Stories for December 2019

Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine ex police officer linked to killings and torture extradited to Buenos Aires

An Argentine ex-police officer linked to the murder of hundreds of people during the country's “dirty war” was on a plane to Buenos Aires on Monday, after France extradited him to face trial over the disappearance of a student.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
“You cannot hold Scotland in the union against its will”, First Minister Sturgeon reminds Boris Johnson

Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday that he could not keep Scotland in the United Kingdom against the country's will.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Uruguayan president confident he is overcoming lung cancer

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez clinical studies of the oncologic treatment he is undergoing “are satisfactory with no current evidence of the illness. He will continue with periodic controls, keeping to his normal activities in government”
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:32 UTC
Boeing considering halting or cutting production of the troubled 737 Max aircraft

Boeing is reportedly considering either halting or cutting down the production of the grounded 737 Max aircraft after it failed to get approval last week for the plane's return to service from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before the end of the year.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Beef prices to remain high in 2020 because of China, forecasts meatpacker Marfrig Global Foods

The price of beef in Brazil will remain high in 2020 but not at current levels, an executive for meatpacker Marfrig Global Foods said on Friday, citing high demand from China and other Asian countries.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:27 UTC
Double burden of undernutrition, rapidly expanding in Latin America among children and women

Low and middle-income countries risk seeing their development progress slashed by the double-edged sword of obesity and under-nutrition, both caused by a lack of access to affordable healthy food, a report in The Lancet warned on Monday.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 08:29 UTC
OIE confirms Falklands Veterinary Services exercise of a simulated FMD outbreak

Ross Milner, Veterinary Officer, Falkland Islands Government, informed the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) that a desk-top simulation exercise involving a simulated outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) took place in Stanley, Falkland Islands on 30 October 2019.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 07:39 UTC
Bloomberg fined 5 million Euros in France for a report based on a fake news release

France's financial markets watchdog on Monday hit Bloomberg with a five million euro (US$5.6 million) fine for a report based on a fake news release that triggered a plunge in the shares of French construction giant Vinci and wiped billions off its market value.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 06:21 UTC
Argentine police arrest four suspects linked to the gang that killed an English tourist

Argentine authorities said on Monday they had identified suspects in the shooting death of a British tourist killed in an armed robbery attempt outside a luxury Buenos Aires hotel over the weekend.
Monday, December 16th 2019 - 13:59 UTC
Brazilian president under fire due to the Amazon situation

Brazil’s Amazonian reserve has always been a cause for contention between indigenous activists and the Brazillian government. Covering the majority of northwestern Brazil and extending into Columbia, Peru and a whole host of South American nations, the Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest famed for its biodiversity and natural beauty.