Stories for November 2019

Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Concern in Puerto Rico following Royal Caribbean announced cancelling of 90 cruise visits

Cruise ship visits to San Juan, Puerto Rico are being canceled for the 2020-21 season due to the privatization of the cruise port. According to the local newspaper, El Nuevo Día, Royal Caribbean is canceling 90 calls to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the 2020 and 2021 season. The news was released by Fermin Fontanez, the director of the Authority for Public-Private Partnerships that these cancellations would happen.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Furious ladies take to the streets of Mexico City on the Day to Eliminate Violence against Women

Demonstrators smashed windows, spray-painted monuments and clashed with riot police on Monday on Mexico City's main avenue to protest Mexican authorities' failure to stop a spiral of violence against women.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
One Ocean Expeditions cancels fourth voyage, an 11-day Falklands itinerary scheduled for December

One Ocean Expeditions, the beleaguered arctic operator that has been cancelling itineraries as it goes through a “difficult period of restructuring,” has canceled a fourth voyage, according to travel agency Swoop Antarctica.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Bolivia names its first ambassador to United States in eleven years

Bolivia appointed its first ambassador to the United States in 11 years on Tuesday, officials said, as the interim government resets the country's foreign policy after the departure of Evo Morales.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Death rate increase among working age Americans: stress, health care costs...?

After rising for decades, life expectancy in the U.S. decreased for three straight years, driven by higher rates of death among middle-aged Americans, a new study suggests.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Indonesia rainforest fires more toxic and extended than blazes in the Amazon, EU claims

Fires that destroyed Indonesian rainforests pumped out more carbon dioxide than the blazes in the Amazon this year, according to the European Union's atmosphere observation program.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Boris Johnson is “dangerous and unfit for office”, claims Scottish leader Sturgeon calling for a vote to “escape Brexit”

Scotland's leader Nicola Sturgeon is to accuse Prime Minister Boris Johnson of being “dangerous and unfit for office” as she launches the SNP's election manifesto. The SNP leader will say that a vote for her party on 12 December will be a vote to “escape Brexit and put Scotland's future in Scotland's hands”.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Falklands to invest £2.5 million in upgrading jetties and ramps in fifteen islands

The Falkland Islands government has announced a three-year program to repair and upgrade jetties and ramps in fifteen locations. The program was approved by the Islands' Executive Council which is estimated to have a cost of £2.5 million.
Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
Abu Dhabi's Premier League Manchester City worth US$ 4.8 billion

The owner of English Premier League champions Manchester City is selling a US$500 million stake to private equity firm Silver Lake, valuing the football club's owner at US$4.8 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 15:51 UTC
Teenager, symbol of ongoing protests in Colombia dies of injuries by a teargas canister

A teenager who became a symbol of ongoing protests in Colombia when he was injured by a teargas canister died of his wounds late on Monday, after President Ivan Duque met with unions and business leaders on the fifth straight day of demonstrations.