International

Wednesday, September 4th 2024 - 10:10 UTC
New Zealand to triple tax for foreign tourists, from £16.52 to £47.20

New Zealand will triple its tax for foreign tourists, beginning October first. The cost of the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy will jump to NZ$100 (£47.20) from NZ$35 (£16.52).
Wednesday, September 4th 2024 - 09:53 UTC
Falklands/Brize Norton airbridge flights fully booked; recommendations for challenging September

The Falkland Islands Government with the UK Ministry of Defense is working on bookings and waiting lists for the airbridge, during the month of September and announced the following release, ”Our community will be aware of the current strain on Airbridge flights where all flights are fully booked, and nearly every flight waitlisted. The cancelled and returned flights in late August has added additional pressure on the availability of Airbridge seats.
Wednesday, September 4th 2024 - 09:53 UTC
Falklands commemorates Merchant Navy Day and honors the Red Ensign

On Merchant Navy Day, 3 September, the Falkland Islands remember all those merchant seafarers who helped to liberate the Falkland Islands in 1982 and those, past and present, who do so much to keep our waters safe.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:51 UTC
Falklands: Operation Manager of Demining Project in the King's Honorary List

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly and Government House in an official release said they were delighted to learn that former Operations Manager, Phillimon Gonamombe, of the successful 11-year demining project in the Falklands has been appointed as an Honorary MBE by H M The King.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2024 - 07:46 UTC
Falklands commissioning first independent inspection of Stanley's Hospital, KEMH

Falklands Islands King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) is committed to providing good quality, cost-effective and evidence-based health services that address the identified needs of the population we serve, in order to preserve life, treat illness and promote lifelong well-being within the resources that are available in the Falkland Islands.
Saturday, August 31st 2024 - 10:50 UTC
Two Colombian soldiers arrested in Russia after return from Ukraine during stopover in Caracas

Two Colombian soldiers who fought alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia have been captured in Moscow after a mysterious disappearance during their journey home. José Arón Medina Aranda and Alexander Ante, who were last seen in Caracas on July 18 after landing from Madrid, have surfaced in a video showing them under arrest in Russia, where they are accused of being mercenaries.
Saturday, August 31st 2024 - 08:53 UTC
WHO Director urges governments to work together against mpox

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Friday estimated that with proper “government leadership, the mpox outbreak can be over in six months.”
Friday, August 30th 2024 - 09:55 UTC
De Moraes now freezes Starlink's accounts to collect fines on X

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Thursday froze internet supplier Starlink's accounts to guarantee the payments of the fines he imposed on the social media platform X, Agencia Brasil reported. Both X and Starlink are owned by South African-born tycoon Elon Musk, who has repeatedly dubbed the magistrate “a dictator.”
Friday, August 30th 2024 - 09:36 UTC
Foundation stone laid for Google's data center in Uruguay

Representatives of technology giant Google and the Uruguayan Government, including President Luis Lacalle Pou, took part Thursday in the ceremony marking the laying of the foundation stone for the company's future data center in Pando, in the department (province) of Canelones, within Montevideo's Metropolitan Area.
Friday, August 30th 2024 - 09:31 UTC
Former Red Brigades fighter arrested in Buenos Aires

Argentine authorities Thursday arrested former Italian far-left Red Brigades guerrilla fighter Leonardo Bertulazzi who had been a fugitive since the 1980s and was residing in the South American country as an asylum seeker. The suspect's detention was made possible through a decision by Buenos Aires to strip him of his refugee status.