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Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:55:00 GMTArgentina's November inflation “only” 2.5%
Argentina's monthly inflation in November reached 2.5% for an accumulated 45.4% so far this year and 51.2% in the last twelve months, it was announced Tuesday in Buenos Aires by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses...
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:50:00 GMTChilean central bank increases interest rate reference to 4%, highest since 2014
The Chilean Central Bank's Monetary Policy meeting on Tuesday raised the reference interest rate 125 base points to 4%, the highest since June 2014. The decision came as no surprise for markets since the bank is determined to c...
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:48:00 GMTArgentina's Petrel Base in Antarctica to be reopened permanently
Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana has announced the Petrel Base will be reopened following repairs as he oversaw the commencement of this season's Summer Antarctic Campaign.
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:40:00 GMTFlybondi fleet to grow, new jobs created
Argentine budget airline Flybondi has announced plans to expand its fleet to 10 aircraft. The increase in operations would result in 400 new direct jobs, CEO Maurio Sana, announced Tuesday
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:39:00 GMTHMS Protector pays tribute to explorer Shackleton at South Georgia on her trip to Antarctica
Sailors from Ice Patrol HMS Protector paid tribute to legendary Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton – a century after he died pushing the boundaries of polar research. The crew of the icebreaker held a memorial service at h...
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:38:00 GMTPutin eyes ruble-peso scheme with Argentina to drop US dollar in bilateral trade
Russian officials who met last week with Argentine economy authorities have reportedly conveyed a proposal from President Vladimir Putin's Government to drop the US dollar and hold bilateral trade operations through a conversio...
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:30:00 GMTMacron wish list: dialogue with China and Russia, digital economy, and a “good faith” UK government
France will be holding the rotating six-month European Council presidency in the first half of 2022 and president Emmanuel Macron announced the priorities for the block during its tenure: rethinking the EU budget, dialogue with...
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:18:00 GMTAlarming population declination of the rare Antarctic South Georgia shag
Data collected from a long-term study by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists shows declining populations of an already relatively rare Antarctic seabird, the South Georgia shag. Published in the journal Polar Biology, a ...
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:11:00 GMTWMO registers new Arctic temperature record, 38°C, in Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020
A temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk on 20 June 2020 has been recognized as a new Arctic temperature record by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:07:00 GMTUK gets COVID-19 measures passed thanks to Labour and despite Tory rebellion
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson got his new batch of restrictive measures against COVID-19 approved but to achieve that he had to overcome fierce resistance from almost 100 MPs from his Tory ranks.