International

• Sunday, January 22nd 2017 - 08:06 UTC

  For the Falklands in 1982 the only opinion that mattered was that of PM Thatcher

  

  For the Falkland Islanders the only opinion that mattered was that of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and believing that Islanders would give up their homes and way of life for money, shows how little people understood the Falklands.

• Sunday, January 22nd 2017 - 08:02 UTC

  Trump expects Theresa May on Friday at the White House; first meeting with a foreign leader

  

  Prime Minister Theresa May will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington DC on Friday, the White House has said. Mrs May will be the first foreign leader to meet the new president after his inauguration.

• Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 11:18 UTC

  British experts guest speakers in Chile’s sixth version of the Futures Congress

  

  Seven prominent British figures representing different areas of science, including economics and social communications, were present at the Futures Congress organized by the Chilean Senate in Santiago. Gathering each year experts from different areas of knowledge to discuss the challenges that human kind will be facing in the future, this event has become the most important scientific conference in Latin America.

• Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 11:11 UTC

  China's economy picks up slightly in 2016 but the rebound is below expectations

  

  China's economy grew by 6.7% in 2016, compared with 6.9% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in more than a quarter of a century. China's growth is a key driver of the global economy and a major concern for investors around the world. The figure is in line with Beijing's official growth target of between 6.5% and 7%.

• Friday, January 20th 2017 - 19:44 UTC

  CIA 1982 plan to hand Falklands to Argentina and relocate Islanders in Scotland

  

  The population of the Falklands Islands could have been relocated to Scotland under a secret CIA plan, it has been revealed. United States planned to step in and hand the Islands to Argentina following the 1982 invasion, according to briefings rescued from the trove of 12 million documents published by the CIA on its website and discovered by the British media.

• Friday, January 20th 2017 - 11:34 UTC

  Falklands reacts and prepares for implications of Theresa May Brexit speech

  

  The United Kingdom's intention to leave the single market as outlined in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit speech on Tuesday has generated some concerns for the Falkland Islands Government, but a Member of the Legislative Assembly indicated this week they are still confident all will be well for the Islands under post- 2019 arrangements.

• Thursday, January 19th 2017 - 20:43 UTC

  BAS will shut down Antarctica's Halley VI in winter because of ice shelf crack

  

  British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has decided not to winter at Halley VI Research Station for safety reasons. The station, which is located on the floating Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, will shut down between March and November 2017.

• Thursday, January 19th 2017 - 07:43 UTC

  Falklands congratulates Guterres and asks C24 respects right to self determination

  

  The Falkland Islands elected government has sent a letter to the United Nation Secretary General Antonio Guterres congratulating him on his appointment, and also requesting his good offices to ensure that the UN Decolonization Committee (C24) fulfills its mandate and respects the right of Self-Determination as enshrined in the UN Charter.

• Thursday, January 19th 2017 - 07:27 UTC

  World tourists reached 1.2bn last year, speared by Asians; Europe hit by security fears

  

  The number of international tourists rose by four percent worldwide to 1.2 billion in 2016 as Asians traveled more, but security fears hit visitor arrivals in Europe, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) said. This represents the seventh consecutive year of growth since 2009, when global tourism figures declined four percent as the financial crisis and an outbreak of swine flu saw cash-strapped people stay at home.

• Thursday, January 19th 2017 - 07:13 UTC

  Renegotiating NAFTA trade deal with Mexico and Canada, confirmed as Trump administration priority

  

  The incoming Trump administration's top trade priority is to renegotiate the Nafta trade deal with Canada and Mexico, according to commerce secretary nominee Wilbur Ross during a confirmation hearing on his nomination before US senators.