Stories for April 26th 2022

Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Chilean president pledges food subsidies for vulnerable families; inflation the highest in three decades

Chilean president Gabriel Boric said his government was preparing a mechanism to help vulnerable families pay for their basic food basket, which is to be financed with subsidies.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
World's Penguin Day, five of 18 species live in the Falkland Islands

April 25, marks World Penguin Day, an opportunity for many wildlife organizations to tout conservation efforts for these charismatic, amphibious birds. It’s nearly winter in the southern hemisphere, and April 25 coincides with Antarctic penguins’ annual northward march to the sea.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Guyana's first million barrels sale from the Liza Unity production platform

Guyana has sold a cargo of one million barrels of its newest crude to ExxonMobil for US$106 per barrel, which was the first share for the government from the newly operational Liza Unity production platform operated by Exxon, according to Tsvetana Paraskova from Oilprice.com.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
UK named world's fourth-biggest Defense spender in 2021, SIPRI report

A new report says the UK moved into the world's top five military spenders in 2021 as the US remains the biggest spender by some distance. The annual report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) also revealed that for the first time ever, global military expenditure exceeded US$ 2 trillion.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
BFSAI command at Falklands commemorates Liberation of South Georgia

The British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, stationed at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands, commemorated on Monday 25th April the 40th anniversary of the liberation of South Georgia.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Liberation of South Georgia: 40th Anniversary stamp set

In 1982, the island of South Georgia experienced the only armed conflict in its history. Forty years on, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) commemorates the conflict and reflects on the progress of the island since the time of the Falkland Islands conflict.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
US General Laura Richardson makes Buenos Aires stop

General Laura Richardson, chief of the US Southern Command is to be welcomed Tuesday in Buenos Aires by Defense Minister Jorge Taiana to discuss bilateral issues regarding mutual cooperation.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
Argentine Antarctica bases now communicated through ARSAT satellites

All of Argentina's bases in Antarctica are now equipped with telecommunications systems depending on nationally-owned ARSAT satellites instead of relying on foreign providers, it was announced.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 08:47 UTC
Oldest person in the world dies aged 119

Japanese citizen Kane Tanaka, who had been certified as the world's oldest person, died Monday at the age of 119 and 108 days, it was reported.