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Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:30:00 GMT
BAS confirmed as world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research
A major new analysis has confirmed the UK’s British Antarctic Survey (BAS) as the world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research. This was revealed during the Antarctic treaty Consultive Meeting, ATCM, rec...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:22:00 GMT
Falklands Legislative Assembly addresses overseas expenses and budget bills drafts
Today, Wednesday 3 June at the Court and Assembly Chambers Town Hall, beginning at 09:00, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly will be holding an assembly, open to the public.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:19:00 GMT
Doctorate from the University of Dundee on Falklands’ Britishness identity
The Falkland Islands’ Jane Cameron National Archives are proud to announce that following five years of study and research, Corporate Records and National Archives Manager, Chloe Anderson-Wheatley has completed her doctorate ...

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:12:00 GMT
Falklands, South Atlantic Airbridge will change UK terminal to East Midlands for four months
The Royal Air Force and British Forces South Atlantic Islands have informed to the Falkland Islands community of temporary changes to the South Atlantic Airbridge, SAA, which links the Islands with RAF Brize Norton in England.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:54:00 GMT
The irreversible smart phones and world’s dropping birth rates
By Gwynne Dyer - Smart phones seem to be directly linked to a worldwide crash in the birth rate. It is “quite plausible that the modern digital media environment has had profound effects on society that have led to a decline ...

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:06:00 GMT
EU-Mercosur trade deal takes effect provisionally as legal challenge awaits ruling
A month after the provisional entry into force of the trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur, exchanges have been governed since May 1 by the terms agreed upon, while political and legal attention in Bruss...

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:44:00 GMT
Argentina's economy minister dismisses opposition's 2027 chances, touts dollar inflows
Argentina's economy minister, Luis Caputo, ruled out on Tuesday that Kirchnerism could win the 2027 presidential election and, in particular, that the governor of Buenos Aires province, Axel Kicillof, could reach the presidency...

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:14:00 GMT
Montevideo's Carrasco airport to fly to 15 destinations in June with 158 weekly flights
Carrasco International Airport, in the department of Canelones, will operate in June with 11 airlines and a total of 158 weekly frequencies to 15 direct destinations, according to the schedule released by Aeropuertos Uruguay. T...

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:48:00 GMT
Israel and Hezbollah keep firing despite Trump's announcement of an end to hostilities
A day after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement to end the military clashes in Lebanon, the fighting continued on Tuesday with little change from previous days. Israel is limiting itself to not striking Beirut, but...

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:54:00 GMT
Orsi used a campaign-donated car to help pay for his Hyundai, Búsqueda reports
Uruguay's president, Yamandú Orsi, used a vehicle that had been donated to his 2024 election campaign as part of the payment for the Hyundai he bought days before taking office, according to the weekly Búsqueda, which reconst...

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