Politics

Friday, December 16th 2022 - 12:33 UTC
Military will replace strikers in UK, starting with 750 ambulance drivers; daily bonus proposal for the forces

A campaign has been launched for military personnel called in to cover a rash of UK strikes to get a daily bonus for their efforts. It comes after it was confirmed 750 military personnel are sent to be deployed to cover ambulance strikes as UK prepares to be hit by a wave of industrial action in the coming weeks.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Peruvian court sentences Castillo to 18 months in pre-trial detention

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been placed under pre-trial detention for 18 months as he faces rebellion and conspiracy charges for announcing he would be dissolving Congress and ruling by means of decree laws.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:59 UTC
Icebreaker ARA Irízar ready to start Summer Antarctic Campaign

Argentine Navy's icebreaker ARA Almirante Irízar was ordered Thursday to set sail with over 300 people onboard among military and scientific personnel, marking the official beginning of the 2022/23 Summer Antarctic campaign. The Irízar's mission will consist of three stages until April 2023.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 08:03 UTC
Brazil's STF orders 103 searches targetting Bolsonaro followers

Investigators were instructed to carry out 103 searches and four arrest warrants by Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) in the case of the “anti-democratic acts” that allegedly pursued a coup d'état against President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 22:44 UTC
New Faces, Same Objective: Falkland Islands Association AGM in London

Last week saw the first face-to-face AGM of the Falkland Islands Association since the pandemic began in 2020. It was held at the Abbey Centre in Westminster. About fifty members were present in person. But another fifty took part - some of them from the Falklands – via Zoom. This was a major improvement on earlier AGMs when decisions could be taken only by those actually present. All future AGMs will be done this way.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:59 UTC
Boluarte declares 30-day state of emergency in all of Peru

Peruvian President Dina Bolurte declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency Wednesday following violent demonstrations and riots in various parts of the country, which have so far resulted in eight deaths and over a hundred law enforcement officers wounded.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:47 UTC
Fed raises interest rates by 50 points to 4,5%, but US inflation at 7,11% is still far from the 2% target

In a unanimous decision the United States Federal Reserve FOMC raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday, as it continues to battle a stubborn inflation, but the increase was lower than the three-quarter point which it had implemented seven times since last March, from zero to 4,5%.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:25 UTC
Argentine President reviews first three years of his administration

Argentine President Alberto Fernández insisted Wednesday that his country was one that “grew and is growing” after having “gone through some of the worst storms.”
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:18 UTC
Poll on Scottish independence referendum: 72% of those aged 16 to 24 said YES

By Sir John Curtice, Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University - A shift of opinion registered in one poll should always be regarded with caution. But when a number of polls all record much the same shift, it is highly likely that something has changed.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:13 UTC
Salinas said Uruguay has enough supply of the Pfizer vaccine

Uruguay's Health Minister Daniel Salinas Wednesday announced that additional vaccination centers would be opened for the administration of booster doses of the COVID-19 immunizer.