Stories for June 19th 2023

Monday, June 19th 2023 - 16:00 UTC
Submarine carrying tourists to Titanic Wreckage reported missing

A submarine transporting tourists to explore the remains of the Titanic, which sank in 1912, has disappeared off the coast of Terranova, Canada, according to the BBC. One crew member and four tourists are missing and a search operation has been launched, the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 11:29 UTC
No dove of peace after all for battleship Graf Spee's eagle

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou had a change of mind Sunday regarding the bronze eagle from the Third Reich's battleship Admiral Graf Spee and announced it would not be turned into a dove of peace because “an overwhelming majority did not share” his decision. However, he did not specify what will happen to the piece.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 11:14 UTC
Partygate: MPs will vote on Boris Johnson's political future on Monday

MPs will decide later whether to endorse a report that found Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament over lockdown parties in No 10. A year-long inquiry from the Commons privileges committee said the former prime minister committed repeated offenses with his Partygate denials, according to a report from BBC.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:46 UTC
Six crewmembers of sunken Brazilian fishing boat rescued alive

Six crewmembers of a fishing boat that sank off the southeastern State of Santa Catarina have been rescued alive, the Brazilian Navy said. The “BP Safadi Seif” with 8 people onboard lost contact with the port authority on Friday night relatively close to the resort town of Garopaba, it was reported.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
US-China ties: Blinken, Qin try to keep dialogue channels open

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for more than five hours Sunday to keep channels open as the two countries are -in Quin's words- “at their lowest point since the establishment of diplomatic relations.”
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:26 UTC
Bolsonaro aide's phone found to contain coup plans

The mobile telephone of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's aide-de-camp Lieutenant Colonel Mauro Cid was found to contain a series of WhatsApp messages with other military officers openly advocating a coup d'état after last year's elections, it was reported.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
The Scotchmen football club tour of Argentina and Uruguay in 1923

One hundred years ago, a Scottish football club embarked on a controversial overseas tour to Argentina and Uruguay. “Are Third Lanark wise?” was the question as the Glasgow club set sail for a summer in South America.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Swiss voters fearing melting glaciers vote to become carbon neutral by 2050

Swiss voters on Sunday supported a new climate bill aimed at combating the melting glaciers and requiring the country to become carbon neutral by 2050. Leading Swiss glaciologist Matthias Huss, who has closely followed the glaciers' decline, tweeted that a “strong signal” had been sent, adding he was ”very happy the arguments of climate science were heard.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Italy blocks Chinese company from taking control of tyre giant Pirelli

Italy has moved to block a Chinese state-owned company from taking control of tyre making giant Pirelli. The decision is part of measures announced by Italy's government to protect businesses considered strategically important, and as such Pirelli's independence.
Monday, June 19th 2023 - 09:16 UTC
England/Wales police told to 'ramp up', stop-and-search powers

The home secretary has told police leaders to “ramp up” the use of stop-and-search powers to prevent more knife attacks and “save more lives”. In a letter to all 43 forces in England and Wales, Suella Braverman said the “dangerous culture” of carrying weapons “must be brought to a stop”.