International

Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Chile reduces copper price projection for 2019 as China's demand slows down

Chile, the world's largest producer of copper, reduced on Thursday its price projection for the precious metal for 2019 from US$3.05 to US$2.89 per pound due to a drop in demand from the planet's largest consumer, China.
Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
African swine fever: Pork prices in China soaring and the worst is yet to come

Pork prices have been sent soaring and herds devastated as African swine fever tears through China's massive pig-farming industry, forcing the country to ramp up imports to satisfy demand - but analysts warn worse is yet to come.
Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Incoming EC head open to grant UK more time: “we don't want a hard Brexit”

The future head of the European Commission said she would be minded to grant Britain an extension to talks on its exit from the EU if London gave good grounds, adding that an orderly departure was important to launch future ties on a good footing.
Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Giant manta ray asks for help with fishing hooks below its eye

A giant manta ray with several fishing hooks caught below its eye appeared to ask two nearby divers for help in removing them and then waited patiently for them to do so.
Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:17 UTC
Controversial UK defense contract will cost taxpayers an extra GBP 10 million

Serco Group PLC said on Thursday it has settled with the UK Ministry of Defense after it initially took legal action against the government department for awarding a fire and rescue services contract to Capita PLC.
Friday, July 19th 2019 - 08:14 UTC
Two Iranian vessels stranded in Brazil with no fuel because of US sanctions

Two Iranian vessels have been stranded for weeks at Brazilian ports, unable to head back to Iran due to lack of fuel, which state-run oil firm Petrobras refuses to sell them due to sanctions imposed by the United States.
Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 12:25 UTC
Moscow claims Argentine politician played 'the Russian card' as presidential elections loom over

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova Wednesday denounced attempts by several Argentine parliament members to link Moscow to alleged interfering into their country's presidential elections. It was “a last-year trend,” she said, according to the news agency Tass.
Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 12:04 UTC
Bolsonaros behind transnational alliance of conservative leaders, Brazil's FM says

In an interview before traveling to the Argentine city of Santa Fe for the Mercosur Summit and published Wednesday by the BBC, Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo admitted he discussed a possible Conservative-Liberal Alliance with lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, the president's son and likely to become the next ambassador to the United States.
Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 11:01 UTC
Macri praises Mercosur-EU deal for positive impact on quality of life to come

Argentine President Mauricio Macri said Wednesday in Santa Fe that Mercosur's trade agreement with the European Union (EU) “will have a positive impact on the quality of life of the people” and called for “the convergence” with the Pacific Alliance.
Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 08:46 UTC
A unique monument pays tribute to the victims of the AMIA bombing

By Eduardo Eurnekia - On July 18, 1994, the center of Buenos Aires, the bustling capital of Argentina, was shattered by a huge explosion. A suicide bomber drove his explosives-loaded van into the building of the Jewish Community (AMIA-Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina), killing 85 people and injuring hundreds.