Stories for 2019

Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Another Brexit vote this Tuesday; Speaker Bercow shot down Johnson's Monday attempt

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson brushed aside yet another Brexit setback on Monday and sought again to ram through his EU divorce deal in time for next week's deadline. House of Commons speaker John Bercow shot down Johnson's second attempt on Monday to get MPs to sign off on his revised EU withdrawal terms.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Brazilian oil spill: Bolsonaro does not discard a “criminal act” designed to harm a major auction next month

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro questioned whether a far-reaching oil spill on the nation’s northeastern shore may have been a criminal act designed to harm a major oil auction scheduled for November.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Trump optimistic a partial trade deal with China will be signed next month

US President Donald Trump on Monday said progress in developing the text of a partial trade pact with China means he will likely be able to sign it next month. Trump remains upbeat on the chances Beijing and Washington will seal the mini-deal he announced earlier this month - marking a cooling-off period in the two nations' damaging trade war.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Climate change, greater threat than nuclear war, says ex Colombian president and Nobel peace laureate

The threat of climate change has overtaken the prospect of nuclear war as the most pressing concern facing humanity, a former Colombian president and Nobel peace laureate warned on Monday.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:28 UTC
PM Sanchez in Barcelona visits police injured battling Catalan separatist violence

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the opposition leader Pablo Casado visited Barcelona on Monday to meet police struggling with Catalan separatist violence in a crisis that could be a game-changer in next month's general election.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Trump claims being president has cost him several billions if he had kept to his businesses

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that being president has cost him between US$2 billion and US$5 billion that he would have made if he had continued running his business instead of getting into politics, a claim unsupported by evidence.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:05 UTC
OAS Observation Mission calls for respect of the Bolivian people's vote

The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Bolivia calls for respect for the will of the citizenry:
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 08:43 UTC
Bolsonaro's son Eduardo takes over the leadership of PSL party

Lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, took over the leadership of the Social Liberal Party (PSL) in the lower house of Congress on Monday in a bruising struggle for control of the party that is not over.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 06:01 UTC
Argentine navy's school vessel, tall ship ARA Libertad arrives in London on Friday

Next Friday, Argentina's Frigate A.R.A. Libertad, the navy's school vessel will dock in London after 17 years. Under the command of Captain Romay, the arrival of one of the largest and fastest tall ships at the docks of South Quay in Canary Wharf will mark the half-way point on the 48th midshipman training voyage.
Monday, October 21st 2019 - 10:10 UTC
Macri comes ahead in Argentina's second presidential debate, but will it be enough?

Argentine president Mauricio Macri and the leading opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez exchanged blows and strong accusations during the second and last debate before next Sunday's election