September period, citing improving prospects for the country's all-important mining industry.