MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 17th 2018
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Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 09:12 UTC
European Parliament bans electric pulse fishing; rejection from Dutch fishermen
The European Parliament called on Tuesday for a ban on electric pulse fishing in the European Union, defying Brussels which wants the experimental practice in the North Sea done on a larger scale. The parliament, the EU's only directly elected body, will now try to strike a compromise with the European Commission, the bloc's executive, and the European Council, which groups the 28 member states.
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Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Trump in excellent health and with normal score on a cognitive exam
President Donald Trump requested that his first formal medical exam include a cognitive test and “did exceedingly well,” receiving a score of 30 out of 30, the top White House doctor announced on Tuesday afternoon.
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Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
Uruguayan farmers surprise government and take to the roads to protest fiscal policies
Uruguayan farmers with their tractors, harvesters, trucks, vans and on horseback took to the roads to protest the cost of fuel, power, increased taxes and an over bloated national budget and bureaucracy which they blame for making several farm activities unprofitable, and have had an overall negative impact for the different camp activities.
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Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 07:13 UTC
Francis expresses pain and shame for sex abuse by Chile's Catholic clergy
On his first full day in Chile on Tuesday Pope Francis immediately confronted the issue of sex abuse by the country's Catholic clergy, apologized and said he felt ashamed -- just hours after several Chilean churches were reportedly firebombed.
