Stories for 2019

Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 12:15 UTC
Global food commodity prices saw a slight decline in July

The FAO's Food Price Index, (FPI) - a trade-weighted index that measures prices of five major food commodities on international markets - averaged 170.9 points in July 2019, slipping 1.1 percent below its level in June but up 2.3 percent from a year earlier.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 10:14 UTC
Paraguayan president beset with 69% disapproval rating and economic downturn

Paraguay’s president, Mario Abdo, has reached his first year in office with a 69% disapproval rating amid an enduring political crisis and a significant economic slowdown, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 08:01 UTC
At least six people killed when two houses collapse in the historic Chilean port city of Valparaíso

At least six people have died after two houses collapsed in the historic Chilean port city of Valparaiso late on Tuesday, the city’s authorities have confirmed, and a regional official said the death toll could rise further.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 07:30 UTC
Falklands' Day, recalls when John Davis first sighted the Islands on 14 August 1592

Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592, and is commemorated on 14 August. It was once seen as the National Day of the Falklands but has largely been replaced by Liberation Day which commemorates the end of the Falklands War.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 06:54 UTC
Commemorations for the 50th anniversary of operations in Northern Ireland

To mark the 50th anniversary of the start of Operation Banner in Northern Ireland, commemorations were held on Wednesday at the Arboretum in Staffordshire. Op Banner lasted almost 38 years between 14 August 1969 and 31 Jul 2007 - more than 300,000 members of the UK Armed Forces were deployed in this time. Some 1,441 serving personnel died on deployment or in related paramilitary acts.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 06:15 UTC
Mar del Plata fisheries landings totaled 210.000 tons in seven months

In seven months of the current year, landings in the Argentine port of Mar del Plata reached 210.000 tons, which is 3.3% more than the same period a year ago, according to local fisheries authorities. Hake, apparently, helped with the positive difference since squid landings were notoriously lower.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 06:10 UTC
Gibraltar ready to release Iranian oil tanker seized in July

The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar will on Thursday release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean in July, the Sun newspaper reported, citing sources close to Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 05:53 UTC
Macri finally called Fernandez and had a “long and good” phone call, hopefully to help stabilize the economy

Argentine President Mauricio Macri finally, on Wednesday, reached out to the winner of Sunday’s primary vote -- initially through a Whatsapp message. The message led to a “long and good” phone call between the two, the first since Alberto Fernandez’s resounding victory turned him into the clear favorite to win the Oct. 27 election.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 05:30 UTC
Macri announces measures to cut taxes and prop consumption hopefully to brighten Argentine pockets

Argentine President Mauricio Macri on Wednesday unveiled a package of welfare subsidies and tax cuts for lower-income workers to lessen the impact of an economic crisis just months before a re-election bid, but his announcement did not halt the peso currency's collapse.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 05:20 UTC
Bolsonaro insists Argentina is heading for “Venezuelan chaos” with the “leftist bandits”

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday that Argentina was heading for chaos as “leftist bandits” who performed well in the primary election will follow the path of Venezuela, which is mired in a deep economic crisis. Argentina's Merval stock index was down 34.47% since the start of the week.