Stories for November 2019

Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Spanish Supreme Court issues international warrants for ex Catalan officials

Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday issued international arrest warrants for three former Catalan regional government officials who fled abroad after the failed independence bid of 2017, court documents showed. A similar arrest warrant was issued on Oct 14 for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, just hours after the Supreme Court handed long jail terms to nine other separatist leaders on charges of sedition.
Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
China will resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, PM Trudeau announces

China has agreed to resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday, signaling a breakthrough in their tense relations.
Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
WHO recommends 15 minutes daily walking to improve productivity and life expectancy

The world economy could be boosted by as much as US$100 billion a year if employers successfully encouraged their staff to meet World Health Organization guidelines on exercise, according to an analysis of the economic impact of the activity.
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 20:37 UTC
Google data center project in Uruguay under way

Google plans to build a data centre for storage and server management within Uruguay's Science Park in the Canelones area, it was announced. It will be Google's second such facility in Latin America, the other one being in Chile.
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Fernandez with Lopez Obrador, “satisfied in meeting with someone who thinks so similarly to me”

Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernández met with his Mexican soon-to-be counterpart on Monday seeking to boost bilateral and regional cooperation in his first foreign trip since winning election last month.
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Malvinas “Virgin of Lujan” image finally arrives to Buenos Aires

An image of Argentina Patroness, the Virgin of Lujan which was left behind by the Argentine soldiers at the end of the Falklands/Malvinas war, and was recently returned by the United Kingdom and blessed by Pope Francis in the Vatican, finally arrived in Buenos Aires early morning Monday, 37 years after the conflict was over.
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Three weeks of protests and looting in Chile: demands for a new constitution and a change in the political system

Protesters in Chile clashed with police, looted stores and endured a strong earthquake at the close of a huge rally kicking off the third week of anti-government demonstrations that have sparked deadly unrest. In effect as protestors promised it was a “super Monday”, rather a heck of a Monday.
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:46 UTC
Bolsonaro's new measures to tackle budget deficit face a reluctant Congress

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will try to build momentum for his government's market-friendly reforms on Tuesday, proposing new measures to tackle a budget deficit that are likely to be met with skepticism among lawmakers.
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Falklands extends duration of Rockhopper and Argos Resources oil exploration licenses

Rockhopper Exploration PLC said on Monday that the Falkland Islands government has extended the duration of the PL032 Discovery Area License until May 1, 2021, with no additional license commitments.
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Protests all over the world: are we witnessing an emerging global society?

By Gwynne Dyer – Journalists don’t just travel in packs; they write in packs, too. And what they’re writing this week is endless pipe-sucking ruminations about what’s driving the seemingly synchronized outbreak of protests in a large number of very different countries around the world.