Stories for 2019

Friday, April 26th 2019 - 06:32 UTC
HMS Protector returns to Plymouth for first time in four years

The ship has spent time in Antarctica supporting scientists and surveying the channels and waterways. HMS Protector has returned to Plymouth for the first time in four years. The ship spent a lot of her time in Antarctica supporting scientists and surveying the channels and waterways around the frozen continent.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 06:16 UTC
Meet the Falkland Islands penguins

By Chloe May - On 25 April every year, people around the world celebrate World Penguin Day - a day to raise awareness of the plight these flightless birds are currently facing. This takes place at the same time as the annual northern migration of Antarctica’s Adelie penguins and was created as a way for researchers at an American research centre on Ross Island to pass time and raise awareness.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 05:59 UTC
Guyana oil jackpot: ExxonMobil has made its 13th discovery offshore

The find was made at the Yellowtail-1 Well and represents the third discovery for this year and the fifth in the Turbot area, where ExxonMobil is evaluating its potential as an additional development hub.
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 02:34 UTC
Falklands' Consolidated Fisheries launches Charitable Fund

Falklands' Consolidated Fisheries Ltd (CFL) announced this week the launch of a charitable trust formed by the company in 2018 and described as being “for the general benefit of the people of the Falkland Islands.”
Friday, April 26th 2019 - 02:26 UTC
Robots and computers will deeply transform 32% of current jobs, OECD says

Robots and computers threaten 14% of existing jobs over the next 20 years, so countries must retrain workers for a transformed labour market, the OECD warned on Thursday.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 21:48 UTC
Economic collapse in Argentina worsens in a volatile day: Macri blames uncertainty

Argentina lived on Thursday another day in which the dollar rebounded and the country risk exceeded 1000 points. President Mauricio Macri criticized the “short-term” view of the markets and the Central Bank (BCRA) had to intervene by positioning the interest rate at 70% and diverting the futures market to contain the demand on the currency, preventing it from reaching the maximum accorded of 51.45 pesos.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 10:38 UTC
World Penguin Day: raise awareness with the hashtag #WorldPenguinDay

World Penguin Day is observed annually on April 25 recognizing the aquatic birds. In the world, there are 17 species of penguins with Southern hemisphere as their natural habitat. April 25 was chosen as World Penguin Day as it marks the date when Adelie penguins begin their migration northward toward Antartica.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Argentine government admits that political uncertainty is behind the current collapse of economic indexes

Argentine economy Minister Nicolás Dujovne stated that political uncertainty ahead of the upcoming presidential election this October is the main factor for increases in Argentina's country risk and instability on the exchange markets.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Thousands of emperor penguin chicks died in 2016 destroyed by severe weather, reports a BAS team

Thousands of emperor penguin chicks drowned when the sea-ice on which they were being raised was destroyed in severe weather. The catastrophe occurred in 2016 in Antarctica's Weddell Sea. Scientists say the colony at the edge of the Brunt Ice Shelf has collapsed with adult birds showing no sign of trying to re-establish the population.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
Brazil: Investors fearful of reaction to pension reform next steps in congressional debate

Brazilian markets slumped on Wednesday, a day after a planned pension overhaul cleared a congressional hurdle following a lengthy debate that highlighted the government’s struggle to build support for its signature reform policy.