Stories for 2014

Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:21 UTC
“The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands” restored 1927 film gala screening next October

British Composer award winner Simon Dobson’s latest high profile collaborative project will be heard at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in October, with the premiere of a new restoration of one of the most significant films about the First World War.
Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:11 UTC
Dollar new record in Argentina: 14.45 Pesos; Capitanich blames 'speculative attacks'

While Argentine Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich claimed the country was suffering “speculative attacks“ to systematically erode the ”government’s credibility and trust” the US dollar in the Buenos Aires informal market continued to climb and ended Wednesday trading 25 cents higher at 14.45 Pesos.
Thursday, August 28th 2014 - 06:06 UTC
Malvinas: Chile reiterates support for Argentina's claim through dialogue

Foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz reiterated on Wednesday Chile's support for Argentina sovereign rights over the Falkland Islands, Georgia and South Sandwich Islands during a meeting with visiting Daniel Filmus, head of Argentina's desk relative to Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands affairs.
Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 21:03 UTC
Socialist Hollande converts into orthodoxy: names former Rothschild banker in Economy

French president Francois Hollande has replaced his maverick leftist economy minister with a former Rothschild partner in a reshuffle intended to reconcile his efforts to revive the stagnant French economy with deficit-cutting orthodoxy.
Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:52 UTC
Knee Defender causes incident in airliner and forces an unscheduled stop

An airliner has been diverted after a row broke out over one passenger's use of a device to prevent the seat in front of him from reclining. A male and female passenger were involved in a heated dispute last Sunday, after the male passenger attached a Knee Defender to his seat.
Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:42 UTC
Falkland Islands resident off to Oxford University with a Chevening scholarship

A Falkland Islands resident is off to the University of Oxford later this year, after being announced as the Falkland Islands' newest Chevening Scholar. Clare Cockwell has been offered a full scholarship under the UK Government's Chevening programme to study towards an MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at Hertford College.
Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:21 UTC
Cristina Fernandez proposes a new capital for Argentina and compares herself with San Martín

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez threw her weight behind moving the capital Buenos Aires to the northern province of Santiago del Estero, an idea hitherto only pioneered by Lower House Speaker Julian Domínguez.
Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 20:13 UTC
South Georgia expecting 64 cruise vessel calls this coming season

The number of cruise ship visits to South Georgia is set to increase by at least 10% in the forthcoming 2014/15 season, according to the July edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.
Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 17:54 UTC
Royal Navy frigate sails World Cup Trophy into Cape Town

A British warship has proudly sailed into Cape Town carrying the Rugby World Cup Trophy – ahead of next year’s event being held in the UK. Even thick rain clouds could not prevent HMS Iron Duke displaying the gold of the Web Ellis Trophy on her deck as she arrived in the South African city for a short visit.
Wednesday, August 27th 2014 - 07:20 UTC
Mary Maersk sets new record: 17.603 TEU containers, but few ports can receive her

A record has been set with a Triple-E vessel carrying the highest ever number of containers between Europe and Asia. Mary Maersk left Algeciras, Spain, on its eastward journey bound for Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia with no less than 17,603 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), the highest number ever loaded on a vessel.