Stories for November 27th 2014

Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 12:19 UTC
Twenty six British universities participated in Education UK Exhibition in Chile

Twenty six British universities participated in Santiago de Chile at the Education UK Exhibition for postgraduate studies organized by the British Council in conjunction with the Embassy in Chile.
Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 07:46 UTC
Magallanes region with the second lowest unemployment in Chile: 3.2%

Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile had a 3.2% unemployment rate in the third quarter of the year, according to the latest Chilean Stats Office, INE, report. This is the second lowest in the country, behind Aysén Region and marks a slight drop compared to the immediate previous quarter June/July/August, 3,3%.
Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 07:38 UTC
Falklands inviting members of the community to serve as Justices of the Peace

Recruitment is underway to encourage more members of the community to serve as Justices of the Peace with the Courts and Tribunals Service. Justices of the Peace provide an essential public service within the community, hearing a range of criminal and non-criminal cases in the Summary Court.
Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 07:15 UTC
Racial relations becomes political debate in the US following the Ferguson trial and verdict

More National Guard troops and police have been sent to Ferguson, Missouri to head off a third night of violence, as over 400 people have been arrested in the St. Louis suburb and around the United States in unrest after a white policeman was cleared in the killing of an unarmed black teenager.
Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 06:50 UTC
Antarctica sea ice thicker than anticipated reveals an autonomous sub

A novel autonomous sub has acquired the first detailed, high-resolution 3D maps of Antarctic sea ice. Released from a ship, the vehicle crisscrossed the underside of the floes, using upward-looking sonar to measure their shape.
Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 06:46 UTC
Gibraltar MEP leader of UK Tories delegation to the European Parliament

Gibraltar MEP Ashley Fox was elected this week leader of the British Conservative delegation in the European Parliament, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 06:19 UTC
Mercosur/Pacific Alliance agree on flexible integration but no talk on tariffs

Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance explored this week in Chile the possibilities of a gradual, and flexible, integration but left aside all possibility of a near future agreement on tariffs.
Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 05:16 UTC
Malvinas next-of-kin deny any soon exhumation of Argentine fallen at Darwin cemetery

The Malvinas and South Atlantic Islands fallen next of kin commission, in a public statement said that exhuming and identifying remains of Argentine soldiers buried in the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery is a most personal issue for each family, strictly humanitarian, not decided and thus rejects any political intentionality in recent statements on the matter.