Stories for December 11th 2022

Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 15:00 UTC
Book review: The Ship Beneath the Ice

The loss of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance is the stuff of legend. She was crushed in the ice of the Weddell Sea in 1915. The subsequent escape of Shackleton and his men is an epic of heroism and survival.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 11:13 UTC
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to President-elect Lula da Silva.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this week reiterated his congratulations following President-elect Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s election in October, and both leaders agreed on the importance of promoting democratic values.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
Argentina's black players: A WaPo article on race revisited

By Mordechai Taji - A Washington Post article last week resurfaced the issue that Argentina's national football team featured no black players, as opposed to Germany, Spain, France, and other European squads.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:46 UTC
Falklands Government extends Borders & Southern production licenses

Oil and gas company Borders & Southern Petroleum with interests in the Falkland Islands announced this week it had secured the extension of its Production Licenses PL018, PL019, PL020, including the Darwin Discovery Area, according to reports in London's financial media.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:30 UTC
Brazilian central bank keeps Selic rate at 13,75%; anticipates hawkish approach to combat future inflation

The Brazilian central bank maintained the benchmark Selic at 13.75% for a third consecutive meeting this week, as expected by all analysts. It was the last rate meeting before Lula da Silva assumes the country’s presidency on January first.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:22 UTC
European Parliament VP arrested on suspicions of belonging to a criminal organization

Police in Belgium have arrested Greek Socialist MEP Eva Kaili, one of 14 European Parliament vice-presidents, in connection with an investigation into a criminal organization, corruption, and money laundering that involves an unidentified Gulf state, but apparently, Qatar reported the Interpol office.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:11 UTC
Argentina to reopen embassy in Bangladesh

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero announced his country would be reopening its embassy in Bangladesh after 40 years, a decision most likely boosted by the Asian country's support of Lionel Messi's team playing the football World Cup in Qatar.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:09 UTC
China's lockdown policy and global slower demand reflect strongly in foreign trade

Chinese exports fell at the steepest pace in more than two years in November, the latest indication of how COVID-19 restrictions and slumping global demand are stifling the economy.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 07:59 UTC
Venezuela's minimum monthly wage back below US$ 10

Venezuela's Bolivar fell 17% against the US dollar from less than a week ago, leaving minimum monthly pensions and wages at around US$ 9.20, it was reported in Caracas Friday. Set at 130 bolivars in March, incomes went down 69% this year.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 07:50 UTC
US: Az Senator going independent means goodbye to Dems' 51-49 edge

Just when US President Joseph Biden had clinched a 51-49 Upper House advantage, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema Friday announced she was leaving the Democratic Party and going “independent.”