International

Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Trump threatens to pull the US out of WTO: “they have been screwing us for years”

President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization (WTO) if conditions are not improved. “We will leave if we have to,” Trump told a cheering audience of workers at a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 08:49 UTC
FBI seeks to question Al-Qaeda suspect living in Brazil as legal resident

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking to question an alleged Egyptian Al-Qaeda operative believed to be living in Brazil, and the South American country has pledged to cooperate with the United States in any way it can.
Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 07:16 UTC
Brazil does not need German funds to sustain Amazon forests, claims Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro dismissed the importance of Germany's funding of sustainability projects in the country's forests, as the European nation weighed withdrawing from the region.
Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 07:11 UTC
China anticipates less corn imports because of outbreaks of African swine fever

China's agriculture ministry said it was lowering its forecast for corn consumption in the 2019/20 crop year amid outbreaks of African swine fever across the country.
Tuesday, August 13th 2019 - 06:30 UTC
US/China trade war and the Argentine situation impacts on Brazil's central bank policy of lower interest rates

Brazil’s central bank will have to weigh potential price pressures from the U.S.-China trade war against prospects of a disappointing recovery when determining how long its easing cycle will last.
Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:35 UTC
Fierce leopard seals pack to feast on King penguins (*)

Some people don’t like sharing their food – we all have a friend who gets cranky when you steal a chip from their plate. For wild animals, this makes sense, because any food shared is energy lost that could otherwise have been used to pursue more food.
Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:29 UTC
Germany will partially suspend funds to protect the Amazon forest

Germany will partially suspend funds sent to Brazil to finance projects aimed at preserving the Amazon forest due to increasing deforestation, Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported.
Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:19 UTC
Fears that Salvini might pull Italy out of the European Union

Matteo Salvini, who has plunged Italy into turmoil by pulling out of a coalition government, could eventually take the country out of the EU, a former prime minister warned on Sunday.
Monday, August 12th 2019 - 07:07 UTC
US identifies 17 Latin American countries as major drug transit and producing areas

President Donald Trump has warned he may take action against Mexico if it doesn't do more against drug trafficking. México is among the 22 major drug transit and drug-producing countries identified in a presidential memorandum released Thursday night by the White House.
Monday, August 12th 2019 - 06:38 UTC
Oil prices down dragged by the China/US trade conflict

Oil prices fell on Monday, dragged down by an economic slowdown and worries about the Sino-U.S. trade war, which have led to a cut in the growth outlook for oil demand.