Stories for January 2020

Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:24 UTC
Bushfires in Australia threaten the dairy industry; “thousands of cattle have been lost”

Bushfires across Australia's east coast are set to pile on more pain for the country's dairy industry, already hurt by a prolonged drought, as processors in one of the world's largest exporters face tightening milk supplies.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:23 UTC
Australian troops deployed to help in three states; bushfires destroyed an area the size of Ireland

Reserve troops were deployed to fire-ravaged regions across three Australian states on Monday after a torrid weekend that turned swathes of land into smoldering, blackened hellscapes.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Boris Johnson hosts EC President von der Leyen ahead of trade talks

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in London on Wednesday ahead of the opening rounds of trade talks that will begin once Britain formally leaves the bloc on Jan 31.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
“Tuna King” pays US$ 1.8 million for a giant tuna at Tokyo's ,main fish market

A celebrated Japanese sushi businessman, nicknamed “Tuna King”, paid US$1.8 million for a giant tuna at New Year's auction at Tokyo's main fish market on Sunday. Kiyoshi Kimura, who runs a successful sushi restaurant chain, paid 193 million yen (US$1.8 million) to purchase a 276kg bluefin tuna, caught off the Aomori region in northern Japan.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 08:50 UTC
African swine fever outbreak in Bulgaria: 24.000 pigs to be culled

Bulgarian veterinary authorities said on Friday they would cull 24,000 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African swine fever at a pig farm in the northeast of the country.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 08:46 UTC
Royal Navy to escort UK-flagged vessels through Strait of Hormuz

Britain's navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani by US forces.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
New Zealanders rush to try and save a pod of stranded whales

About 1,000 people rushed to a New Zealand beach over the weekend to try to save a pod of whales that stranded overnight, overwhelming conservation workers who were appealing for specialist assistance.
Monday, January 6th 2020 - 07:04 UTC
Uruguayan rustlers butcher the hindquarters of a dairy cow and leave her alive

Rustling is common in cattle and sheep farming countries, and farmers in Uruguay which is a leading exporter of beef, wool and dairy produce have persistently suffered this sort of crime. Farmers have repeatedly complained to local authorities and police about the lack of protection of herds and flocks, and on occasions even slaughtering in the same fields where the animals grass feed.
Saturday, January 4th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine president recalls when the British invaded the Malvinas and reaffirms Antarctica policy

President Alberto Fernandez on Friday underlined the significance of Argentina's standing presence in Antarctica, --to defend its sovereignty claims--, and also recalled that 187 years ago the British invaded and usurped the Malvinas Islands, a land which “we will never renounce to, and we will always claim”.
Saturday, January 4th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Falklands' Pensions Scheme reviewed to include greater option flexibility

The Executive Council has considered a paper on retirement for members of the Falkland Islands Pension Scheme (FIPS), and approved a move towards greater pension flexibility.