Stories for 2023

Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 08:57 UTC
Protestors storm shareholders meeting in London yelling “shut down Shell”

Protestors yelling “shut down Shell” stormed the oil corporation giant annual shareholders meeting in London with security having to step in to protect board members. Proceedings were delayed as the protesters ran to the front of the room where executives were sitting on stage, and some demonstrators had to be carried out of the building by security.
Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 08:30 UTC
Clashes with police and arson in Cardiff following the death of two teenagers

Vehicles were set on fire and dozens of young people clashed with police in Wales in what authorities described as “large scale disorder” following a road accident with two teenagers killed in a motorcycle crash. The unrest broke out in the district of Ely in Cardiff Monday night.
Wednesday, May 24th 2023 - 07:42 UTC
Global production of shipping containers piles up at major ports because of lack of demand for goods

Global production of shipping containers has fallen significantly as demand for goods sank following the easing of pandemic restrictions, leaving the corrugated steel boxes piled up at major ports.
Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine Congress and Simon Wiesenthal Center seek answers on 'Submarine' wreck

By LAURENCE DE MELLO IN BUENOS AIRES

The 2022 discovery of a suspected WWII U-boat in Argentine waters has ignited an intense political debate within the closed corridors of the Argentine Government, resuscitating embarrassing historical ties between President General Juan Domingo Peron and Nazi Germany.
Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 11:42 UTC
Argentina introduces new banknote amid high inflation

Argentina launched the AR$ 2,000 banknote on Monday, with a value slightly exceeding US$ 4 in the unofficial exchange rate. It will be the highest denomination banknote in a country where year-on-year inflation has reached 108%.
Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 11:21 UTC
Depletion of the Colorado River forces California, Arizona and Nevada to a conservation agreement

Three western US states have agreed to draw less water from the drought-depleted Colorado River in exchange for US$1.2bn in federal funding. Arizona, California and Nevada said the deal would conserve at least 3 million acre-feet of water to the end of 2026.
Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 11:11 UTC
Norwegian catches for UK Fish and chips, and the price now averages £9

The soaring price of the UK staple fish and chips has become a national controversy from the moment a portion of the dish in Somerset can cost as much as £14, while the UK average is £9, according to the ONS, reports BBC. But, the 19% increase has nothing to do with profiteering, the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF) says.
Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 11:08 UTC
Colombia halts ceasefire with FARC dissidents after 4 murders

Colombian authorities Monday announced the unilateral suspension of the ceasefire with dissident Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), known as the Central General Staff (EMC-FARC), after the recruitment and murder of four children from the Murui indigenous community, it was reported in Bogota.
Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 10:56 UTC
Chile's advantageous position in electromobility development highlighted

During her participation in the Raw Materials Convention between the European Union and Latin America 2023 in Argentina, Chile's Mining Minister Marcela Hernando highlighted her country's advantageous position for the development of electromobility due to its large copper and lithium reserves.
Tuesday, May 23rd 2023 - 10:47 UTC
Uruguay to import bottled water: desalinization plant does not fit in aircraft

Uruguay's Economy Ministry Monday greenlighted the tax-free import of bottled water as one of the measures against the drought affecting Montevideo and the metropolitan area, it was reported. Meanwhile, Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado confirmed that the desalination plant to be brought from Houston does not fit “by 15 centimeters” in the C-130 Hercules aircraft sent to pick it up and it will therefore take “a few weeks” to reach South America by ship.