Stories for February 11th 2023

Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 15:48 UTC
Brazil, free of avian flu, so far, exported a record 421.000 tons of poultry meat in January

With poultry prices soaring (a dozen of eggs in California reached eight dollars, yes eight dollars and climbing) because of the intense culling of millions of chickens caused by the avian flu, no wonder then than poultry meat exports from Brazil during January reached 420.900 tons, up 20.6% compared to the same period of the previous year and a record for the month, claimed the ABPA (Brazilian Association of Animal Protein) this week.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 15:46 UTC
“Tight money ahead for months to come”, anticipates the UD Fed unpleased with inflation

The United States Federal Reserve is not satisfied with the evolution of inflation in the country and has warned the fight is not over, and could possibly result in higher interest rates that those markets are anticipating and despite of growing fears they could lead to a recession.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 15:44 UTC
Launch of 'Looking North: The UK and the Arctic', by Foreign minister Lord Goldsmith

Foreign Office Minister of State responsible for the polar regions, Lord Goldsmith, gave a keynote speech to launch the UK's new Arctic policy framework:
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:20 UTC
US shoots down a “high altitude” flying object, this time over Alaska frozen waters

A United States fighter jet shot down an unidentified high altitude object overflying the state of Alaska, the second time in a week that such an operation takes place, it was announced on Friday by the White House .
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:10 UTC
Despite war in Ukraine and the Chinese lockdown, Brazilian ports overall had a positive performance

Despite the negative effects of a hectic year with unexpected events such as the war between Russia and Ukraine and the lockdowns imposed by China throughout 2022, Brazilian ports handled 1.209 billion tons last year. The figure was released by the National Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq), this month in Brasília.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:06 UTC
Argentine Supreme Court dismisses Mapuche land ownership filing

Argentina's Supreme Court halted the granting of land to a Mapuche community in the province of Río Negro when implicitly validating an injunction requested by a landowner who had filed for a judiciary remedy against a decision by the National Institute of Indigenous Affairs (Inai) whereby the Lof Che Buenuleo community in Bariloche was awarded 481 hectares, it was reported Friday.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:03 UTC
Peru's Congress chooses new 2nd Vice President

Peru's one-house Congress Friday chose Rep. Silvia Monteza Facho of the Cajamarca constituency to replace Digna Calle as Second Vice President, following the latter's decision to leave her post after numerous failures on the part of Parliament to agree on a date to which to move the general elections forward, which is one of the demands of the protests since the Dec. 7 impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones. Monteza, of Acción Popular, is to take over from Calle, of Podemos Peru.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 10:58 UTC
Half of Brazil's judges have suffered life threats

According to a study undertaken by the Judicial Research Center of the Association of Judges of Brazil in partnership with the Latin American Federation of Judges and the Institute of Social, Political and Economic Research (Ipespe), South America's largest country ranks second only to Bolivia in the number of magistrates whose lives have been threatened, Agencia Brasil reported this week.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Lula and Biden agree on the importance of democracy and the environment

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Friday with his US colleague Joseph Biden at the White House barely over a month after rioters stormed the South American country's capital seeking to promote a coup d'état.
Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 10:51 UTC
Nicaragua releases over 200 political prisoners, sends them to the US

The Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega has released over 200 political prisoners and sent them over to the United States, it was reported in Managua. The beneficiaries of the move, including opposition leaders, priests, and critics of the government, were transferred to the El Chipote prison late Wednesday and boarded a plane in the early hours of Thursday, according to journalist Tifani Roberts, who currently resides in the United States.