Stories for October 27th 2022

Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Controversy in EU over climate goals, war and companies suing states for their investments

Based on the so-called Energy Charter Treaty, ECT, which pretends to follow climate objectives, European energy companies have been suing their governments to protect their hydrocarbon investments in recent years. France and the Netherlands announced their intention to exit ECT last week saying it was not in line with the green plan. Italy pulled out in 2016, with Spain and Poland following in recent months. And more countries could follow, analysts say.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
CELAC FMs call for joint connection with the rest of the world

Foreign Ministers of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Buenos Aires Wednesday issued a statement calling for the consolidation of regional unity while deepening strategies for joint approaches regarding the bloc's connection with the rest of the world.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
All COVID-19 restrictions lifted in Peru

Peruvian health authorities Wednesday announced the lifting of the state of emergency declared amid the COVID-19 pandemic as well as all sanitary restrictions imposed thereby.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
UK: Sunak to announce strategy two weeks later than planned

Britain's newly-appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Wednesday announced he was postponing the presentation of his plan to curb the country's current crisis and set Nov. 17 instead of Oct. 31 for the official launch.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Car production halted in Argentine plant due to lack of imported parts

Carmakers Fiat had to halt production Wednesday at its plant in the Argentine province of Córdoba due to the lack of imported inputs, the Stellantis group explained.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Several Falklands' fauna pictures at the Comedy Wildlife Photography awards

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards just released a gallery of their 2022 Finalists, and the list is as wholesome and heartwarming as can be for a conservationist competition. The 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards finalists provide a brief respite from the horrors of a politically unstable post-plague world, but they also carry an important message of conservation--.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Uruguayan customs to up smuggling controls

Uruguayan Customs is to seize any package over 5 kilos to protect traders in border towns, who suffer the consequences of the depreciation of the Argentine peso which makes shopping across the border more convenient, it was announced.
Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Gibraltar's role in Operation Torch when North Africa was recovered from Nazis 80 years ago

Gibraltar National Archives will host an exhibition to commemorate 80 years since Operation Torch, the retaking of North Africa from the Nazis, which was planned and spearheaded from Gibraltar in November 1942.