Stories for April 2022

Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:39 UTC
Castillo to seek referendum regarding Constitutional reform in Peru

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Friday announced he would be launching a public consultation so that the citizenry may decide on whether a new Constitution is wanted or not.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:35 UTC
Falklands “Evening of Reflection,” a gathering of those in the Islands during the conflict

On Thursday night, an evening of reflection was hosted at the Town Hall for members of the Falkland Islands community and their families who were in Stanley during the war in 1982.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Co-authors of a paper on seabirds in the Falkland Islands, winners of the Ecological Society of America's top award

A study on seabirds in the Falkland Islands was recently selected as the winner of the Ecological Society of America's W.S. Cooper Award. The winners of the prestigious award are co-authors Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor in the School of Biology and Ecology and the Climate Change Institute, and Kit Hamley, Ph.D. candidate in the Climate Change Institute.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Brazil's Health Minister officially announces end of covid-19 emergency

Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga Friday signed the declaration officially marking the end of the COVID-19 public emergency of national interest, which had recognized the severity of the pandemic and allowed authorities of all jurisdictions to act accordingly.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:19 UTC
New BAS aircraft to ensure transport between Falklands and Antarctica

The British Antarctic Survey has signed a contract for a replacement aircraft to ensure transport between the Falkland Islands or South America to the research station at Rothera, Antarctica. The contract was signed by Professor Dame Jane Francis, Director of BAS, Nigel Bird, Director of Major Programs at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Brian Love, Chief Commercial Officer, Field Aerospace
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 10:10 UTC
”Recognition '82’,” special edition gin to commemorate Falklands War and Chatham Dockyard workers

A Kent distillery has created a Navy strength gin to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. “Recognition ‘82” has been made by the Copper Rivet Distillery based at Chatham Dockyard, which played an important role in the conflict.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Argentina seeks to become steady supplier of food to Italy

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Friday met in Rome with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio to broker a deal to make the South American country a steady supplier of food.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Uruguay's Ambassador to Guatemala, Honduras and Belize dies

Uruguay's Ambassador to Guatemala Boris Svetogorsky passed away Friday in the Central American country at the age of 60, it was reported. The cause of death was not disclosed. He was also the concurrent Ambassador for Honduras and Belize.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Disney shares plummet as Florida ends company's privileges

Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis Friday signed into law the bill revoking Walt Disney Co.'s special self-governing status in the area around its Orlando theme parks, it was announced.
Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Queen Elizabeth's first broadcast in October 1940 on Children's Hour during Second World War

Queen Elizabeth celebrated this week her 96th birthday this. It was in October 1940, then Princess Elizabeth, who delivered a broadcast on Children’s Hour during the Second World War. The 14-year-old royal, joined by her sister Princess Margaret at Windsor Castle, called on evacuated youngsters to have courage, telling them she and Margaret knew what it was like to be separated from those they loved.