Hard numbers: problem of feminicide in Spain, American weapons in Taiwan, Exxon against Brussels, racism in South Africa

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9: The Spanish government has pledged to strengthen protections for women victims of domestic violence after nine women were killed by their partners in December, the deadliest month this year. It comes after a pregnant woman was stabbed by her ex-partner this week in Toledo, killing both mother and baby.

$180 million: The Pentagon on Wednesday approved the sale of vehicle-launched anti-tank missile systems to Taiwan worth $180 million. It comes days after Beijing sent 71 fighter jets and seven ships to Taiwan in 24 hours, marking Beijing’s biggest show of force in the Taiwan Strait in months.

2 billion: US oil giant ExxonMobil is suing the European Union after Brussels announced in the fall that it would introduce a windfall tax on oil and gas companies, saying they would have to pay a ‘crisis contribution’ on their profits from 2022. Exxon says the tax will cost the company $2 billion through 2023 and discourage investment.

3: Three white South African men have been charged, one with attempted murder and two with assault after a video circulated on social media apparently showing them abusing black teenagers at a venue Free State Province Resort. For many, the brazen beatings were reminiscent of the kind of attacks that plagued South Africa during the apartheid era.

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