Stories for 2019

Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 09:11 UTC
US Congress wants to investigate Brazil's meatpacking giant JBS

A top United States Democratic congresswoman on Thursday asked the Agriculture Department (USDA) to investigate and retract tens of millions of dollars in federal contracts with the U.S. subsidiary of a Brazilian meatpacking company facing federal corruption charges.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Belgian 9-year old genius child, on track to becoming the youngest university graduate

As he cradles his young puppy in his arms, Laurent Simons looks much like any other 9-year-old boy. Then he starts describing his work at a university in the Netherlands, developing a computer circuit that will replicate a part of the brain.
Friday, November 22nd 2019 - 07:16 UTC
Stand up and exercise, WHO tells adolescents in its latest report on obesity

Teenagers worldwide are jeopardizing their health by failing to get enough exercise to reduce their risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, a World Health Organization-led study released on Friday warns.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:55 UTC
Falklands celebrates “touchdown for the Second Flight” and anticipates a new era of development for the Islands

The elected government of the Falkland Islands announced that a new era has opened Islands with the inaugural Second Flight from São Paulo, Brazil, touching down this Wednesday afternoon at Mount Pleasant Airport.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:54 UTC
Morales calls on the international community to stop a “genocide” in Bolivia

Former president Evo Morales urged the international community on Wednesday to intervene to stop what he called a “genocide” in Bolivia, where at least 32 people have died in violence that erupted after his disputed re-election.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:48 UTC
EU Security Council members and Vatican question US decision on Israeli settlements

European members of the UN Security Council hit out on Wednesday at the US decision to no longer consider Israeli settlements illegal but stopped short of naming the United States. The Vatican also expressed that the search for peace between Israelis had been put at risk.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Mexican government helping its citizens file lawsuits against Walmart over racial shootings

Mexico's government said on Wednesday it has helped 10 Mexican citizens file lawsuits against Walmart over an August shooting at a store in El Paso, Texas, where a suspected white nationalist killed 22 people.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:25 UTC
Prince Andrew stepping back from public duties following the outcry over his friendship with a sex offender

Prince Andrew on Wednesday said he was cancelling his public engagements, as the outcry over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein showed no sign of abating.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:21 UTC
Fed dismisses the idea of negative interest rates, despite Trump's insistence, according to released minutes

US central bankers last month dismissed the idea of taking interest rates into negative territory, something President Donald Trump has called for many times, according to meeting minutes released on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:12 UTC
OAS demands an end to violence and an urgent call for elections

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, OAS, has called on Bolivian authorities to urgently call elections, an immediate cease of violence, and the search for dialogue.