Stories for December 5th 2023

Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Lula in Germany with Scholz trying to conclude Mercosur/EU trade deal before next Tuesday

The two leaders of the largest economies of Latin America and Europe met in Berlin on Monday to try and conclude a cooperation and free trade agreement between the South American block and the European Union which has been on the table for over two decades.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:48 UTC
Fidel's sister Juanita Castro dies in Miami, aged 90

After standing up against the Communist regime of her brothers Fidel and Raúl, Cuban opposition leader in exile Juanita Castro died Monday at a Miami of natural causes at the age of 90, her biographer María Antonieta Collins confirmed.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
RRS Sir David Attenborough meets mega iceberg A23a drifting towards South Georgia

Scientists aboard the Falklands flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough collected samples of seawater around the A23a mega iceberg, the largest iceberg in the world. New video footage shows the enormous iceberg, some 3,900km2 and 400m tall, twice the size of Greater London stretching out into the distance beyond the research vessel.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:39 UTC
Unforeseen changes unravel Argentine mystery ‘submarine’ expedition

In an unexpected turn of events, the highly anticipated expedition Eslabon Perdido / Ultra Mar Sur, aimed at unraveling the mysteries surrounding Argentine coastal 'submarine' wrecks, has encountered a twist of its own.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Nicaragua pulls Ambassador from Buenos Aires

The Nicaraguan regime of President Daniel Ortega announced Monday that it was withdrawing its ambassador from Buenos Aires ahead of Javier Milei's inauguration on Dec. 10. Ortega's decision came after statements by Milei criticizing him for alleged human rights violations in the Central American country.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
Petri to be Argentina's next Defense Minister

Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei confirmed on Monday that he had chosen former vice-presidential candidate Luis Petri of Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) to succeed Jorge Taiana as Defense Minister on Dec. 10.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Netanyahu praises Milei but Israel ups travel warnings for Argentina and Brazil

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday called Argentina's President-elect to invite him over to Jerusalem for the opening of the South American country's Embassy there after relocating it from Tel Aviv, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 09:54 UTC
Uruguayan football club wants mental health help as yet another player commits suicide

The suicide of 29-year-old footballer Diego Galo of Amateur First Division club Sportivo Bella Italia prompted calls for mental health assistance to players nationwide following a string of similar events over the past few years, it was reported in Montevideo.
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 09:54 UTC
Tougher rules to come and live and work in UK; 2022 net immigration reached 745,000 last year

Britain is changing some rules on who is allowed to come to the UK to live and work. Ministers have come under pressure to act on legal migration, after official figures showed that net migration in 2022 hit a record 745,000, and UK in undergoing a period of stalled economy, according to IMF prospects..
Tuesday, December 5th 2023 - 09:02 UTC
FAO launches the International Year of Camelids 2024 and their global impact

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched the International Year of Camelids 2024 on Monday at its Rome headquarters, to recognize and celebrate the vital contributions these animals make to livelihoods, food security, and nutrition.