Mexicans choose to ditch part-built new airport in public vote
Mexicans have chosen to ditch a part-built, multi-billion dollar new Mexico City airport, the foundation counting votes from a public consultation said on Sunday.
Boeing aware of Indonesia airplane accident reports, monitoring closely
Plane maker Boeing said in a tweet that it was aware of reports of an airplane accident and it was “closely monitoring” the situation.
U.S.-bound migrants enter Guatemala, others clash at border
A new group of migrants bound for the United States set off from El Salvador and crossed into Guatemala on Sunday, following thousands of other Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence who have taken similar journeys in recent weeks.
Indonesia says Lion Air passenger flight crashes off Sumatra
Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said on Monday a Lion Air passenger flight from Jakarta, the capital, to the city of Pangkal Pinang off the island of Sumatra, had crashed into the sea.
Trump congratulates Brazil’s Bolsonaro on election win
U.S. President Donald Trump called Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to congratulate him on his election victory and both men expressed a strong commitment to work together, the White House said.
Philippines issues storm warnings ahead of destructive typhoon Yutu
The Philippines raised tropical cyclone warnings levels for nine provinces and put a mountainous region on high alert for possible landslides on Monday ahead of a typhoon that threatened storm surges and floods triggered by heavy winds and rain.
Bolsonaro will focus on Brazil pension reform, bilateral trade: Guedes
Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s top economic advisor and proposed economy minister, Paulo Guedes, said on Sunday that reforming the country’s costly pension system would be a top priority for his government.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says Trump called to wish him luck
Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro said U.S. President Donald Trump called to wish him good luck after his electoral victory on Sunday, in what the former Brazilian Army captain said was “obviously a very friendly contact”.
Factbox: ‘A good hoodlum is a dead hoodlum’ – Brazil’s Bolsonaro thrives on controversy
Brazilian right-wing presidential-elect Jair Bolsonaro has stirred controversy with comments denigrating women, blacks, gays and indigenous people, landing him in court but not diminishing the wave of support that won him Sunday’s election.
Far-right Bolsonaro rides anti-corruption rage to Brazil presidency
Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, promising to clean up politics, shrink the state and crack down on crime, in a dramatic swing away from the left in the world’s fourth-largest democracy.
