Stories for January 2020

Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Brazil pushing ahead with plan to allow mining on tribal lands

Brazil’s government said it was pushing ahead with plans to allow mining on tribal lands, briefing European diplomats on proposals that have drawn criticism from indigenous advocates in Brazil and overseas.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Last year, the warmest on record for the world's oceans long term trend

Last year was the warmest year on record for the world's oceans, part of a long-term warming trend, according to a study released on Monday. “If you look at the ocean heat content, 2019 is by far the hottest, 2018 is second, 2017 is third, 2015 is fourth, and then 2016 is fifth,” said Kevin E. Trenberth, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, NCAR, and an author on the study.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Chile's oil company ENAP faces sanctions for hydro-fracking in Tierra del Fuego

$The country’s environmental superintendent (the SMA) said ENAP had failed to follow protocols in its permits for so-called “hydro-fracking” activities$

Chile’s environmental regulator on Monday charged state oil company ENAP with improper fracking in Tierra del Fuego, a wild, largely unpopulated region at the southern fringe of the South American continent.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Labour leadership succession race: pragmatic center or a radical “proud Socialist”

Five MPs formally entered the race on Monday to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Britain's main opposition Labour party, and rebuild their movement after last month's disastrous election.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Money markets react to US decision reversing China as a currency manipulator

The Yen plumbed an eight-month low while the Yuan climbed to its highest level since July on Tuesday after the U.S. Treasury Department reversed its decision in August to designate China as a currency manipulator.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
Protests in Iran against ayatollahs, “Clerics get lost”; five nations to discuss legal actions over downed Ukrainian airplane

Protesters took to the streets of Iran to denounce the country’s clerical rulers and riot police deployed to face them in a third day of demonstrations on Monday after authorities acknowledged shooting down a passenger plane by mistake.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
Six Tourists arrested in Peru for damaging the Machu Picchu cultural heritage

Six tourists, including a French woman, have been arrested over accusations that they damaged Peru's cultural heritage by defecating in a sacred temple at the iconic Machu Picchu sanctuary.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:33 UTC
Killing Soleimani part of a broader policy of real deterrence to challenges, said Pompeo

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said Qassem Soleimani was killed as part of a broader strategy of deterring challenges by US foes that also applies to China and Russia, further diluting the assertion that the top Iranian general was struck because he was plotting imminent attacks on US targets.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Venice, from severe flooding to almost dry canals in two months

Low tides have left canals in Venice almost dry, just two months after severe flooding left much of the Italian city under water. Boats have been seen almost beached as water levels dip drastically.
Tuesday, January 14th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Barcelona overtakes Real Madrid as top of the Deloitte Football Money League

Barcelona have overtaken Real Madrid to top the Deloitte Football Money League for the first time and become the first club to break the 800 million Euros revenue barrier. The 23rd edition of the table shows an 11% rise in combined revenues, excluding transfer fees, for the top 20 clubs who between them enjoyed turnovers of a record 9.3 billion euros for the 2018-19 season.