Stories for January 2023

Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Protests surge all across US after police brutality video goes viral

A large number of protesters convened Friday on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington DC to express their anger over the killing of Tyre Nichols, a young African-American man who was beaten to death by law enforcement officers, as video footage that went viral this week proved.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:52 UTC
A hot tempered ambassador and will Falklands' HMS Forth be allowed to dock in Chile

The leak of an audio message with no kind words from the Chilean foreign ministry top staff and advisors towards the Argentine ambassador in Chile, Rafael Bielsa, triggered a severe incident between the two neighboring countries which was finally contained by both sides with a cascade of compliments for the top figures involved.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
Chief of Police to leave Royal Falkland Islands Police

The Falkland Islands Government has announced that, they have accepted the resignation of Michael Luke in his role as Chief of Police for the Royal Falkland Islands Police. His last day of service will be Tuesday 31 January.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Scottish MPs disgruntled with decision to have naval support vessels built in Spain

Scottish shipyards need “greater clarity” from the UK Government over where contracts for new naval vessels will be placed in the coming decades, MPs have said.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
IACHR team rounds up Bolivian assignment

An Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) team rounded up its mission in Bolivia on Friday after being told that the government abode by its recommendations issued after the political crisis of 2019. The visiting delegation also collected testimony from the victims claiming otherwise.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Brazilian FM ratifies commitment to WTO

Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira Friday told World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about the South American country's commitment to the global entity under the new administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Peru: Boluarte favors moving elections forward, perhaps this year

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said Friday that she did not oppose bringing forward the elections, which is one of the demands of the demonstrators that have marched all across the country since the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo Terrones on Dec. 7.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Degradation also harmful to Amazon rainforest, study shows

One-third of the Amazon rainforest has been degraded by a combination of human activity and drought, according to a scientific report carried this week by the journal Science. The study released on Thursday yielded results much higher than previously thought and underlined that, in addition to deforestation, degradation can be just as harmful.
Saturday, January 28th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Maduro reviews human rights situation in Venezuela with Türk

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Türk reviewed the situation in the South American country during a meeting Friday at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas.
Friday, January 27th 2023 - 19:28 UTC
Brazil: Federal Police launches 3rd phase of Operation Lesa Pátria

Brazilian Federal Police (PF) Friday launched the third phase of Operation Lesa Pátria (lèse patria) by serving arrest and search-and-seizure warrants across five states and the Federal District, Agencia Brasil reported.