MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 17th 2020
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Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:32 UTC
Brazil steps out from Celac, because of its failure “to protect democracy”
Brazil has decided to suspend its participation in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, a leftist regional body established by Venezuela, due to its failure to protect democracy, Brazil's foreign minister said on Thursday.
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Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:31 UTC
Morales backtracks on intention of creating armed civilian militias as in Venezuela if he returns to Bolivia
Exiled former Bolivian president Evo Morales backtracked on Thursday from a vow to create armed civilian militias similar to notorious 'colectivos' in Venezuela, were he to be allowed back to his homeland.
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Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:30 UTC
Another victory for Trump: US Senate passes overwhelmingly the North American trade pact
The US Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to approve a new North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a second back-to-back trade win just as his impeachment trial was beginning in Washington. After a brief debate, lawmakers voted 89-10 in favor of a bill allowing the US-Mexico-Canada agreement to take effect, overhauling trade relations among the three countries.
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Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:29 UTC
Wall Street stocks at fresh records after approval of North American trade pact
Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Thursday after the US Senate approved a new North American trade pact, adding to the momentum from the US-China trade deal. All three major indices finished at all-time highs, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 267.42 points (0.92%) at 29,297.64.
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Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:23 UTC
Google-parent Alphabet reaches plus US$ 1 trillion market value: time to cash on the extraordinary gains?
As Google-parent Alphabet became on Thursday the fourth US company to top a market value of more than US$1 trillion, some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is the time to cash in on the stock's extraordinary gains.
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Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:23 UTC
Tourists accused of damaging Machu Picchu deported to Bolivia and barred from Peru for 15 years
Five tourists accused of damaging Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site were deported to Bolivia on Thursday and barred from returning to the country for 15 years, police and immigration officials said.
