Stories for August 2022

Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
“The Arctic is strategic for NATO”; US going to appoint its first ambassador to the polar region

“The Arctic is of great importance for NATO,” and the Western alliance must give priority to its military presence in the polar region, NATO's chief Jens Stoltenberg said in a Sunday interview with the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. The interview comes when Washington is set to appoint its first Arctic ambassador and Russia's increasing military activity in the Arctic..
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:16 UTC
Facebook reaches tentative settlement in “data broker” lawsuit for selling info to Trump campaign

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social network service allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to British Cambridge Analytica.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Chilean scientists discover new bird species in sub-Antarctic island, 100km south of Cape Horn

Amazed Chilean scientists have identified a new bird species, the Sub-Antarctic rayadito in the Diego Ramirez Islands that lie 100 kilometers from southern Chile's Cape Horn.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:08 UTC
Peruvian president's sister-in-law handed down 30-month detention

Peruvian Judge Jhonny Gómez Sunday ordered the pre-trial detention for 30 months of President Pedro Castillo Terrones' sister-in-law Yenifer Paredes and other defendants in a corruption case because they posed a flight risk, among other reasons.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
UN fails to approve the High Seas Treaty to protect oceans and marine life

Negotiations on a High Seas Treaty to protect marine life, at the United Nations in New York were suspended on Saturday after diplomats failed to reach an agreement at the end of the fifth round of talks.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Over 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far this year, BBC report

Over 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to Kent so far in 2022, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Defense. while a total of 915 people reached Kent in 19 small boats on Saturday, according to a report from BBC. Women and children were among a group brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat at Dungeness.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Liz Truss, if PM, looking at “nuclear” option of cutting VAT 5% across the board, media reports

Tory leader candidate and good chances of becoming the next British prime minister, Liz Truss would prioritize tax cuts over giving direct payments to every household to help cover the cost of rising energy bills. Reports suggest Ms Truss is considering cutting VAT across the board by 5%.
Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Gibraltar included in the Home Office list of recognized cities

Gibraltar has been included in the Home Office's list of recognized cities. Although the Rock was awarded city status in 1842, it was under Diocesan Letters Patent and not under the normal City Status Letters Patent and therefore never ended up on the official list.
Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Behind the lines in 1982: A story of journalistic bravery

By Graham Bound (Stanley, FI) – Days were short during the occupation of 1982, and everything in Stanley seemed hostile and frightening. Our situation was hardly any safer when the watery winter sun went down and the Argentine-imposed curfew forced us indoors. But within whichever substantial building one chose to shelter, with windows blacked out and peat stoves glowing, there was comfort and at least the perception of safety.
Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Russian spy in Italy claimed she had been born in Peru

A Russian female spy posing as a socialite allegedly born in Peru had infiltrated a NATO base in Italy for years, it was reported Friday.