Stories for February 2022

Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 20:38 UTC
Duke of York reaches off-court settlement with his alleged victim

The Duke of York has reached an off-court settlement with Virginia Giuffre, the American woman who filed sexual abuse charges against him in August 2021, it was reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 10:21 UTC
New IA-63 Pampa takes to the skies for further testing

Argentine-built jet training aircraft IA-63 Pampa III Block II AR-005 made its maiden flight last week at the Argentine Aircraft Factory (FAdeA) – First flight of the Pampa III AR-005, it was announced.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
ICC prosecutor not to investigate Evo for 2020 road blockades in Bolivia

The International Criminal Court (ICC) based in the Dutch town of The Hague has refused to iunvestigate former Bolivian President Evo Morales for alleged crimes against humanity, it was announced Monday.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
Round of hearings for 35-year concession of Brazil's busiest port has started

The round of hearings for the privatization of the Port of Santos in Sao Paulo state, and the busiest of Brazil have started with the participation of the minister of Infrastructure Tarcisio Gomes de Freitas and the different interested parties. It’s basically a 35-year contract project which will demand almost 3,5bn dollars
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Repsol now blames Italian tanker for oil slick off Peru's shore

Spanish state-run oil company Repsol now blames a “sudden movement” of the Italian-flagged Mare Doricum tanker caused the Jan. 15 spill of thousands of barrels of crude oil off the coast of Lima, which has caused a major environmental disaster in the region.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
UK/Brazil clash over an Expanded Trade Partnership; beef and other meats the stumbling barrier

Brazil has been reluctant to take forward negotiations for an Expanded Trade Partnership, ETP, with the UK since Brasilia claims that the terms offered were disappointing, and unbalanced since they only contemplated the interests of Britain, “ignoring Brazil's demand to increase its exports to the UK”.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:14 UTC
Killings, bombings and threats mark the coming legislative elections in Colombia

In less than a month, on 13th March, Colombians will be going to the polls to renew the Legislative, and according to the Peace and Reconciliation Foundation, there have been 163 victims of political violence, including 19 candidates and politicians who have been murdered in the last twelve months.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
US relocates Ukrainian embassy as a precaution

The Government of the United States has decided to temporarily shift its Embassy in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv, near the Polish border, as a precaution amid mounting rumors of a Russian invasion allegedly scheduled for Feb.16, just when Presidents Vladimir Putin and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro are to meet in Moscow.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:03 UTC
US requests extradition of former Honduran President Hernández

A large-scale police raid was underway Monday evening in Tegucigalpa's San Ignacio neighborhood while the Supreme Court is still to grant or reject the request from the United States to extradite former President Juan Orlando Hernández to stand trial for alleged drug trafficking.
Tuesday, February 15th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Chagossian people return to their home islands and claim Mauritius sovereignty; Foreign Office rejects claim

Another “invasion” of a British Overseas Territory, peaceful, but which included the flag raising of the disputed islands alleged claimants, plus a presidential message, and the small party dancing of joy for their recovered land? Yes and No.