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Fri, 02 Sep 2022 02:14:00 GMT
Attempted assassination: man who tried to shoot Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner arrested
A Brazilian man was arrested on Thursday in Buenos Aires after attempting to shoot Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernandez in the vicinity of her home, when a vigil was being held in her support, as confirmed to the press b...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:22:00 GMT
Uruguayan Senate agrees on a consensus statement on the Malvinas war and ongoing conflict
Argentina's secretary for Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic affairs, Guillermo Carmona, this week visited Uruguay where he met with the Senate's International Affairs Committee, as part of the round of contacts with neigh...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:18:00 GMT
Boric hopes LatAm would not tolerate a coup in Brazil if Bolsonaro loses
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday said he hoped Latin America would stage a "joint reaction" if a coup d'état takes place in next month's presidential elections in Brazil.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:16:00 GMT
Brazilians may not bring guns to voting stations, TSE rules
In addition to last week's plenum ruling banning the use of cell phones within voting booths in next month's presidential elections even if the device is turned off, Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) unanimously agreed Th...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:44:00 GMT
Petrobras cuts price of fuel for distributors
Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras Thursday announced it would reduce the sale price of fuel to distributors from R$ 3.53 (US$ 0.67) to R$3.28 (US$ 0.63) per liter effective Friday.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:18:00 GMT
New theory on mass strandings among pilot whales, includes Falklands' experience
Mass stranding events among cetaceans – a group of marine mammals including the whale, dolphin, and porpoise – have been reported since the times of Aristotle and there has been a long drive to understand what causes them. ...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:13:00 GMT
British Antarctic Survey is releasing 25 years of aerogeophysical data
Over the past 50 years, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been one of the significant acquirers of aero geophysical data over Antarctica, providing scientists with gravity, magnetic, and radar datasets that have been centr...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:11:00 GMT
Falklands' students achieve excellent results in secondary school live examinations
The Falkland Islands Community School is thrilled with this year’s GCSE results - our best set of results from a live examination series. This is the first year of ‘live’ international examinations since before the pandem...

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:07:00 GMT
Falklands training the next generation of government leaders
In November 2020, the Falkland Islands Government launched its new Management Trainee program as part of a two-year initiative aimed at identifying and supporting the next generation of government leaders.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:04:00 GMT
State of the art Astute-class sub HMS Anson joins the Royal Navy
The world's most advanced hunter-killer submarine, HMS Anson, £1.3bn of both naval stealth and striking power – able to gather vital intelligence, protect other Royal Navy vessels from threats above and below the waves and d...



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