Stories for November 22nd 2017

Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 20:24 UTC
Three former football officials are banned for life by FIFA’s Ethics Committee

Julio Rocha, Rafael Esquivel and Richard Lai had all pleaded guilty to bribery and corruption charges brought by the United States Department of Justice in its massive international criminal probe into FIFA.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 17:47 UTC
Air China has “temporarily suspended” flights to Pyongyang

Beijing-owned Air China airline has ended flights to the capital of North Korea Pyongyang, due to a lack of passenger demand. Flights were “temporarily suspended due to unsatisfactory business operations,” said an Air China employee.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 17:06 UTC
RAF arrives in Comodoro Rivadavia to join the submarine rescue effort

British and Spanish planes landed on Wednesday in Comodoro Rivadavia as part of the ongoing international effort to try to locate and rescue the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan which has now been missing for a week, and is in the “critical situation”, according to the official report from the Argentine navy.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 15:39 UTC
London lobbied successfully in Brazil on behalf of British oil industry, claims The Guardian

Britain successfully lobbied Brazil on behalf of BP and Shell to address the oil giants’ concerns over Brazilian taxation, environmental regulation and rules on using local firms, government documents reveal, according to a piece published in The Guardian.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 07:54 UTC
Falklands' Concordia Bay Ferry service rescheduled due to maintenance repairs

The Falkland Islands Government and Workboat Service Ltd, WSL, the company which owns the ferry linking East and West Falkland, have informed that the service will be suspended for an estimated two weeks next month, because the Concordia Bay has to undergo maintenance repairs in Punta Arenas.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 07:02 UTC
Time and oxygen running out for Argentine missing submarine in the South Atlantic

Ships and planes combed a wider area of the stormy South Atlantic on Tuesday in a fruitless hunt for signs of a missing Argentine submarine, adding to growing concerns about the vessel not heard from in six days. Argentine navy officials have worried that if the ARA San Juan was intact but disabled underwater, its crew of 44 might have only enough oxygen to last seven days.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 07:00 UTC
German business leaders launch a “Battle of Britain” to keep UK in the EU

A group of influential German business figures have launched a campaign to keep the UK in the European Union. The alliance, dubbed a New Deal for Britain, includes three ex-presidents of the Federation of German Industry.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 06:57 UTC
UK warned to keep to the “European model” if it targets an ambitious deal with the EU

Britain’s hopes of an advantageous free trade agreement with the EU could be dashed if it attempts to use Brexit as an opportunity to abandon the “European model” and transform itself into a low-tax, low-regulation economy, Brussels’ chief negotiator has warned.