Stories for 2019

Friday, February 1st 2019 - 10:15 UTC
Guaidó denounces Maduro intelligence forces intimidation against his family

Declared interim president Juan Guaido said on Thursday that agents from a feared special police unit had called at his home and asked for his wife, who was out at an event with her husband while their 20-month-old daughter was at their residence.
Friday, February 1st 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Brazil and China prepare for first high-level political and economic talks since 2015

Brazil and China are expected to hold their first high-level political and economic talks since 2015 later this year, Brazil’s agriculture trade secretary said on Thursday, in a move likely to boost farm trade between the two countries.
Friday, February 1st 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Summit with Xi, “soon”, should seal “the biggest deal ever made” forecasts Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping soon to try to seal a comprehensive trade deal as Trump and his top trade negotiator both cited substantial progress in two days of high-level talks.
Friday, February 1st 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Almost a third of UK companies moving abroad ahead of Brexit, reveals survey

Almost a third of UK companies could move operations abroad because of Brexit, a survey has suggested. Research for the Institute of Directors revealed that 16% already had relocation plans while a further 13% were actively considering doing so. The IoD said it took “no pleasure” in revealing “these worrying signs”.
Friday, February 1st 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Falklands' official RPI reached 2.9% in 2018; complaints of “inaccurate inflation”

The Falkland Islands' retail price index RPI increased by 2.9% in the 12-month period ending on December 2018, members of the Legislative Assembly were informed. The increase is broadly in line with previous quarters’ year-on-year increases.
Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 16:42 UTC
Venezuela: Journalists arrested and deported complied with accreditations

The National Union of Workers of the Press (SNTP) of Venezuela reported that reporters from the Spanish international agency EFE who were detained by the National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) in Caracas will be deported despite fulfilling the necessary papers to carry out his journalistic work.
Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 09:57 UTC
UK and Chile sign a new trade continuity agreement with post Brexit in mind

The United Kingdom and Chile signed on Wednesday in Santiago a trade continuity agreement that will see British businesses and consumers benefitting from preferential trading arrangements with Chile after Britain leaves the European Union. Ambassador to Chile Jamie Bowden and Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero stamped the agreement. 
Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Chilean Justice makes history: Six people sentenced for the murder of ex-president Eduardo Frei Montalva

Six people were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the 1982 death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva, marking a historic ruling in the highest profile murder case from Gen. Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.
Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Humanitarian aid to Venezuela caught in a divided UN Security Council

Three days after proclaiming himself Venezuela’s head of state, Juan Guaidó wrote to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres asking for help in tackling the country’s urgent humanitarian crisis.
Thursday, January 31st 2019 - 09:38 UTC
US private payrolls increased in January, but the housing market is down

United States private payrolls increased solidly in January, pointing to sustained labor market strength despite a recent easing in consumer and business confidence that has suggested a loss of momentum in the economy. The strong hiring shown in the ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday also suggested there had been minimal impact on the labor market from the just-ended 35-day partial shutdown of the federal government.