Stories for April 2023

Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
HMS Montrose, a long time friend of the Falklands has come to the end of her active life

After a 30-year-career serving Britain on the front line around the globe, HMS Montrose’s active life came to an end in Portsmouth. At 11.20am nearly 200 members of her ship’s company turned to face the vessel as the White Ensign was lowered on her flight deck and the frigate passed into history.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:35 UTC
Which Latin American country is one of Russia's “most loyal partners”?

During the second stop of his Latin American tour after Brasilia and ahead of Cuba and Nicaragua, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday said in Caracas in front of his local colleague Yván Gil Pinto that Venezuela was “without a doubt” one of Russia's “most loyal partners.”
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
How long might Maradona's reckless doctors spend in jail?

A Court of Appeals in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires Tuesday ruled that neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and six other health care practitioners must stand trial for the death of football star Diego Armando Maradona.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Argentine ice breaker Almirante Irizar back in Ushuaia signals the end of 2022/23 Antarctica season

Argentine icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar is back in Ushuaia following its round of visits to Antarctica stations leaving all ready for the personnel that remained preparing for the long dark winter months. This has also meant the official end of the Argentine Antarctic Campaign 2022/23, which takes place under the operational command of the Joint Antarctic Command.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
UK twelve month inflation in March eases to 10,1%, but Food remains strong having risen 19,1%

According to the Office for National Statistics, the consumer price inflation rate in the United Kingdom eased to 10.1% year-on-year in March 2023, down from 10.4% the month before.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Guidance on CCAMLR Fisheries for British registered vessels fishing for profit

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has published the Guidance for people planning to fish with UK-registered vessels in waters administered under the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:01 UTC
Brazil's top electoral court upholds sanctions against two lawmakers for spreading false content

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Tuesday ruled to uphold a decision fining Federal Deputy Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) for publishing untrue content against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the 2022 election campaign, Agencia Brasil reported.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Fox News, crucial supporter of ex president Trump, guilty of defamation, must pay US$ 787 million

“Fox News”, a once strong supporter of ex-president Donald Trump, has reached a settlement with voting machine maker Dominion in a defamation case over 2020 election coverage, a US judge announced on Tuesday. “The parties have resolved their case,” Eric Davis told the Delaware Superior Court.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 09:41 UTC
Brazil despite larger wheat crops, remains a net importer, but declining

Brazilian farmers will harvest a record wheat crop of 11.3 million tons in the 2023/2024 season, compared with 11 million tons in the previous one, StoneX said on Monday. In its first forecast for the new crop, StoneX said farmers will expand the planted area by 6.1% to 3.48 million hectares (8.599 million acres).
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 09:38 UTC
Brazilian fish exports, mainly fresh water tilapia increased 15% in 2022

Brazil’s fish export revenue increased by 15% last year, reaching a record of US$23.8 million, according to a report by Embrapa Pesca e Aquiculture in partnership with the Brazilian Association of Aquaculture (Peixe BR). Tilapia shipments, which accounted for 98% of the total, increased by 28% to US$23.2 million.