MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 2022
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Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Hake fishing halted for conservation purposes
Authorities from Uruguay and Argentina have agreed to halt hake capture effective Oct. 1 on a temporary basis to preserve the species, it was announced.
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Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Labour Conference votes a manifesto commitment to proportional representation
The Labour Party Conference has voted for a manifesto commitment to proportional representation for general elections. This is described as a massive moment for democracy in the UK. Now all major parties, bar the Conservatives, are united on the need for electoral reform and committed to delivering a fair electoral system where every vote counts.
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Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Fourth Committee on Decolonization approves program for UN General Assembly 77th session
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) approved its work program for the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, covering topics ranging from the decolonization of the 17 remaining Non-Self-Governing Territories and United Nations peacekeeping operations, to the plight of Palestinian refugees and other Arab territories, among other agenda items.
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Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng play, “Britannia Unhinged”
By Gwynne Dyer – “The Queen’s final act of service to the nation was to selflessly buy the economy one last fortnight,” said one tweet when all four wheels finally came off the British economy.
