Stories for July 13th 2017

Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 18:46 UTC
Father of bride struck by lightning during ceremony; in 2015 “lucky man” was rescued from Falklands' waters

No one likes a dull wedding, but one father-of-the-bride's speech was a little too electrifying at his daughter's ceremony last weekend. JP Nadeau was reportedly struck by lightning mid-sentence in his apple orchard in New Brunswick, Canada. But this was not the first time Nadeau faces the challenge of death, in 2015 he was air rescued from a crippled French cruise vessel in Falklands' waters.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 18:30 UTC
Global food commodity prices rose in June, led by wheat and meat prices.

The FAO monthly Food Price Index averaged 175.2 points in June, up 1.4% from May and 7.0% from a year earlier. The FAO Cereal Price Index rose by 4.2% in the month, amid surging prices of high-protein wheat due to deteriorating crop conditions in the United States of America. Maize prices, by contrast, declined amid record harvests in South America.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 09:26 UTC
British companies will visit Uruguay in a trade mission in September

The UK embassy in Montevideo is organizing a business visit to introduce Uruguay as an export market to British companies. The mission is primarily focused on agro-tech, taking advantage of Uruguay's main agriculture show in Montevideo during the month of September.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 09:05 UTC
UK embassy in Uruguay readying for Expo-Prado 2017; Falklands will also attend

Following the previous edition’s success, the British Embassy in Uruguay will be present for the fourth consecutive year at the agricultural show, Expo Prado, from 6 - 17 September, with a Pavilion centered on business, education, culture, gastronomy and entertainment, including a Falkland Islands stand.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:53 UTC
Huge iceberg breaks free from the Antarctica Larsen C ice shelf

An iceberg the size of Delaware has broken free from an Antarctic ice shelf, leaving the rest of the shelf vulnerable to collapse and serving as a harbinger of future sea-level rise that could pose a serious threat to coastal communities such as the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:41 UTC
Temer faces challenge in Congress from his potential successor

The speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress, Rodrigo Maia, vowed on Wednesday to fight any changes President Michel Temer makes to a landmark labor reform passed by the Senate a day earlier, highlighting fresh tension between longtime allies.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:27 UTC
Argentine court confirms phone calls to Falklands/Malvinas must be billed as domestic

Argentine justice confirmed that phone calls to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands must be billed as local calls and not long distance. Argentine telecoms companies Telefonica and Telecom said that this was normal procedure, however a client presented a “consumers' appeal” claiming a call to the Falklands had been labeled as international instead of domestic.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 07:56 UTC
Strong reply to Spanish King: Gibraltar is the most important voice in dialogue

The comment about Gibraltar made by the King of Spain in his address in Westminster Hall places the focus on bilateral dialogue between London and Madrid as the way forward to address Spain's differences with the UK over the Decolonization of Gibraltar.
Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 01:09 UTC
Donald Trump Jr admits meeting Russian lawyer but did not inform his father

United States President Donald Trump's son has said he did not tell his father about a meeting with a Russian lawyer who said she could help his election campaign. Donald Trump Jr told Fox News the meeting was “just a nothing” but he should have handled it differently.