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Montevideo, May 1st 2024 - 09:44 UTC

Stories for October 2016

  • Saturday, October 15th 2016 - 10:48 UTC

    Russia Is Vital to Protecting Antarctica’s Ross Sea

    Putin has expanded protection for a region known as Franz Josef Land, a remote Arctic region, of “rocky, glaciated islands” with “stunning biodiversity.”

    By José María Figueres (*) - The key to protecting Antarctica’s Ross Sea may well lie with Russia. On Monday the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, comprising 24 nations and the European Union, will discuss, once again, the creation of a large, marine protected area in the Southern Ocean.

  • Saturday, October 15th 2016 - 10:37 UTC

    Maldives quits the Commonwealth over rule of the law and democracy dispute

    Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the UK is disappointed that the Maldives Government has decided to withdraw from the Commonwealth.

    Maldives ministry of foreign affairs announced on Friday its decision to quit the Commonwealth of Nations after the organization issued a warning to the country that it could be suspended because of its failure to promote the rule of the law and democracy.

  • Saturday, October 15th 2016 - 10:20 UTC

    Gibraltar takes its “Brexit” concerns to the Scotland's ruling party conference

    Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia next to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during the SNP conference in Glasgow

    Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia has said it should be possible for different parts of the British family of nations to enjoy varying degrees of participation with the European Union in the future. Dr. Garcia was speaking in Glasgow during the Scottish National Party conference, in the presence of Scotland’s Minister for Europe and International Development Dr. Alisdair Allan MSP.

  • Saturday, October 15th 2016 - 08:15 UTC

    Argentina complains about UK military exercises in Falklands with missiles

    Deputy minister Foradori lodged the complaint demanding UK call off the “illegitimate” exercises, which are scheduled for Oct. 19-28

    Argentina formally complained on Friday about military exercises with missiles that Britain is planning this month in the disputed Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. Argentina's foreign ministry said in a statement that it had sent a letter to the British ambassador Mark Kent demanding the country call off the “illegitimate” exercises, which are scheduled for Oct. 19-28 and include the launching of Rapier missiles.

  • Friday, October 14th 2016 - 17:31 UTC

    Falklands Tourist Board contracts world-class digital platform

    Cruise ship tourism is a significant market, accounting for over 56,000 arrivals in the 2015-2016 season (October to March).(Pic Sulivan)

    New Mind | tellUs has been selected by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board to supply a world-class digital platform which will contribute to the development of a well established and thriving tourism destination.

  • Friday, October 14th 2016 - 15:29 UTC

    Unesco draft on Jerusalem holy sites triggers strong criticism from Israel

    The resolution omitted the Jewish name for a shrine holy to both Jews and Muslims. It referred to the Temple Mount as the Haram Al-Sharif

    Unesco, the United Nations’ cultural agency on Thursday passed a draft resolution that played down Jewish ties to religious sites in Jerusalem, in a decision Israel called “absurd.” The resolution from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or Unesco, heavily criticized Israel’s actions toward holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City.

  • Friday, October 14th 2016 - 14:10 UTC

    Photo competition on the Falklands' 35-year huge progress and development

    In addition to the photo exhibition, a new booklet on the Falklands will also be released at the event, illustrating the vast changes that have occurred since 1982.

    The Falkland Islands Government PR & Media Office is currently running a photo competition to source quality images of the Falkland Islands.

  • Friday, October 14th 2016 - 11:47 UTC

    Symbolic trial will try to hold Monsanto accountable for “ecocide”

    “The aim of the tribunal is to give a legal opinion on the environmental and health damage caused by the multinational Monsanto,” the tribunal organizers stated

    This weekend 30 witnesses and legal experts from five different continents will testify before five international judges at the three-day Monsanto Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Their testimonies will attempt to hold the agrochemical giant accountable for their alleged “crimes against humanity” and destruction of the environment, or “ecocide”

  • Friday, October 14th 2016 - 09:37 UTC

    Falkland Island farmers tour Australia for improved sheep genetics

    Per annum FLH produces approximately 500,000 kilograms of greasy wool, from a Polwarth/Merino-type sheep. The fibre diameter averages 24-25 microns.

    Three Falkland Islands farmers and the general manager of Falklands Landholdings Corporation recently travelled to Australia as part of the ongoing search for improvements to lamb survival rates in the Falklands. Touring farms in both Queensland and New South Wales, the group spent three weeks inspecting Australian studs in search of better fat and muscle values in young rams.

  • Friday, October 14th 2016 - 09:25 UTC

    Lula will stand trial for allegations of corruption, money laundering and justice obstruction

    Lula faces allegations of corruption, money laundering and obstruction of justice related to a sprawling kickback scheme at state-run oil company Petrobras

    A federal judge in Brazil ruled on Thursday that former President Lula da Silva will stand trial for an alleged bribery scheme related to work by construction giant Odebrecht in Angola. It's the second time in less than a month that a federal judge has ruled that Lula, a two-term president who left office in 2011 as Brazil's most popular president must stand trial.