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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:15:00 GMT
Britain, China and the Falkland Islands: Why the US must weigh in
By Dov S. Zakheim (*)This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory, on April 2, 1982.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:06:00 GMT
Latin American and Caribbean parliament call for Falklands' sovereignty talks with UK
The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, (Parlatino) met this week in Panama and called on the international community to support Argentina's request for a resumption of Falkland/Malvinas Islands sovereignty talks with the ...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:37:00 GMT
“Everything Changed”, A Falkland Islander’s Photographic Record of Invasion, Occupation, War and Aftermath
By Graham Bound – “Light falls on the faces and the eyes of men. Even from a distance of four decades, we gain a glimpse of their emotions: despair, pride, exhaustion, determination, and fear”

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Brazil supports Argentine Malvinas claim but since UK is an 'important partner', authorizes RAF landings
Brazil on Tuesday defended its decision to allow British military aircraft flying to the Falkland Island to call at Brazilian airports, landings that annoyed Argentina. The complaint is not new, and Brazilian policy under diffe...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:32:00 GMT
South Sandwich hidden magnitude-8.2 earthquake source of mysterious 2021 global tsunami
By American Geophysical Union – Scientists have uncovered the source of a mysterious 2021 tsunami that sent waves around the globe. In August 2021, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit near the South Sandwich Islands, creating a ts...

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 09:15:00 GMT
First steam powered vessel to visit South Georgia, 140 years ago, depicted in commemorative coins
The government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands have launched new commemorative 50-pence coins marking the 140th anniversary of the first steam-powered vessel to visit the territory. Moltke is an important part of ...

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Argentina's closeness to China, Russia worries London amid Ukraine crisis
London is noticing Argentine President Alberto Fernández's foreign policy, particularly Sunday's joint written statement whereby the South American country backed China's claim over Taiwan and, in return, the Government of Xi ...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 23:49:00 GMT
Endurance22 expedition nosed its course for Antarctica in search of the whereabouts of Shackleton's shipwreck
Today, February 5th at 0700 GMT, a chunky, cherry-red ice breaker nosed its way out of Cape Town’s famous Table Bay, and shaped a course for Antarctica, 3000 nautical miles to the South West.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 10:22:00 GMT
Argentina expects more support from the EU on the “Malvinas issue” after Brexit
Since the Falkland Islands ceased to be a European Union (EU) Community overseas territory after the Brexit, Argentina seeks more support from the bloc in the negotiation claim with the United Kingdom on the South Atlantic Brit...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Falklands: Update on Humanitarian Project Plan 2 to identify remains of Argentine combatants
On Friday Falkland Islands lawmakers, MLAs John Birmingham and Roger Spink met, via video link, with Laurent Corbaz from the International Committee of the Red Cross and members of his team to discuss the progress made in HPP2 ...



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