Stories for June 1st 2011

Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 18:02 UTC
Falkland Islands wolf-like canine Warrah pre-dates human occupation

Bones found on West Falkland in 2010 by a boy then aged thirteen, which were subsequently kept for a while in the bottom of his grandmother’s wardrobe, may have narrowed down the search for an answer to a mystery which puzzled Charles Darwin when he visited the Falkland Islands in 1837.
Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 17:43 UTC
Luksic family takes over Shell’s business in Chile for 663 million USD

Chilean conglomerate Quinenco SA announced Tuesday it completed the purchase of Royal Dutch Shell PLC's local business for 633 million US dollars.
Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 17:37 UTC
Brazil lawmakers comply with formality of approving Unasur charter

Brazil’s Lower House passed on Tuesday the charter-treaty marking the foundation of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, and the half approved bill now goes to consideration of the Senate.
Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 17:26 UTC
Australia whale-watching season takes off as thousands head north during winter

Australia marked the start of its whale-watching season Wednesday with predictions that some 4,000 of the giant animals will be spotted as they make their way along the coast during winter.
Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 16:55 UTC
Falklands marks 29th anniversary of June 14 liberation from Argentine occupation

The Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly has announced the program to mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Falklands from Argentine occupation in 1982 which will take place next Tuesday14 June 2011.
Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 16:33 UTC
Falklands Task Force flagship arrives to scrap-metal yard in Turkey

HMS Invincible the flagship of the Task Force that recovered the Falkland Islands in 1982 and later served in Bosnia in 1995 and Iraq in 1998 and 1999 has reached her final resting place: a recycling yard in Aliaga, heart of the Turkey’s ship-breaking industry.
Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 16:31 UTC
Gibraltar Opposition confirms it will attend the UN C24 meeting as petitioner

Gibraltar Opposition Leader Fabian Picardo will head for New York later this month to address the United Nations Committee of 24 as part of the opposition GSLP/Liberal policy of continuing to ask the C24 to de-list British Overseas Territory and formally close the decolonisation process.
Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 16:23 UTC
Falklands’ appraisal well confirms oil quality at Sea Lion prospect discovery

Rockhopper Exploration operating in the North Falkland basin has provided an upbeat update on its second appraisal well, 14/10-5, on the Sea Lion discovery which was drilled 600 m north of the 14/10-2 discovery well to a TD of 2,726 m.
Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 10:33 UTC
The unstoppable march of the tobacco giants

By Emily Dugan - The following piece from The Independent on Sunday describes how in spite of the World NO tobacco Day (May 31) the industry ruthlessly exploits the developing world and makes huge profits even when smoking in the richer countries has been falling sustainedly.
Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 09:33 UTC
Gibraltar: Major disaster in port

An oil storage tank exploded in the port of Gibraltar Tuesday afternoon around 3.30pm, just metres from where a cruise ship Independence of the Seas was berthed. Two people who were carrying out welding work on the tank were injured in the blast. One of them, a 40-year old Spanish national from La Linea, suffered serious, extensive and life threatening burns.