Stories for December 2022

Friday, December 16th 2022 - 12:33 UTC
Military will replace strikers in UK, starting with 750 ambulance drivers; daily bonus proposal for the forces

A campaign has been launched for military personnel called in to cover a rash of UK strikes to get a daily bonus for their efforts. It comes after it was confirmed 750 military personnel are sent to be deployed to cover ambulance strikes as UK prepares to be hit by a wave of industrial action in the coming weeks.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Peruvian court sentences Castillo to 18 months in pre-trial detention

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been placed under pre-trial detention for 18 months as he faces rebellion and conspiracy charges for announcing he would be dissolving Congress and ruling by means of decree laws.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Uruguay's economy unchanged since second quarter of 2022

Uruguay's Central Bank (BCU) Thursday issued a report showing the country's economy for the third trimester of 2022 “remained at similar levels to those of the second quarter of the year.”
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:59 UTC
Icebreaker ARA Irízar ready to start Summer Antarctic Campaign

Argentine Navy's icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar was ordered Thursday to set sail with over 300 people onboard among military and scientific personnel, marking the official beginning of the 2022/23 Summer Antarctic campaign. The Irízar's mission will consist of three stages until April 2023.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:36 UTC
Argentina's inflation for November set at 4.9%

Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.9% in November for an accumulated 85.3% in the first eleven months of the year, according to a report released Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec).
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:10 UTC
ECLAC reports economic slowdown for 2022; will be worse next year

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecast Thursday that Latin American and Caribbean countries will grow 3.7% in 2022, which represents a setback from last year's 6.7%.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:03 UTC
Brazil's STF orders 103 searches targetting Bolsonaro followers

Investigators were instructed to carry out 103 searches and four arrest warrants by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) in the case of the “anti-democratic acts” that allegedly pursued a coup d'état against President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 22:44 UTC
New Faces, Same Objective: Falkland Islands Association AGM in London

Last week saw the first face-to-face AGM of the Falkland Islands Association since the pandemic began in 2020. It was held at the Abbey Centre in Westminster. About fifty members were present in person. But another fifty took part - some of them from the Falklands – via Zoom. This was a major improvement on earlier AGMs when decisions could be taken only by those actually present. All future AGMs will be done this way.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 21:30 UTC
Falklands forced to reschedule flu vaccine clinics

The KEMH regrets to advise the public that the second expected shipment of flu vaccines has not arrived in the Islands in time for the scheduled clinics.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 21:26 UTC
Queen Elizabeth figurine becomes most prized personality at Naples Nativity Scene

The figurine of the late Queen Elizabeth has become this year the most prized to adorn the traditional Nativity Scene in the Italian city of Naples, which every year includes the most outstanding personalities in global news of the last twelve months.