Stories for 2016

Saturday, October 8th 2016 - 11:13 UTC
Antarctica celebrates 25th anniversary of the Environment Protection Protocol

Tuesday 4 October was the 25th anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty which was created in order to protect the unique and pristine Antarctic landscape. The Protocol designates Antarctica as a natural reserve, devoted to peace and science; and bans the commercial extraction of minerals (mining and drilling).
Saturday, October 8th 2016 - 11:04 UTC
“The Spanish flag will never fly over Gibraltar, neither in four or 4.000 years ”

Neither in four years or in 4,000 or any other longer time, the Spanish flag will never fly over Gibraltar. It’s “No way, Jose”, so get used to it”, was the direct and clear message from Chief Minister Fabian Picardo to the Caretaker Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo who on Wednesday night vowed to “plant his flag on Gibraltar”.
Saturday, October 8th 2016 - 10:47 UTC
Fracking controversy erupts in UK following approval of shale gas industry request

Horizontal fracking can go ahead, the British government has said, in a landmark ruling for the UK shale gas industry. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has approved plans for fracking at Cuadrilla's Preston New Road site at Little Plumpton in Lancashire.
Saturday, October 8th 2016 - 10:29 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Temer administration reiterates support for Argentine legitimate rights

“The president of Brazil reiterated the support of his country to the legitimate rights of the Argentine Republic in the sovereignty dispute with Great Britain relative to the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime spaces”, reads point 45 of the 47-point Argentina-Brazil joint statement from 3 October, following Brazilian president Michel Temer's visit to Buenos Aires.
Saturday, October 8th 2016 - 10:06 UTC
Falklands holding a national census on Sunday; population in 2012 was 2.840

The Falkland Islands will be holding its national census on Sunday. The previous census in 2012, revealed that the Falklands population was 2.840, of which 75% lived in Stanley and 57% identified themselves as Falkland Islanders. Censuses happen every 5 years and participation in the Census is required by law.
Saturday, October 8th 2016 - 09:59 UTC
WTO confirms ruling in favor of Argentina in biodiesel imports dispute with EU

The World Trade Organization confirmed on appeal on Thursday its ruling partially in favor of Argentina in its dispute with the European Union over duties the bloc imposes on imported biodiesel.
Friday, October 7th 2016 - 12:36 UTC
Boost for Colombian deal: President Santos awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The president of Colombia was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for pursuing a deal to end 52 years of conflict with a Marxist rebel group, the longest-running war in the Americas, just five days after Colombians rejected the agreement in a shocking referendum result.
Friday, October 7th 2016 - 12:30 UTC
Regional competition to visit the Falklands has extended deadline: 16 October

The Government of the Falkland Islands and the British Embassies in Uruguay, Brazil and Chile invite university students to participate in this regional competition to win the chance to visit the Falklands for a week, all expenses paid.
Friday, October 7th 2016 - 12:18 UTC
Temer wins first Congressional battle with milestone bill to cap public spending

A Congressional committee in Brazil approved on Thursday a constitutional amendment that would limit public spending to the rate of inflation for 20 years, handing President Michel Temer an initial victory in his plan to plug a widening deficit, which if continued at the current rate could lead to fiscal collapse and public accounts insolvency, “a repeat of the Greek tragedy”.
Friday, October 7th 2016 - 11:41 UTC
Guterres experience with refugees and Syria, were decisive for his UN nomination

Antonio Guterres from Portugal, unanimously backed by the Security Council, will become the United Nations next secretary general, and is scheduled to assume the office, on the 38th floor of the U.N. building in New York City, on Jan. 1, 2017. His ascendance came at a time when expectations were high that the U.N. might elect either a woman or an Eastern European to the position, neither of which has happened before.