Stories for October 2017

Saturday, October 21st 2017 - 07:30 UTC
Uruguay government announces presence of hydrocarbons in an exploratory well

The Uruguayan government announced on Friday the presence of hydrocarbons in the north west of the country, in the framework of exploratory drilling by US based Schuepbach Energy. The discovery took place in the county of Paysandu, some 400kms north of the capital Montevideo.
Saturday, October 21st 2017 - 07:05 UTC
Family confirm body recovered in Argentine Patagonia is that of missing activist

The body recovered from a river bed in southern Argentina is that of a missing activist who disappeared two months ago during a police operation, his brother confirmed on Friday. Santiago Maldonado, a 28-year-old tattoo artist, was last seen being detained by paramilitary police as they moved to disperse a protest march by the Mapuche indigenous group in the Patagonia Chubut province, on August first.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 14:08 UTC
UK government's plans for Brexit are in “paralysis”, claims Labour

The UK Government’s plans for Brexit are “in paralysis”, Labour claimed amid speculation crucial legislation will be delayed again. Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said there was “chaos at the heart of Government” over the approach to leaving the European Union.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 07:49 UTC
Spanish special cabinet meeting to take over powers of Catalonia

Spain is to hold a special Cabinet meeting at the weekend to activate measures to take control of Catalonia’s semi-autonomous powers after the region’s leader said he would formally declare independence if no talks were offered.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 07:39 UTC
May expects no advance on Brexit talks at the EU leaders' summit

Prime Minister Theresa May has made clear that she is not expecting a Brexit breakthrough at this week’s summit of EU leaders, describing it as an opportunity to “take stock” of progress so far. Mrs. May said she would be setting out “ambitious plans” for further negotiations in the weeks ahead, and said she wanted to inject a new “urgency” into discussions on the post-Brexit rights of EU citizens living in the UK and Britons on the continent.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 06:03 UTC
A Rose for Peace presented the Falklands by Argentine students

The large number of Argentine visitors to the Falkland Islands this week included pupils of the Don Bosco College in Ensenada. Having spent the first full day of their stay visiting the military cemeteries at Darwin and San Carlos where they paid tribute to the fallen of both sides in 1982, on Monday the group, whose visit was arranged in conjunction with the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, was given a presentation on the Falklands by the FIG Policy Department.
Friday, October 20th 2017 - 05:18 UTC
Some thoughts about the 9 November Falklands' general election

By John Fowler - At the time of going to press, so far sixteen brave or foolhardy souls have declared their candidature for the General Election. This is one more than in 2013 and may be the most ever. With an average age of less than fifty years this group is almost certainly the youngest. Gone, it would seem, are the days when only the wealthy, retired, unemployed, or possibly unemployable old were available to stand.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 20:53 UTC
“Untouchable” Temer does it again: Brazilian congress will support his full presidential mandate

A Brazilian congressional committee on Wednesday voted against making President Michel Temer stand trial on corruption charges. The 39-26 vote by the justice committee in the lower house was non-binding but gives Temer political momentum ahead of the full chamber taking up the issue.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 20:30 UTC
Jellyfish, major source of food of Falklands' black browed albatrosses, says scientific research

The humble jellyfish has been found to be a major source of food for albatrosses which inhabit the Southern Ocean, new research has discovered.
Thursday, October 19th 2017 - 20:12 UTC
Killing of Maltese journalist sends shockwaves across the European Union

The killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia sent shockwaves across Europe a day after her car exploded near her home, prompting the European Commission to condemn it in the “strongest possible terms”.