Stories for 2019

Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:08 UTC
Argentine private sector workers given extra payment to compensate for inflation

Argentina's private-sector workers will see their wages topped off by 5,000 pesos (US$ 88) in a one-time non-taxable payment aimed at boosting their buying power amid surging inflation, the Production Ministry said on Monday.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
CPC/CPA conference opened in Uganda; Falklands' delegation attending

The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) has kicked off Monday morning at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. Uganda, with closed meetings of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) regional secretaries. A delegation from the Falkland Islands is attending the meeting.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 08:22 UTC
Polar expedition experts meet for international Field Guide Conference

Polar field guides are descending on Sturbridge, Massachusetts for the third bi-annual International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) and the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) joint Polar Field Staff Conference.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 07:53 UTC
With revenue increasing Brazil unlocks budget funds for education and defense

Brazil’s government will free up 12.5 billion reais (US$3 billion) for discretionary spending, the Economy Ministry said in its latest bi-monthly spending and revenue report, as it seeks to ease the pressure on departmental budgets following deep spending freezes this year.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 07:41 UTC
Criminal charges against Brazil's mining giant Vale and German safety firm

Brazilian federal police have proposed criminal charges against mining giant Vale and German safety firm Tüv Süd and 13 of their employees over January's deadly dam collapse, reports say.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 07:32 UTC
Trump increases pressure on China to buy farm products

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday questioned a decision by his top trade negotiators to ask Chinese officials to delay a planned trip to U.S. farming regions after trade talks last week, saying he wanted China to buy more American farm products.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 03:34 UTC
Thomas Cook collapse forces the largest peacetime repatriation effort in UK history

Hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers were stranded on Monday by the collapse of the world’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook, sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.
Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 00:45 UTC
Security guards behind Emiliano Sala's viral post-mortem convicted in England

A Swindon Crown Court on Monday handed down jail sentences to two workers of a security company who illegally accessed footage of the autopsy of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, leading to its online mass distribution.
Monday, September 23rd 2019 - 18:47 UTC
Thomas Cook goes bankrupt, leaves passengers stranded and workers jobless

The British 178-year-old Thomas Cook Group Plc. tour operators have filed for bankruptcy in the United Kingdom, leaving some 600,000 tourists stranded at their holiday destinations, which has prompted the government to launch a massive airlift to bring them back home using 45 chartered airliners.
Monday, September 23rd 2019 - 13:20 UTC
Experts predict that US-China trade war deal may be imminent

Prominent Chinese economist Chen Wenling has recently advised that a trade deal between the United States and her home country may be imminent, marking the beginning of the end for the damaging conflict between these two nations.