Stories for December 2022

Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 19:54 UTC
Morocco stun Portugal to become first African team ever among World Cup's last 4

Favorites Portugal of megastar Cristiano Ronaldo Saturday bowed out of the 2022 Qatar football World Cup after a 1-0 defeat against tournament revelation Morocco, the first-ever African team to make it to the semifinals.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 10:22 UTC
Brigadier Dan Duff, next head of Falklands based BFSAI

The new Commander of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (CBFSAI), Brigadier Dan Duff, is to be arriving in the Falklands in Spring 2023, replacing the current CBF, Commodore Jonathan Lett, who has been the CBF since November 2020.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 10:21 UTC
Electric car company signs dealership agreement in Chile

Astara Chile signed an alliance with BYD whereby the Spanish distributor will market and distribute BYD electric passenger vehicles in the South American country starting in the first quarter of 2023, it was announced this week in Santiago.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Brazilian President makes first public appearance in almost two months

In one of his first appearances after losing the Oct. 30 runoff, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday praised the Armed Forces Friday and called on his fellow countrypeople to stand together against President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whom he never congratulated on his win.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 10:16 UTC
Uruguayan paramilitary murderers sentenced to over 20 years in jail

Two members of Uruguay's infamous Death Squad have been handed down heavy prison sentences for their involvement in two murder cases, it was announced Friday in Montevideo.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
First work stoppage for the New York Times in forty years

More than 1,000 employees at The New York Times, one of the leading US dailies, began a 24-hour walkout on Thursday. In what is the first work stoppage in over 40 years at the newspaper, The NewsGuild labor union cited the organization's “failure to bargain in good faith,” after setting a deadline for a contract for midnight December 8.
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 00:14 UTC
Argentina reaches Qatar semifinals after cliffhanger win on penalties over The Netherlands

Lionel Messi's Argentina set up a semifinal date with Croatia at the 2022 Qatar football World Cup with a 4-3 win over The Netherlands on penalties after a 2-2 draw.
Friday, December 9th 2022 - 22:54 UTC
FIG Reception in London: “Falkland Islanders still face threats to our very existence from our nearest neighbour”

A special Falkland Islands Government (FIG) London Office 40th anniversary reception was held in the Durbar Court at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Wednesday, and brought to a close a year of events marking the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands.
Friday, December 9th 2022 - 19:58 UTC
Penalty shootout marks the end of the run for Brazil in Qatar

Croatia prevailed 4-2 on penalties over Brazil after a goalless draw during a regular time that finished 1-1 after the extra time to reach the semifinals of the Qatar 2002 football World Cup.
Friday, December 9th 2022 - 16:03 UTC
The future of the Chagossian people and sovereignty for British Indian Ocean Territory

By Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham since 2005 - Before I start to talk about this British Overseas Territory, I would like to say that I returned last week from another British Overseas Territory—the Falkland Islands—with my hon. Friend James Sunderland and Stephen Doughty, who is the shadow Minister for the Overseas Territories.