Stories for 2019

Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:31 UTC
US and Beijing agree a brief “cease fire” on 70th anniversary of “red” China

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States has agreed to delay increasing tariffs on US$250 billion worth of Chinese imports from Oct 1 to Oct 15 “as a gesture of goodwill.”
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:28 UTC
Scientists reveal discovery of exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures and water

Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed on Wednesday. Eight times the mass of Earth and twice as big, K2-18b orbits in its star's “habitable zone” at a distance - neither too far nor too close - where water can exist in liquid form, they reported in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:20 UTC
China to tap strategic frozen reserves to help contain pork prices

China is considering tapping into its strategic frozen reserves of meat, its top economic planner said on Wednesday, as it grapples with a swine fever outbreak that has ripped through its massive pig-farming industry.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:00 UTC
Mexico to apply sales tax on Netflix, Apple, Spotfy, Amazon Prime

A Mexican sales tax on foreign digital businesses providing audio or visual services could generate tax revenue of about 3.6 billion pesos (US$ 185 million) a year, a senior lawmaker in Mexico’s ruling party said on Tuesday.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 18:56 UTC
The Mexican Treasury to the rescue of debt-laden oil company Pemex

Mexico's US$5 billion rescue package to pay down debt at Pemex is a one-of-a-kind transaction that should give the struggling state oil company breathing space to focus on output and costs, Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio said.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 18:40 UTC
“Operation Yellowhammer” released: what can be expected in a “no deal” Brexit

A 'no-deal' Brexit could snarl cross-Channel trade routes, disrupting supplies of medicines and fresh food while protests spread across Britain, according to a worst-case scenario reluctantly released by the government on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 15:46 UTC
Thousands camping in downtown Buenos Aires waiting for Congress to pass the food emergency bill

Thousands of protesters camped on Wednesday in downtown Buenos Aires to demand that Argentina declare a food emergency as the economic crisis deepened just weeks ahead of the presidential election.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 13:57 UTC
Falklands bound cargo unloaded at East Cove Port, following the FIPASS incident

Unloading cargo in the Falkland Islands has had to be diverted following last week's incident at FIPASS, (Falklands Interim Port and Storage System) when a Spanish fishing vessel collided while berthing.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 11:54 UTC
Trump and election year, 'elitist' capital gain taxes will remain...for now

U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out for now slashing taxes on capital gains after a meeting with his advisers, a White House spokesman said on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 11:50 UTC
Hurricane Dorian: 2.500 still unaccounted for in the Bahamas

Some 2,500 people are unaccounted for in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian, the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Wednesday. NEMA spokesman Carl Smith told reporters that some of the missing people may eventually be located.