Stories for 2019

Monday, September 9th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
Australia battling more than 100 bushfires in what is expected to be a severe dry spring

Australian firefighters battled more than 100 bushfires across two eastern states on Sunday as authorities warned that parts of the country could expected a severe bushfire season this summer.
Monday, September 9th 2019 - 08:41 UTC
Maradona cheered by thousands as he kicked off as new coach of Gimnasia y Esgrima

Some 25,000 Argentine soccer fans on Sunday cheered the country's legendary World Cup winner Diego Maradona as he kicked off his new role as coach of the local club Gimnasia y Esgrima to revive the struggling team.
Sunday, September 8th 2019 - 12:08 UTC
Nomination of Brazilian top public prosecutor rejected by his peers

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Thursday that he picked Augusto Aras to be the country’s new top public prosecutor, succeeding Raquel Dodge when her two-year term ends in two weeks.
Sunday, September 8th 2019 - 10:40 UTC
Bolsonaro undergoes surgery Sunday morning and will recover the rest of the week

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is in a hospital in Sao Paulo, ready for a fourth surgery scheduled for 07:00 Sunday morning. Bolsonaro arrived at the Vila Nova Star hospital accompanied by the First Lady Michelle and his son Carlos on Saturday evening but did not talk with the media.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Sao Paulo/Falklands link, “very positive” and will help build bridges for sovereignty negotiations

Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie described the authorization for a regular weekly flight between Sao Paulo, Brazil and the Falkland Islands, with a monthly stopover in Cordoba, as “something very positive”, which has the purpose of “building bridges and creating trust for sovereignty negotiations”
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Venezuela land dispute with Guyana on front stage and Guaido accused of high treason

Venezuelan prosecutors said Friday they would charge opposition leader Juan Guaido with “high treason” for planning to renounce the country's claim to a disputed border area controlled by Guyana.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine markets end the week appeased but storm clouds persist

Argentine markets ended the week on a high after capital controls helped arrest a sharp plunge in the peso currency and local bond prices, but investors said the outlook remained shaky amid swirling political and financial uncertainty.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Bolsonaro calls for an outburst of flag colors on Independence Day to remind the world “Amazon is ours”

President Jair Bolsonaro has urged people to attend the September 7 Independence Day festivities dressed in green and yellow to “show the world” that “the Amazon is ours.”
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Argentina and Brazil sign auto industry increased integration agreement

Brazil and Argentina renewed their auto trade agreement on Friday, allowing increased Brazilian exports to its neighbor through 2029 but postponing free trade in motor vehicles between the countries for the next decade.
Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:10 UTC
Ivanka Trump in Paraguay commits funds for women empowerment

Ivanka Trump met with Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez and female artisans on Friday as part of her tour of South America, announcing the commitment of an additional US$ 500 million for a fund to help women entrepreneurs in the region.