Stories for November 2019

Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Bolsonaro sends bill to protect police and soldiers who kill on the line of duty

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday sent a proposal to Congress that seeks to offer greater protection to police and soldiers who kill while on specific operations, known as Guarantee of Law and Order (GLO) missions.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Brazil seeking more funds from rich countries to protect the Amazon rainforest

Brazil’s plans for environmental protection remain unchanged even as deforestation skyrockets, but Environment Minister Ricardo Salles said the country was looking for more money to implement those plans. Salles largely repeated previously announced plans to bring more development, economic zoning and improved enforcement of environmental laws to the Amazon rainforest region, where deforestation has surged to its highest point in 11 years.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:46 UTC
China buying all Brazilian beef available; meat prices in Sao Paulo at record high

Chinese demand is increasingly swallowing up Brazil's beef supply, pushing the country's cattle prices to a record high. China’s hunger for foreign meat has shot up as an outbreak of African swine fever has reduced its domestic pig population and has sent it looking for substitutes.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Google bans political advisors' microtargeting, but decision could help incumbents and punish rookies

Google's tightening of its political ad policy could help reduce the spread of misinformation on election campaigns, but at a cost for lesser-known candidates. The move by Google placing restrictions on how advertisers can target specific groups of voters also adds to the pressure on Facebook to modify its hands-off policy on political ads.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Netanyahu indicted on a raft of corruption charges: the end of King Bibi?

Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on a range of corruption charges on Thursday, potentially spelling an end to his decades-long political career.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Argentine send first shipment of chilled pork for China

Argentina has sent its first shipment of chilled pork to China, the government announced, as China's pork imports rise due to a devastating outbreak of African swine fever at home.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:38 UTC
President Trump wants an impeachment trial in the US Senate, “the only chamber he can expect fairness”

President Donald Trump wants an impeachment trial to go forward in the US Senate because he would receive due process there and he expects Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden would be among the witnesses, a White House spokesman said on Thursday.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:20 UTC
French winemakers' lobby convince Macron to forget about a 'Dry January'

The French government has quietly abandoned a campaign urging people to refrain from drinking alcohol in January after winemakers pushed President Emmanuel Macron to drop a plan they say promotes “total abstinence”.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:11 UTC
US Congress wants to investigate Brazil's meatpacking giant JBS

A top United States Democratic congresswoman on Thursday asked the Agriculture Department (USDA) to investigate and retract tens of millions of dollars in federal contracts with the U.S. subsidiary of a Brazilian meatpacking company facing federal corruption charges.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Belgian 9-year old genius child, on track to becoming the youngest university graduate

As he cradles his young puppy in his arms, Laurent Simons looks much like any other 9-year-old boy. Then he starts describing his work at a university in the Netherlands, developing a computer circuit that will replicate a part of the brain.