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Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:40:00 GMTItalian PM Giorgia Meloni given Margaret Thatcher Award by EU Conservatives
“I am a soldier in the service of an idea,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on receiving the Margaret Thatcher Awards, an event in mid- December organized at the Roman Aquarium by New Direction, the think tank o...
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:17:00 GMTFalklands celebrates Margaret Thatcher Day to honor the Islands’ Liberator
Today January 10th is Margaret Thatcher Day in the Falkland Islands. The date remembers and celebrates when the former Prime Minister and victorious in the Falklands War spent a four-day visit to the Islands beginning precisely...
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:22:00 GMTFalklands, flags at half-mast to the memory of a much loved former legislator and historian
As a mark of respect for the late Mr John Smith MBE, the flag at the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Offices, Sulivan House, will be flown at half-mast on the day of his funeral, Tuesday the 13th of January.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:34:00 GMTFAO Food Price Index fell in December and also from its level a year ago
The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell in December compared to the previous month, as declines in dairy product, meat and vegetable oil quotations more than offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, the Food ...
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:53:00 GMTBolivian Gasolinazo conflict advancing to "National Revolution" phase
Negotiations between the Bolivian Government of President Rodrigo Paz Pereira and the Bolivian Workers' Union (COB) collapsed on Friday, leaving the country's instability on the brink of further escalation.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:47:00 GMTBessent praises Argentina on swift repayment of swap
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent noted Friday that the Argentine government of President Javier Milei swiftly repaid US$2.5 billion from a recent currency swap in full, framing the operation as a landmark victory for ...
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:36:00 GMTAsunción's Airport cleared to handle US-flagged aircraft
Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi International Airport has been cleared by the United States government to resume direct commercial flights, marking a significant milestone for Paraguayan aviation.
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:24:00 GMTTrump wants Greenland at any cost
US President Donald Trump insisted on Friday that his administration needed to take effective control of Greenland because otherwise Moscow or Beijing would do it. "By hook or by crook," Washington needs to prevent it from fall...
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:55:00 GMTDelcy Rodríguez wants to travel to Washington
Venezuela's caretaker President Delcy Rodríguez is reportedly interested in traveling to the United States for talks with the Donald Trump administration regarding the following steps of her transition government. She intends ...
Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:28:00 GMTVenezuela stocks surge 124% a week after Maduro’s removal
Venezuelan assets have surged in a dramatic fashion this week, with the Caracas Stock Exchange’s main index up about 124% in U.S. dollar terms, Bloomberg data shows, as global investors react to political upheaval after the r...