International

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 08:16 UTC

  Canadian journalist covering G-20 Summit tastes BA crime and justice

  

  Days after the Libertadores Cup fiasco that proved the city's security authorities inability to escort just one bus, Canadian journalist John Kirton was robbed off his belongings Tuesday in downtown Buenos Aires, as he was finalising details for his coverage of the G-20 Summit.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 07:08 UTC

  Norwegian Air plans to break British Airways London/Rio do Janeiro “monopoly”

  

  Budget carrier Norwegian Air plans to start flights between London and Rio de Janeiro in March to break what it said was a “monopoly” enjoyed by British Airways between the two cities.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 06:56 UTC

  G20: Step Up to Boost Inclusive Growth

  

  By Christine Lagarde - As G20 leaders gather in Argentina, the global economy faces a critical juncture. We have had a good stretch of solid growth by historical standards, but now we are facing a period where significant risks are materializing and darker clouds are looming.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 06:49 UTC

  “He is Argentine, he is undisciplined”

  

  A young boy upstaged Pope Francis on Wednesday, escaping from his mother and running onto the papal podium at a general audience, tugging on the hand of a Swiss guardsman and playing behind the pontiff’s chair.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 06:35 UTC

  King steer Knickers size has proved to be his saving grace

  

  Knickers looms above the thousands of other cattle that he feeds with in rural Western Australia. At some 1,400kg (220st) and 194cm (6ft 4in), the seven-year-old is believed to be the biggest steer in a country home to millions of cattle. And his size has proved to be his saving grace.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 18:32 UTC

  Putin to hold bilateral meetings with Macron, Merkel and Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires

  

  While in Argentina for the upcoming G-20 Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to hold bilateral talks with France's Emmanuel Macron, China's Xi Xinpung and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Kremlin sources announced Wednesday.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 12:57 UTC

  Saudi Prince arrives in BA as preparations for G-20 Summit gain momentum

  

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrived in Buenos Aires at around 7 am on Wednesday and, thus, became the first international dignatary to touch Argentine soil for the G-20 Summit.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:39 UTC

  President Xi leaves Beijing on a four-country tour, plus G20 in Buenos Aires

  

  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday left Beijing to visit Spain, Argentina, Panama and Portugal, and to attend the G20 summit. President Xi will pay state visits to the four countries from November 27 to December 5. During his trip to Argentina, Xi will attend the G20 summit from November 30 to December 1 in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:33 UTC

  Federal court in Argentina examining criminal complaint against Saudi prince

  

  A federal court in Argentina is examining a criminal complaint against the controversial Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for alleged war crimes committed in Yemen.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Google staff protest Dragonfly, a project with China that helps state surveillance

  

  Staff at Google have called on the search giant to end work on a controversial search engine project for China. Called Dragonfly, the search engine would be a censored version developed with the aid of the Chinese government. In a letter published online 60 employees said the project would only help state surveillance.