Stories for September 2024

Friday, September 13th 2024 - 08:05 UTC
Falklands lawmakers in round of political contacts in UK

Falkland Islands lawmakers, MLAs Leona Roberts and Mark Pollard who will be doing the round of United Kingdom political parties conferences, have also taken the opportunity to intensify strong bonds with political contacts in London.
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Friday, September 13th 2024 - 07:56 UTC
Falklands at Magistrates and Judges Conference in Rwanda

The Falklands Government has said they are proud to have Senior Magistrate Malcolm Simmons represent the Islands at the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association Conference, which took place this week in Kigali, Rwanda under the theme of “Environmental Justice”.
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Friday, September 13th 2024 - 07:50 UTC
Falklands Regional Student Competition, UK Embassy in Argentina announces ten finalists

The British Embassy in Argentina has announced the 10 finalists from Argentina to the Falkland Islands Regional Student Competition 2024/2025. The applicants answered the question “Why would I like to meet my neighbors in the Falkland Islands?” in a video.
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Friday, September 13th 2024 - 07:37 UTC
Why independence movements fail in French Overseas Territories

By Gwynne Dyer - With the sole exception of the 50 people on Pitcairn Island, the United Kingdom (once known as the British Empire) liquidated its holdings in the Pacific Ocean long ago. France, by contrast, has a half million citizens in the Pacific (and another 2 million living in other bits of its former empire on islands in all the world’s major oceans).
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Friday, September 13th 2024 - 07:23 UTC
European Central Bank cuts basic interest rate 0.25 percentage points to 3,5%

While inflation in the Euro zone was down to 2,2% in August, and with sliding tendency, plus a lack of growth reaction from the economy, the European Central Bank, ECB, on Thursday decided to cut interest rates by another 0.25 percentage points to 3,5%.
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Friday, September 13th 2024 - 00:55 UTC
How to navigate cultural differences in Ukrainian dating

Dating someone from a different culture on the platform UADreams can be an exciting and enriching experience. However, it also comes with its unique set of challenges.
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Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 23:07 UTC
New IMF chief negotiators leave Libertarian gov't reassessing the turf

After Thursday's announcement that International Monetary Fund (IMF) Western Hemisphere Director Rodrigo Valdés would no longer be handling the negoatiations between the global credit agency and the Government of Argentina, there were mixed feelings at Casa Rosada Friday. It was first a diplomatic victory for President Javier Milei, who had repeatedly spoken about Valdés' alleged animosity against Buenos Aires.
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Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 15:10 UTC
Argentine Navy pulls 1982 War sloop from auction for scraps

Argentina's Defense Ministry Wednesday announced it was pulling the the decommisioned sloop ARA Alférez Sobral from a list of old units to be auctioned for scraps, given the vessel's historic participation in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict over the Falkland Islands. The decision was adopted by Minister Luis Petri himself, it was explained through a statement. The ship is now expected to be turned into a museum.
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Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Former Peruvian President Fujimori dies aged 86

Former Peruvian President Alberto Kenya Fujimori died Wednesday at her daughter Keiko's home in Lima at the age of 86 after a long battle against throat cancer. He had been released from jail when the Constitutional Court upheld a pardon granted to him by former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
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Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 10:50 UTC
Pinochet's coup remembered in Chile after 51 years

Chilean authorities Wednesday paid tribute to the victims of the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte which started on Sept. 11, 1973, after the military uprising resulted in the death of President Salvador Allende and the overthrowing of the democratically-elected government 51 years ago, when a regime that would last until 1990 seized power.
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