NEWS (part 2)

1. In Brazil, the secret roads of the gold mining mafia were discovered

In the Amazon jungle, members of the Greenpeace reconnaissance mission discovered a secret 120-kilometer road. It was created by the mining mafia for the secret transfer of excavators in order to extract gold on the territory of the indigenous peoples' reservation, The Guardian writes on December 12.

2. In France, the Lafarge plant has undergone significant destruction after the action of eco-activists.

The La Malle plant of the large French construction company Lafarge has undergone major destruction after an attack on it by eco-activists, company spokesman Loic Lelet said on BFMTV. Currently, experts continue to assess the scale of the damage.

3. Several Indian soldiers were injured in a clash with the Chinese military

The clash between the soldiers of India and China occurred near the border of the two countries, in the Tawang sector (Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh). Several Indian soldiers were injured, The Hindu newspaper reported on December 12, citing sources in the country's Foreign Ministry. According to the newspaper, the incident occurred on December 9. According to one of the representatives of the foreign Ministry, "there were much more injuries on the Chinese side than on the Indian side." Meanwhile, the diplomatic interlocutors of the publication refused to go into details of what happened.

4. Britons are facing the biggest drop in income since 1977.

In 2022, the real wages of UK residents fell by a maximum of 3% amid an increase in the cost of living. This is stated in the analysis of the British Congress of Trade Unions (TUC) published on December 12 after studying the statistics. "Real wages (i.e. wages after taking into account the growth in the cost of living) fell by 3.0% during 2022. This is the sharpest drop in real wages since 1977 and the second worst drop in history since 1945," the organization's website says.

5. One person became a victim of floods in Antalya.

One person became a victim of a downpour that took place on the night of Monday, December 12, in Antalya. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters about this. A powerful downpour that hit the region last night led to the largest flooding in the Kumluja and Finike districts. As a result, the lower floors of many houses in both districts were flooded, and on the streets you can see drifting cars that were swept away by the flood. The work of schools and other institutions has been suspended.
Cavusoglu added that rescue units were sent to the site. Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu has left for Antalya. The situation is being closely monitored by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.