Investments

• Monday, July 15th 2019 - 22:24 UTC

  Chinese-built trains help renew Cuba's obsolete railways

  

  For the first time since the 1970s, Cuba has new trains rolling on the island after the first train made up entirely of Chinese cars left Havana Friday on a 14-hour, 835-km journey to Santiago de Cuba, the second-largest city on the island.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 19:39 UTC

  Cooperation agreement between Argentina, Japan launched

  

  Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Wednesday launched its “One Village, One Product” (OVOP) project in Argentina, which is designed to encourage social development in the provinces of Catamarca, Misiones, Chaco, Salta and Buenos Aires, it was announced.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 14:10 UTC

  Mariachis play as last Volkswagen Beetle ever rolls off Puebla assembly line

  

  Carmakers Volkswagen hosted a ceremony in Puebla, Mexico, Wednesday to mark the discontinuation of the famed Beetle or Bug model as the last unit ever rolled off the assembly line to a mariachi band and surrounded by proud factory workers, the company announced.

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  Philadelphia ruling makes Amazon liable for third party's defective products

  

  A federal appeals court ruled against Amazon.com Inc in a case that could expose the online retailer to lawsuits from customers who buy defective products from third-party vendors through its website.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 16:54 UTC

  Brazil anticipates more trade accords following on the Mercosur/EU deal

  

  Brazil’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo said on Wednesday that he expects two new trade deals to be signed between the trade bloc Mercosur and other regions in the second half of 2019, hailing a new era of openness in Brazil.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 09:33 UTC

  Labour leader Corbyn calls for an investigation following malicious reports about his health condition

  

  Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn had a frank talk with Britain’s top civil servant as he called for an independent investigation into a report citing unidentified officials expressing concerns over his health, his spokesman said.

• Monday, July 1st 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Falklands' next permanent patrol shadows Russian vessel in the English Channel

  

  HMS Forth that in a few months time will be replacing HMS Clyde as Falkland Islands permanent patrol has been engaged in shadowing a Russian patrol ship as it passes through the English Channel towards Dover.

• Saturday, June 29th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  EU and Mercosur reach historic agreement creating a 780 million people market

  

  The European Union and Mercosur reached on Friday a political agreement for an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement. The EU is the first major partner to strike a trade pact with Mercosur, a bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil Paraguay and Uruguay.

• Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  US and Argentina sign revised agreement to boost air travel and cargo

  

  The United States and Argentina on Wednesday signed a revised agreement on air services that could boost air travel and cargo between the two nations.

• Tuesday, June 25th 2019 - 08:51 UTC

  Pilots started class-action lawsuit accusing Boeing of covering up the 737 MAX faulty sensor

  

  An airline pilot, identified only as ‘Pilot X’ in court documents, started a class-action lawsuit against Boeing, accusing US plane maker of covering up the 737 MAX’s faulty sensor issue and keeping pilots in the dark about the feature in the pursuit of quick returns.