MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 4th 2022
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Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Argentine navy rescues stranded Russian scientific vessel in Antarctica
An Argentine Navy vessel from the Antarctic Combined Patrol shared with Chile, and currently on duty, helped to rescue the Russian scientific vessel “Professor Logachev”, which was stranded and with no self-propulsion at Lasserre Bay, next to the Polish Antarctic Station Arctowski in King George Island.
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Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Killing of human rights defenders and reporters on the rise in LatAm, AI says
Amnesty International (AI) has released a report this week regarding the killing of several human rights defenders and many journalists in the region during the first month of the year 2022.
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Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Ecuadorian authorities speak of “major disaster” following oil spill last week
An oil spill in Ecuador in late January has been spreading over the past few days throughout the Yasuní area reaching unforeseen proportions, it was reported Wednesday.
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Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
“Partygate”, pressure mounting on Boris Johnson: four close aides step down
As pressure continues to mount against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson following reports of numerous parties at his residence despite the rest of the country was in a strict lockdown, four close aides of the leader, including his chief of staff, resigned London media reported.
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Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
Bank of England increases rate to 0,5% and begins reduction of bond purchases
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) this week voted by a majority of 5-4 to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 0.5%. Those members in the minority preferred to increase Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 0.75%.
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Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:33 UTC
China reportedly reaches deal with Bachelet on release on human rights report
While the Winter Olympic Games are set to commence Friday in Beijing, the Government of China has reportedly reached an unwritten understanding with the Office of the United Nation's High Commissioner for Human Rights to postpone the release of a document detailing the findings regarding abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority in the northwest region of Xinjiang.
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Friday, February 4th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Brexit trade protocol leads to Northern Ireland First Minister resignation
Northern Ireland's First Minister Paul Givan Thursday handed in his resignation citing discrepancies regarding Brexit protocols. As a consequence of his decision, Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill also leaves her position as Deputy First Minister, due to the existing power-sharing arrangements dating back to 1998.
