Stories for 2019

Monday, October 28th 2019 - 09:11 UTC
UK Parliament to vote on government's call for an early election 12 December

UK members of Parliament are due to vote this Monday on the government's call to have an election on 12 December. Boris Johnson said if the motion was approved, his Brexit bill would resume its progress through Parliament until that is dissolved on 6 November.
Monday, October 28th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Counter march with Catalonian and Spanish flags: “Enough! streets belong to everyone”

Tens of thousands of people marched on Sunday for Spanish unity, staging a counter-rally in Barcelona a day after 300,000 Catalan separatists held a protest over the jailing of nine regional leaders.
Monday, October 28th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
California declares emergency as wildfires blaze across the state

California's governor declared a state-wide emergency on Sunday as a huge wind-fuelled blaze forced evacuations and massive power blackouts, threatening tourist towns in the state's famed Sonoma wine region.
Monday, October 28th 2019 - 06:30 UTC
First woman elected mayor of Bogotá, defeats long tradition of Colombian male political elite

Claudia Lopez, a symbol of the fight against corruption in Colombia, on Sunday became the first woman to be elected mayor of the capital Bogota.
Monday, October 28th 2019 - 06:16 UTC
Belgium has its first woman prime minister

Belgian Budget Minister Sophie Wilmes has been chosen as the country's new caretaker prime minister - a first for a woman, the current premier Charles Michel said on Saturday
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 10:07 UTC
Macallan 1926, single malt auctioned for a record £1.5 million

A rare bottle of Scotch whisky has sold for a world record £1.5m at auction in London. The Macallan 1926 60-year-old single malt from cask number 263 had been estimated to sell for between £350,000 and £450,000. Sotheby's, which held the auction, did not release the identity of the buyer.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Uruguay votes on Sunday with a strong forecast change in the air

Uruguayans head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, 30 senators and 99 Lower House members. If none of the eleven presidential candidates manages 50% of cast votes plus one on 27 October, a runoff between the two hopefuls with most support is scheduled for 24 November.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
A million Chileans march peacefully in Santiago to protest inequality

As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully late into the evening on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in the South American nation.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Uruguay votes a criminal reform “Living without fear” to combat rising insecurity

Uruguayans will pick a successor to President Tabare Vazquez on Sunday as well as voting on crime-busting constitutional reform to establish a national guard force and create full life terms for the most serious offenses.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina: calls for a rational transition starting O-28 and the pancake syndrome

On Sunday 33.8 million Argentines will vote for a president, for the renewal of the 130 members of the Lower House and a third of the Senate, 24 out of 72. But results should come as no surprise since a majority of the Argentine electorate has zapped to an old déjà vu show, fed up with president Mauricio Macri and his pro-business policies.