MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 2022
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Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Prisoner swap between Venezuela, US, a “normal” thing, says Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Wednesday said the recent prisoner swap with the United States was a “normal” process, despite controversies around the event.
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Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:10 UTC
Greece to reinstate unvaccinated healthcare staff
Greek healthcare workers sidelined in September 2021 for refusing to take a vaccine against COVID-19 are to be allowed back at their jobs effective Jan. 1, Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced.
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Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:02 UTC
UNCTAD forecasts economic slowdown in 2023 with dramatic drop of shipping activity
The pace of global shipping activity is set to lose steam next year as economic turmoil, conflict in Ukraine and the impact of the pandemic weaken the outlook for trade, U.N. agency UNCTAD said this week.
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Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Falklands paper on climate change and oceans' biodiversity accepted at the COP 27 summit in Egypt
The Falkland Islands presented a paper on climate education to the COP 27 summit meeting in Egypt which was accepted as part of a presentation to a hub on climate change consequences and possible solutions. Marine Scientist Dr Narissa Bax from the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute (SAERI), made the presentation during her attendance of COP27.
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Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 09:05 UTC
Brazil joins Budapest Convention to fight cybercrime
Brazilian authorities Wednesday announced that the South American country was joining the so-called Budapest Convention whereby it will be granted faster access to electronic evidence produced under foreign jurisdiction.
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Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Brazil exports remain concentrated in commodities and imports in industrial goods, WTO report
Brazil’s integration into the global economy has grown in recent years, but exports are increasingly concentrated in commodities, and imports are dominated by industrial goods, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO) assessment of Brazilian trade policy.
