Stories for 2020

Friday, January 17th 2020 - 13:49 UTC
Iran wants to avoid war and promotes peace dialogue with the world

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday he wants to avoid war after Tehran and Washington appeared on the brink of direct military confrontation in early January for the second time in less than a year.
Friday, January 17th 2020 - 12:28 UTC
Magellanic penguins rookery discovered in Tierra del Fuego remote island

Just in time for Penguin Awareness Day on January 20th, WCS researchers announced the discovery of a new colony of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) on a remote island in Argentina.
Friday, January 17th 2020 - 12:03 UTC
Amazon indigenous leaders summit to form alliance against Bolsonaro's environmental policy

Dozens of Amazon indigenous leaders have gathered in the heart of the threatened rainforest to form an alliance against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy and his threats to throw their homelands open to mining concerns.
Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:33 UTC
Vatican rejects nominee as Argentine ambassador; Fernandez meets the Pope at the end of the month

The Argentine government has been forced to review the appointment of Luis Bellando as ambassador before the Vatican since his placet was not accepted by the Holy See. “The mechanics of the foreign ministry is to send first the names of diplomatic candidates since the host country must agree with the names proposed, so in this case, we will review the issue and reviews if a new consensus is needed to send another candidate as ambassador or representative to the Vatican”, cabinet chief Santiago Cafiero said.
Friday, January 17th 2020 - 10:33 UTC
Historic impeachment trial of Trump opens; Decisive US Senate controlled by Republicans

The historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump opened on Thursday in the US Senate, as lawmakers took a solemn oath to be “impartial” in deciding whether to force the 45th US president from office.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.