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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:38:00 GMT
UK contribution to a Media Freedom Coalition and the safety of journalists
The UK has announced up to £600,000 for a new secretariat to help advance the work of the Media Freedom Coalition – a partnership of 50 countries working together to advocate for media freedom and safety of journalists and h...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 18:20:00 GMT
Antarctica thick ice conditions challenge RRS Sir David Attenborough and Le Commandant Charcot
RRS Sir David Attenborough (SDA) has collaborated with the cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot in its efforts to deliver critical science cargo to the English Coast, Antarctica in support of the International Thwaites Glacie...

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 10:34:00 GMT
Police raid at Rio favela leaves 8 civilians dead
Eight people were killed Friday after a Rio de Janeiro police raid at a local shantytown (favela). The law enforcement agents were trying to execute an arrest warrant against alleged drug trafficking gang leader Chico Bento.

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:27:00 GMT
Scientific survey of penguins response to climate change in Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica
An international team of scientists, including two from the University of Bath, has just arrived back from an expedition studying penguin colonies in the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and Antarctic Peninsula, reports Phys-or...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:20:00 GMT
Brazil: Lula celebrates PT's 42 years of fighting social inequality
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday celebrated the Workers' Party (PT) 42nd anniversary and stressed his will to change Brazil following the Oct. 2 elections, when he is favored to return to the Planalt...

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 10:00:00 GMT
PM Johnson has seven days to reply a questionnaire from the police investigating Partygate during the lockdown
A day after the resignation of the head of the London Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, having lost the confidence of London's mayor, all eyes are again set on the ongoing investigation into "Partygate", which could eventuall...

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”

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 09:33:00 GMT
Paraguay to require yellow fever vax when travel includes risk areas
In times when controversies over COVID-19 vaccination mandates keep mounting worldwide, Paraguay's authorities Friday announced a proof of immunization against yellow fever will be required to travelers arriving from or leaving...



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