MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 25th 2022
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Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Penguins, postage stamps and Russian politics: What it’s like to rule the territory with no citizens
By Jonathan Margolis, The Telegraph – Monday 25 April is South Georgia's Liberation Day, when a British Task Groupin 1982 recovered the island from Argentine military occupation. However, the island has no citizens to celebrate the event, with no more than thirty temporary residents.
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Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Falklands War: HMS Sheffield memorial to be unveiled at the National Arboretum
A memorial marking the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War will be inaugurated next month at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
UK inflation: Salmon farming company agrees to pay above the real Living Wage, £10.40 per hour
Scottish Sea Farms, now the country’s second-largest producer of farmed salmon, has committed to paying above the real Living Wage in a bid to help those of its employees and their families hit hardest by the soaring cost of living.
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Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
China's Zero-COVID policy hits Chilean fruit exports
Sanitary measures by Chinese health authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19, which include port closures, are taking a toll on Chile's fruit exports, it was reported Sunday.
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Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:23 UTC
Efficiency of peat ecosystems helping contain climate change, underlined by Chile at the Venice Biennal
Peat and peat bogs are the most efficient ecosystem to fix and accumulate atmosphere carbon but are one of the least researched, according to the Chilean pavilion which opened last week at the Venice Biennal.
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Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:11 UTC
WHO confirms acute hepatitis creeping in
The World Health Organization (WHO) Saturday confirmed 169 cases of severe acute childhood hepatitis of unknown origin had been detected in 11 countries, mostly in Europe.
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Monday, April 25th 2022 - 08:00 UTC
France: Macron reelected but LePen's number of votes raises concern
France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic on the March (LREM) was re-elected Sunday for another five-year term at the helm of the Elysée Palace, clearly surpassing far-right candidate Marine LePen of the National Rally (RN) in the runoff by 58.5% of the votes against 41.5%.
