Politics

Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Climate change will increase the burden of Brazil's armed forces and endanger energy and water security

Climate change will increase the burdens on Brazil’s armed forces and endanger the country’s energy and water security, military experts predicted on Monday. A group of senior military leaders said deforestation in the Amazon region could alter rainfall patterns in Brazil, hitting hydropower plants - the country’s major source of energy - and water supplies for major urban centers.
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Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 09:30 UTC
Falklands' seafood industry concerned with Brexit outcome and likely imposition of EU tariffs

The Executive Secretary of the Falklands Islands Fishing Companies Association FIFCA, James Bates would like to issue the following press statement.
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Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 09:10 UTC
Murder of a French businessman and his colleague shock Mexico City

A few hundred people marched in central Mexico City on Monday to protest the killing of a French businessman and his Mexican colleague over the weekend, the latest violent crime to inflame concerns about security in the country.
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Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:58 UTC
US sanctions Chinese company supporting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro

The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), accusing it of supporting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro efforts to undermine democracy.
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Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:44 UTC
OPEC and allies postpone talks amid disagreements on how much oil to pump

OPEC and allies led by Russia postponed talks on oil output policy for 2021 to Thursday, sources said on Monday as key players still disagreed on how much oil they should pump amid weak demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:36 UTC
WHO very worried about rapidly growing surge of Covid-19 in Brazil and Mexico

The World Health Organization says it is very worried about the rapidly growing surge of coronavirus cases in Brazil and Mexico. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at his regular briefing in Geneva on Monday, “I think Brazil has to be very, very serious,” in combating the surge there. He echoed the same concern for Mexico, which he said was in “bad shape.”
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Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:31 UTC
A new home for the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority

From Tuesday 1 December 2020 the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority will sit within the Directorate of Emergency Services and Island Security (DESIS). For over 30 years the Directorate of Natural Resources (formally Fisheries) was the home of the maritime function. However, in recent years, the government has been working towards meeting both its national and international obligations, leading to the establishment of the Maritime Authority in 2018.
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Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:23 UTC
“Pandemic”, the 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster Word of the Year

The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic. The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its website, after a year in which at least 1.4 million people globally have died from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tuesday, December 1st 2020 - 08:22 UTC
Strong recovery in Asian factories during November spurred by China

Asian factories continued to recover steadily in November thanks to a boom in economic powerhouse China, private surveys showed on Tuesday, offering hope the region was shaking off the drag from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Monday, November 30th 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina in no rush to sign an agreement with IMF, says minister Guzmán

Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman played down the chances of an early agreement with the International Monetary Fund to repay a US$ 44 billion loan, the Financial Times reported.
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