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Stories for March 10th 2022

  • Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    Kitty Hawk passes by Chilean port on her last voyage

    The USS Kitty Hawk was the last carrier in US Navy service powered by diesel fuel

    Residents in the Chilean Port of Valparaíso have reported sighting the historic USS Kitty Hawk as she was being towed through the Pacific Ocean on her way to her final scrapping.

  • Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

    Pig heart transplant patient dies

    Bennett was fully informed of the risks of the procedure, which would be experimental with unknown risks and benefits.

    The 57-year-old patient with a terminal heart condition, who became the first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart, has died Tuesday, the University of Maryland Medical Center in the United States reported.

  • Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 00:41 UTC

    Falklands government and community fundraising in support of Ukraine

    The Ukrainian flag has recently been flying high on Victory Green, but we now want to start fundraising in earnest

    The war in Ukraine is at the forefront of our minds in the Falkland Islands community, not least as it brings back strong memories of 40 years ago, when our peaceful home was also invaded by a hostile neighbor, intent on seizing land and assuming sovereignty, without concern for the safety, security or rights of the people living here.

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