Stories for November 2019

Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
New record high for the US dollar in Chilean markets: 820 Pesos

Chile's central bank announced a US$ 4 billion injection to stop a currency slide that saw the peso reach historic lows on successive days this week. The peso fell to 820 to the dollar at the close Thursday, breaking the 800 Pesos milestone.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Tens half blind in Chile as riot police open fire with rubber bullets close range

Running away as shots rang out, Carlos Vivanco turned to see where they were coming from. Then he felt his left eye closing and his face dripping with blood. The 18-year-old student had become one of the scores of people hit in the eyes, and in some cases blinded, by police rubber bullets in Chile's recent wave of anti-government protests.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Bolsonaro: Brazil trades with all the world and will stay out of the US/China dispute

Brazil will not get involved in a trade war, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday, after US-foes China and Russia criticized growing protectionism as the global economy slows. Bolsonaro, who has been walking a diplomatic tightrope at the BRICS summit in Brazil this week as he seeks to strengthen ties with China without upsetting key ally Donald Trump, said Brazil “trades with the entire world.”
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Germany and Brazil renew nuclear cooperation agreement; third nuclear plant to be built by 2026

Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday ignored pleas from the Green party to scrap a nuclear agreement with Brazil. “Our cooperation in this area has worked well for decades,” Parliamentary State Secretary for the Environment Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) said. “There are currently no plans to cancel the agreement.”
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
BRICS summit condemns protectionism and pledges to overcome challenges faced by multilateralism

Five of the biggest emerging economies railed against protectionism on Thursday as they vowed to overcome “significant challenges” facing multilateralism, in a swipe at US tariffs and unilateral action.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
First shipment of Vaca Muerta shale LNG to Brazil

Argentine oil company YPF SA has sold its first commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to Brazilian state energy firm Petrobras, according to media reports in Buenos Aires.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
UN chief Guterres sends Personal Envoy Jean Arnault to Bolivia

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres announced on Thursday that he ha appointed a Personal Envoy who would be travelling to Bolivia to offer support to national leaders, following the departure of former president Evo Morales.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
US/UK scientific team on major mission to the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica

Nearly 100 scientists and support staff departed this week for the most ambitious mission to date for Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Brazil discussing a trade deal with Beijing; Chinese company planning US$ 1bn investment in port

President Jair Bolsonaro and Economy Minister Paulo Guedes want to strengthen trade relations with China. Guedes said the creation of a free trade area between the two countries is under negotiation.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
State of emergency for Venice, while tourists still enjoy the “acqua alta”

Italy on Thursday declared a state of emergency for Venice after an exceptional tide surged through churches, shops and homes, causing millions of euros worth of damage to the UNESCO city.