Stories for 2023

Friday, June 9th 2023 - 19:36 UTC
Only 40% of Falklands wool clip, mainly finer wool, has been sold

Falklands Landholdings General Manager John Ferguson confirmed 835 bales have been sold so far from this year’s FLH wool clip but there are still 1,800 bales of wool left to sell.
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Friday, June 9th 2023 - 11:25 UTC
ICC Prosecutor Khan welcomed in Caracas for the third time

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Thursday welcomed International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan for the third time in his country, during a meeting at the Miraflores Palace, it was reported in Caracas. Khan previously met with Executive Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez and with Attorney General Tarek William Saab.
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Friday, June 9th 2023 - 11:21 UTC
WSJ says China plans to install spying base in Cuba

According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the governments of China and Cuba signed an agreement whereby the Asian nation will install a spy base on the Caribbean island to intercept communications of all kinds in the United States.
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Friday, June 9th 2023 - 11:18 UTC
Biden, Sunak sign “Atlantic Declaration” to address new technologies

US President Joseph Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Thursday renewed the economic alliance between the two countries by adapting it to the current world's transformations such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the climate crisis by signing the so-called Atlantic Declaration. Both leaders met at the White House to also discuss the war in Ukraine and the global economy.
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Friday, June 9th 2023 - 11:15 UTC
US$ 4 bn investment on green hydrogen launched in Uruguay

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Thursday announced that US$ 2 billion will be invested in the construction of a green hydrogen plant in Paysandú. The work to begin this year will employ between 1,500 and 3,200 jobs and the plant itself will offer some 300 permanent jobs. Another US$ 2 billion will be invested in renewable energy projects.
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Friday, June 9th 2023 - 11:08 UTC
Onset of “El Niño” announced

The US Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Thursday the onset of “El Niño,” a weather phenomenon characterized by a warming of the surface of the equatorial eastern Pacific Ocean that occurs every 2 to 7 years, which can increase the risk of heavy rains and droughts in some parts of the world and lead to record temperatures.
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Friday, June 9th 2023 - 10:57 UTC
Brazil: Tourists banned from Espirito Santo islands due to bird flu

Authorities in the Brazilian southeastern State of Espirito Santo Thursday decided to ban all tourists from the islands of Vitória after confirming 20 outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 16:07 UTC
Germany recruiting skilled labor, particularly nurses in Brazil

German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil and Brazilian Labour Minister Luiz Marinho signed a declaration of intent for “fair immigration” to promote the exchange of skilled workers.
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Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 16:05 UTC
IMF suggests immigration could help UK with inflation and labor shortage

Immigration that fills gaps in the domestic jobs market can help push down UK inflation, the deputy head of the International Monetary Fund has said. However British prime minister Rishi Sunak has insisted rates of legal immigration are “too high”
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Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 16:03 UTC
OECD: UK inflation highest this year; BoE rate could peak 5,25%

OECD, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development anticipated the UK will experience the highest level of inflation among all advanced economies this year. UK is set to report a headline inflation of 6.9% this year, above the OECD average of 6.6% for 2023.
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