Stories for May 6th 2021

Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 23:59 UTC
Falklands economy boasts healthy trade surplus but income inequality increases

The value of goods exported from the Falkland Islands recorded a compound annual growth rate of 8.1% between 2010 and 2019, according to the Falkland Islands Government’s State of the Economy report.
Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 19:09 UTC
Falkland Islands Government supporting works to determine possible presence of unidentified Argentine graves at Teal Inlet

The Falkland Islands Government is to support efforts to establish whether there is unidentified Argentine military personnel buried at Teal Inlet, according to a statement released this afternoon.
Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 09:33 UTC
Uruguay's inflation projected at 6.8% year on year fits within government’s target

Uruguay has managed to keep inflation at 6.8%, which is within the government's target range for the first time in 36 months, it was announced Wednesday.
Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Does Colombian President Duque grasp the seriousness of the situation?

In a country where 24 people have died in clashes with police and some 800 have been injured, Colombian President Iván Duque woke up Wednesday and gave a radio interview during which he addressed this year's Copa America football competition, which his country is to co-host with Argentina, and guaranteed everything will go on as planned.
Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
Brazil's Central Bank ups basic interest rate to curb growing inflation

In a move to curb growing inflation, Brazil's Central Bank Wednesday decided to raise the basic interest rate by 0.75 percentage points, to 3.5% per year. It was the second time in a row that the monetary authorities responded to this type of measure.
Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Covid-19 spreading even among Mount Everest climbers

Despite a Nepalese Health Ministry warning last week that “hospitals have run out of beds,” there is no cancellation of expeditions to Mount Everest insight.
Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 08:36 UTC
London has a new, logical post-Brexit foreign ambassador

The British government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally agreed to grant the representative of the European Union the diplomatic status held by all foreign ambassadors, which seemed natural after Brexit, but not for those who claimed the EU is not a nation-state.
Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 08:09 UTC
Falklands to record ‘modest’ population growth over the next 15 years

The population of the Falkland Islands is set to grow by an average of 2% a year over the next fifteen years, according to a State of the Economy report published by the Falkland Islands Government.
Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 06:59 UTC
Worms become Europe's first edible insects, others may follow suit soon

European Union countries may no longer need to import food from places like Mercosur and Brexiteers have certainly saved the United Kingdom from being a part of a worm-eating alliance.
Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 06:44 UTC
United States in favor of waiving covid-19 vaccine patents

United States President Joseph Biden has made it clear that after weighing all the pros and cons he was in favor of waiving intellectual property rights on anticovid-19 vaccine patents so that they can be produced faster and the world can finally overcome the current pandemic.