Stories for 2019

Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Brazil discussing a trade deal with Beijing; Chinese company planning US$ 1bn investment in port

President Jair Bolsonaro and Economy Minister Paulo Guedes want to strengthen trade relations with China. Guedes said the creation of a free trade area between the two countries is under negotiation.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:25 UTC
State of emergency for Venice, while tourists still enjoy the “acqua alta”

Italy on Thursday declared a state of emergency for Venice after an exceptional tide surged through churches, shops and homes, causing millions of euros worth of damage to the UNESCO city.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Ex Catalan minister hands herself in at a police station in Edinburgh, before a court appearance

Former Catalan minister Clara Ponsati, wanted in Spain for her role in the region's unilateral bid for independence in 2017, was arrested by Scottish police on Thursday.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
Diabetes epidemic affects 460 million, 1 in 11 adults and is top-10 killer worldwide

More than 460 million people - 1 in 11 adults - now suffer from diabetes, largely brought on by an over-rich lifestyle short on exercise, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) said on Thursday.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 08:56 UTC
Tories leading in opinion polls, but Johnson is having a rough time with crowds

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled a planned campaign visit to a bakery in southwest England on Thursday after protesters gathered outside, the BBC reported.
Friday, November 15th 2019 - 08:51 UTC
ICC will investigate alleged Rohingya genocide, following on case filed in Argentina

The International Criminal Court on Thursday approved a full investigation into Myanmar's alleged crimes against the Rohingya, as the southeast Asian nation faced mounting legal pressure worldwide over their fate.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 18:30 UTC
As populism advances, beware of the Polish secret

By Gwynne Dyer – There is a tension at the heart of populist political parties that may ultimately lead most of them to electoral defeat. They depend heavily on the votes of the old, the poor and the poorly educated — “I love the poorly educated,” as Donald Trump once put it — but they are also right-wing parties that do not like what they call “socialism.” (Other people call it the welfare state.)
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 18:23 UTC
OECD report warns about the middle class “squeezed by the ultra rich”

Middle-class families are seeing their incomes stagnating as they are squeezed by the ultra-rich taking a bigger slice, says an international report from the OECD economics think tank.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 18:09 UTC
World Medical Association reaffirms opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide

The World Medical Association has reaffirmed its long-standing policy of opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 12:51 UTC
Adriano eager to learn about Falklands' culture, way of life and take as many pics as possible

Adriano Modarelli is the Argentine student who will be travelling to the Falkland Islands next January after having won the contest answering, ”why I would like to meet my neighbours from the Falkland Islands?. He will be travelling with co-students from Uruguay, Chile and Brazil where the same competitive question was asked to the respective local students.