Stories for February 2020

Tuesday, February 4th 2020 - 07:12 UTC
LATAM leaves OneWorld and with Delta partnership has access to Skyteam

LATAM Airlines will leave the OneWorld alliance on May 1, 2020. The decision, announced on Friday, moves the airline’s departure from the alliance up by five months.
Tuesday, February 4th 2020 - 07:04 UTC
US approves rules on imports from countries that undervalue their currencies

The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday finalized a new rule to impose anti-subsidy duties on products from countries that it has determined undervalue their currencies against the dollar, including potentially China.
Tuesday, February 4th 2020 - 06:46 UTC
Brazil investing heavily in tourism industry; visa waiver for main outbound markets

The number of Americans booking flights to Brazil has jumped 39% since the government of President Jair Bolsonaro waived a visa requirement for U.S. citizens in June, according to its official tourism agency, which is devising plans to draw more.
Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine president meets Angela Merkel Monday evening and on Tuesday will be in Spain

Argentine president Alberto Fernandez and his delegation are in Germany where they arrived Sunday morning and on Monday evening will be received by Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:59 UTC
Despite the rhetoric, Argentina close military collaboration with the US and Brazil

Last week the Argentine lower house of Congress, voted 214–2 to allow the “entry of foreign troops” and the participation of Argentine troops in exercises abroad. Several of the military exercises listed in the bill are being organized and financed by the Pentagon.
Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:58 UTC
UK and EU begin this Monday post-Brexit negotiations

Britain on Sunday began to detail a hard-line stance in upcoming negotiations with the European Union on future relations, following its historic departure from the bloc. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who will embark on a tour of Asia and Australia this week as he looks to pave the way for global trade deals, warned that London will not accept alignment with EU rules.
Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:47 UTC
Falklands home to the largest population of South American fur seals

The Falkland Islands is home to the largest population of South American fur seals (Arctocephalus asutralis australis) in the world, according to a recent scientific paper.
Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:45 UTC
Pope Francis appoints a Uruguayan secretary; Father Gonzalo works with street children and drug addicts

Pope Francis has chosen as his new private secretary the Rev. Gonzalo Aemilius, a 40-year-old Uruguayan priest who worked with street children and drug addicts, whom he has known for many years, the Vatican announced.
Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:40 UTC
Massive injection of liquidity in China to help counter economic effects of the epidemic

China's central bank said it will inject 1.2 trillion Yuan (US$ 174 billion) worth of liquidity into the markets via reverse repo operations on Monday as its stock markets prepare to reopen amid an outbreak of a new coronavirus.
Monday, February 3rd 2020 - 07:30 UTC
China has not yet accepted US offer for help to contain coronavirus epidemic

China has been more transparent about the coronavirus than it has been in previous crises but Beijing has not yet accepted a US offer of help to contain the epidemic, White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien said on Sunday.