Stories for December 8th 2022

Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 19:12 UTC
SARS on the rise in Brazil, Fiocruz data shows

Brazilian health authorities have reported an increase in the number of cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes (SARS) in 22 states and the Federal District, where three out of every four detections were of COVID-19.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 19:05 UTC
Former Guatemalan President and VP convicted in corruption probe

Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina (2012-2015) has been sentenced to 16 years in prison alongside then-Vice-President Roxana Baldetti, in the so-called “La Línea” case involving an illicit association and customs fraud, which eventually led to their fall from office.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 17:19 UTC
Xi arrives at Saudi Arabia to cement the “China/Arab cooperation in a new era”

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for a three-day visit, where he is expected to attend the China-Arab States Summit plus a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 17:15 UTC
New Mexico set to overtake Mexico's crude oil production this month

The state of New Mexico is expected to overtake Mexico’s crude oil production in the current month, according to commodity analysts projected report at Standard Chartered.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 17:14 UTC
EU deforestation bill threatens Latin America and African countries

European lawmakers and EU member states inked a deal on Tuesday, December 6, to ban the purchase of products such as cocoa, coffee, and soybeans that contribute to deforestation, increasing the pressure exerted on Brazilian exports. The list also encompasses palm oil, wood, beef, rubber, and derivate products like skins, chocolate, furniture, and paper.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 17:08 UTC
Falklands: Household power and fuel assistance a non taxable allowance

At a special Falkland Islands Executive Council meeting held on 1 December, it was confirmed that the Household Power and Fuel Allowance will be treated as a non-taxable allowance.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 12:20 UTC
Falklands Plaque unveiled at Portland to honor dockworkers involved in readying the Task Force

A Falklands Memorial Plaque was unveiled at Portland Port by South Dorset MP Richard Drax, commemorating the work carried out by dockyard employees over a few dramatic weeks in the spring of 1982.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 11:53 UTC
Francis kisses and blesses an Argentine flag and received soil from the Falklands cemetery

Pope Francis on Wednesday received the head of the Buenos Aires Malvinas Museum, Edgardo Esteban, who visited him at his official residence in the Vatican, and as a gift gave him some soil from the Falklands Argentine military cemetery at Darwin.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
US and UK announce partnership to boost energy security and bring down prices

With the purpose of bringing down global energy prices and boost energy security, United States and the United Kingdom have agreed on a new energy partnership.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Councillors of Portsmouth and Whitby visiting the Falklands

The Falkland Islands City of Stanley is twinned with Whitby and Portsmouth in the United Kingdom, and this week the mayors of both cities are visiting the Islands as part of the commemorations of the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falklands in 1982.