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Falkland Islands

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:23:00 GMT
Germany denies change of policy regarding the Falklands dispute
Germany said that its position on the Falkland Islands dispute has not changed, following claims by Argentina that Lufthansa's request for two flights to the Islands, in support of a polar research expedition, implied recogniti...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 07:38:00 GMT
Peat slips in the Falkland Islands and the unimaginable destruction of Stanley
Penguin News published on the 15 January edition a historic piece on the two peat slips suffered by Stanley in 1878 and 1886, which caused unimaginable destruction and cut the settlement in two.

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:43:00 GMT
Argentina rejoiced with Germany's position on the Falklands/Malvinas dispute
Argentina is rejoicing because Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa formally requested the Civil Aviation National Administration and the Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands provincial government over flight and...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:39:00 GMT
Covid-19 positive cases in some vessels expected in Falklands for the Loligo season
The Falkland Islands government and local industry have given reassurances following cases of Covid-19 identified on Loligo fishing ships due to the Falklands from Galicia. Penguin News investigated reports of positive cases on...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:38:00 GMT
Coronavirus in several Spanish fishing vessels delays departure to the Falklands squid season
The departure of several fishing vessels scheduled to leave from Vigo, Galicia to the Falkland Islands' squid season, has been delayed because a few crew members tested positive for the coronavirus. Companies involved have unde...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:30:00 GMT
La Nacion editorial “Brexit and Malvinas”, a weaker UK and a blow to Falklands' finances
Argentina must closely monitor the evolution of the Falkland Islands' economy as a result of the UK's exit from the European Union since this strategic error means a new chapter can be opened in the long sovereignty conflict be...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:48:00 GMT
Lufthansa to fly nontop to Falklands carrying German scientists
German carrier Lufthansa Wednesday issued a press release confirming plans are underway for a nonstop charter flight between Hamburg and Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands for scientific purposes. The airline highlighted th...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:58:00 GMT
Russia supports dialogue and UN resolutions on Falklands dispute: criticizes UK ' 'double standards'
The United Kingdom dissenting approaches to the situation with the Falkland Islands and the Crimean Peninsula is a display of double standards, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:13:00 GMT
Falklands offers to extend holders of Individual Transferable Quota fishing rights for 25 years
The Falkland Islands government, FIG, announced on Monday measures to provide greater stability to the fishing industry by offering holders of Individual Transferable Quotas an optional extension for a 25-year period of their c...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Falklands Conservation advises on penguins’ 'catastrophic' moulting period
Unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin, it is probably as bad as it sounds. Falklands Conservation recalls that every penguin must moult once a year, normally betw...



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