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Stories for February 10th 2015
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Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 23:58 UTC
Venezuela announces yet another concealed devaluation, effective Wednesday
Venezuela's vice president for economic policy announced Tuesday that the government will inaugurate this week a three-tiered exchange-rate regime which includes a “totally free” market open to both individuals and companies.
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Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 19:27 UTC
Falklands' familiarization visit for UK ambassadors from Brazil, Chile and Uruguay
British ambassadors to Chile, Brazil and Uruguay respectively, Fiona Clouder, Alex Ellis and Ben Lyster-Binns are currently visiting the Falkland Islands to familiarise themselves with the people and economy and to discover what opportunities there are to increase links between the Islands and their host countries.
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Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:56 UTC
Argentina declassifies documents on disappearance of Swedish teenager in 1977
Argentina's foreign ministry is releasing 'secret documents' related to the kidnapping and disappearance of the Swedish teenager Dagmar Hagelin in 1977 during the last military dictatorship, and which at the time crated a longstanding serious diplomatic rift between the two countries.
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Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:45 UTC
S&P downgrades Venezuela long term credit rating to CCC
Ratings agency Standard and Poor's on Monday downgraded Venezuelan long-term credit ratings to CCC from CCC+, citing falling oil prices and the government's failure to address economic distortions.
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Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:40 UTC
Foreign Secretary Hammond opens first FCO “Diplomatic Academy”
United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will open the Diplomatic Academy in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Tuesday 10th February. The Academy, the first in the Foreign Office’s history, will be a centre of excellence and has been established to equip Foreign Office staff with the essential skills for diplomacy in the modern world.
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Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:35 UTC
Falklands pensions' scheme receives top qualification from UK HM Revenue & Customs
The Falklands Islands Pensions Board is pleased to announce that HM Revenue & Customs in the United Kingdom has approved the Falkland Islands Pensions Scheme (FIPS) as a Qualifying Recognized Overseas Pensions Scheme (QROPS).
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Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 03:51 UTC
Falkland Islands Holdings David Hudd steps down; new chairman is Edmund Rowland
Falkland Islands Holdings chairman David Hudd has resigned from the board with immediate effect and been succeeded by non-executive deputy chairman Edmund Rowland, it was reported on Monday. John Foster continues as group managing director.
