International

Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil soybean sales to China in August down 40% year on year

Brazil shipped 4.1 million tons of soybeans to China in August, down 40% year on year, according to the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of Brazil, or Secex. Though Secex didn’t provide any reason for the sharp drop, but trade sources cited rising competition from Argentina and African swine fever among the reasons for the decline.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
The Caribbean cruise industry suffers the consequences of hurricane Dorian battering of Bahamas

For the Atlantic's major cruise operators, deadly Hurricane Dorian has meant nothing but trouble in paradise as ships have been diverted from the Bahamas. But as the widespread devastation becomes more apparent on the ravished archipelago, a bread-and-butter staple of the tourist industry, the companies are pledging to help fund major relief.
Thursday, September 5th 2019 - 08:56 UTC
Britain's Conservative parties imploding as decades of infighting are coming to an end

Britain's ruling Conservative Party is imploding this week as a result of a no-holds-barred battle over Brexit that has seen the expulsion of 21 moderate MPs, including Winston Churchill's grandson, experts said.
Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Johnson will expel 21 Tory MPs who voted with the opposition

All 21 lawmakers from the ruling Conservative Party who voted against the government to back a motion to seize control of parliamentary time to try to block a no-deal Brexit will be expelled from the party, a spokesman said.
Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:17 UTC
Restructuring Ford's Sao Paulo truck plant means sacking 1.300 workers and lowering salaries of the remaining

Brazilian automaker CAOA reached an initial agreement to buy Ford Motor Co's plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, the companies said on Tuesday, but CAOA could slash 1,300 jobs, according to the union representing the plant's workers.
Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 08:56 UTC
PM Johnson defeated; parliament now has to decide what's more urgent a vote on Brexit or a snap election

Prime Minister Boris Johnson raised the prospect of a snap election on Tuesday after he suffered a major parliamentary defeat over his Brexit strategy that could delay Britain's exit from the European Union.
Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 08:40 UTC
US/China trade war further escalates; Trump claims Beijing speculating with next year's presidential election

Amid fresh signs his trade wars are rattling the US economy, President Donald Trump on Tuesday sent stern warnings to China, urging the Pacific power not to drag its feet in trade negotiations.
Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 07:50 UTC
Qatar unveils the logo for the 2022 World Cup; emblem displayed in several major cities

Qatar unveiled the logo for the 2022 World Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate by displaying it in public spaces in Doha and cities around the world on Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:58 UTC
Falklands/Sao Paulo weekly air link with stopover at Cordoba, officially authorized by Argentina: Decree 602/2019

The Argentine government made official the authorization for a second weekly flight between the South American continent and the Falklands Islands, this time to Sao Paulo, Brazil with a stopover once a month, on both ways in the city of Cordoba. This means all is ready for the inauguration.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Argentine opposition candidate Fernandez visiting Spain and Portugal

The leader of the Argentine opposition and favorite to become the next president in October's election is currently spending time in Spain and Portugal where he has an academic, political and rest and recover agenda, which begins this Tuesday at the Camilo Cela José University with a conference on politics and voters, “a perspective from the electoral campaigns”.