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  • Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 09:54 UTC

    Chile: “Israel” street renamed in condemnation of ongoing events in Middle East

    The street will recover its old denomination of “Nueva Ñuñoa” which was in use until 1959

    The City Hall of Ñuñoa, one of the municipalities within the Santiago Metropolitan Region, approved a street name change as a response to ongoing international conflicts: the street República de Israel will be renamed in solidarity with Palestine and condemnation of Tel Aviv's military actions in the Gaza Strip against local people. The decision was approved by 7 votes to 1 during Wednesday's council meeting, after a consultation with the neighbors.

  • Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 09:46 UTC

    French PM loses vote of no confidence for the first time since 1962

    Barnier is likely to remain as caretaker PM until a replacement is found

    French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been forced to resign after losing a vote of no confidence Wednesday prompted by budget disputes. However, he will likely stay as a caretaker PM until President Emmanuel Macron finds a replacement. Barnier's appointment took Macron nearly two months after July’s parliamentary election. The National Assembly approved the motion by 331 votes, far exceeding the minimum 288 needed. The political standoff has unsettled financial markets, with borrowing costs rising sharply amid fears of prolonged instability.

  • Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 09:32 UTC

    Western military pressure has been unable to stop Houthis attacks along the Red Sea, IISS report

    However despite the effort, since November 2023 the number of transits of merchant ships through the Red Sea has decreased by roughly 50%.

    The Houthis are growing in strength and trade through the Red Sea is declining despite ongoing international military pressure on the rebel group, a study has warned. The report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said missions such as Operation Prosperity Guardian, Operation Poseidon Archer and EUNAVFOR Aspides had made little impact.

  • Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 06:05 UTC

    Shipping sectors benefit from the Red Sea blockade, boosting demand for ships and higher fares

    Data from Clarksons Research, seaborne trade remains on track to record a 6.5% growth in ton-miles this year, the fastest rate of expansion for 14 years

    But the Red Sea shipping scenario with the Houthis attacks, and to a smaller extent, the drought in Panama – have had as can be expected in such situations, some sectors that can benefit. That is why most shipping sectors have experienced the strongest growth in ton-miles registered this year since 2010, helping prop up rates to highly profitable levels

  • Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 01:41 UTC

    Innovations in digital payments: Trends for the upcoming 2025

    Photo: Unsplash

    Digital payments have evolved rapidly over the last decade, reshaping how we transact, save, and invest. As we approach 2025, new innovations promise to further enhance the digital payments experience.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Reform leader Farage questioning the Chagos Islands deal; allegedly Trump advisors are against it

    Leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, told the Commons that senior officials in the new Trump administration were firmly against the Chagos deal (Pic UK Parliament)

    The UK's deal to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is “strongly supported” by the United States, according to the Government. In October, it was confirmed the islands would once again come under Mauritian control, although Diego Garcia would remain a military base for the US and UK, with Britain maintaining a 99-year lease over it.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 06:18 UTC

    Frustrated Antarctica cruise, caused by mechanical issue, prompts protests and hunger strikes on board

    Swan Hellenic’s Diana suffered a shaft breakdown in one of two propellers, forcing the vessel to divert first to South Georgia and later Ushuaia

    A mechanical issue onboard a Swan Hellenic vessel led to the difficult decision to abandon Antarctica on a cruise whose very point was to visit Antarctica. When full refunds were not offered, hunger strikes began onboard, according to abundant cruise industry media.

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 06:11 UTC

    Patagonian Shelf Waters Abloo in austral spring, NASA Earth Observatory

    NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using PACE data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

    An austral spring 2024, a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Argentina painted the waters blue and green. Blooms are common in the region this time of year, but clouds often block the view from above.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 20:46 UTC

    China Eastern Airlines pivotal in Chilean exports

    In the 2024-2025 cherry season, China Eastern Airlines plans to carry some 12,000 tons of these fruits from Chile

    The role of China Eastern Airlines carrying Chilean exports into the Asian giant was highlighted Monday in Beijing, on the opening day of the Chile Week event. China's share in Chile's forestry and livestock shipments rose from 13% in 2013 to 30% in 2023, it was also explained.

  • Tuesday, December 3rd 2024 - 20:07 UTC

    New facilities opened at a Russian base in Antarctica

    Over 60 scientists set sail on an Antarctica expedition aboard the Russian icebreaker Akademik Tryoshnikov

    Russia's Vostok Base in Antarctica has opened a new winter complex, the Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Studies (AARI) said in a statement: ”A new winter complex has been put into operation at the Vostok station in Central Antarctica (...) The new polar house will be used for the first time by the participants of the 70th Russian Antarctic expedition of the Institute of Arctic and Antarctic Studies,” the document mentioned.