Politics

Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 08:07 UTC
Sir Ernest Shackleton's legacy, a new era of Antarctic Exploration

One hundred years on from the death of the famous polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, the UK’s new polar research ship, RRS Sir David Attenborough, will be exploring the very same region where his ship, The Endurance, was lost in the pack ice – heralding a new age of Antarctic exploration.
Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 07:12 UTC
More than half a million sign petition to have Sir Tony Blair's knighthood “rescinded”

More than half a million people have signed a petition to have former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair's knighthood “rescinded”. Sir Tony was appointed by the Queen a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior British Order of Chivalry.
Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 00:18 UTC
Luxembourg ends diplomatic mission in Nicaragua

Luxembourg has announced the withdrawal of its embassy in Managua while diplomatic ties with Nicaragua will be handled by the Embassy in Washington, DC as of Feb. 1. Charge d'Affaires Joe Geisbusch will end his mission Jan. 30.
Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 00:16 UTC
Paraguayan President's “deerest” pet kills Army NCO

A Paraguayan soldier has died after having his chest pierced by a deer belonging to President Mario Abdo Benítez's private wildlife collection, it was reported Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 10:17 UTC
In three decades the Argentine Peso equivalent to one dollar, is now worth less than 5 US cents

Some three decades ago the new Argentine democratically elected government takes office determined to put an end to endemic inflation when not hyperinflation. The new scheme was convertibility, making the Peso equivalent to one US dollar. Following strictly to the book, this meant a tight rein on spending and selling government companies that only accumulated deficits.
Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Suspect in murder of Haitian President arrested en route to Colombia

Former Colombian elite soldier Mario Antonio Palacios has been arrested by United States authorities in Panama during a stopover on his way back home from Jamaica, it was announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Chile's Senate approves yet another extension of State of Exception

Chile's Upper House Tuesday afternoon approved yet another extension to the State of Constitutional Exception in the provinces of Bío Bío and Arauco, in the Bío Bío region, and in those of Malleco and Cautín, in La Araucanía.
Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Bolsonaro dodges surgery but stays hospitalized

Physicians treating Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday ruled out a new surgery and said the patient was recovering from yet another intestinal obstruction which required an emergency hospitalization earlier this week.
Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Rio street carnival called off yet again due to covid-19

The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has decided to cancel its widely famous carnival street celebrations due to the covid-19 pandemic, which,has made such a large gathering “unfeasible,” according to Mayor Eduardo Paes.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 20:10 UTC
France reports new coronavirus variant detected

French scientists have warned the world about yet another variant of SARS-Cov-2 after spotting it in a vaccinated patient who had just returned from Cameroon, it was reported in a medical journal last week.