Stories for August 2022

Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Falklands Day celebrated in Parliament with Islands' flag flying at New Palace Yard

Following on instructions from the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the flag of the Falkland Islands in flying at New Palace Yard, to mark Falklands Day, when the first sighting of the Islands in 1592.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Arctic flights to shed light on sea ice and storm links

Scientists are flying research aircraft through the heart of Arctic storms this summer to better understand how weather systems are affecting polar sea ice. Arctic cyclones are the main type of hazardous weather that affect the polar environment during summer. They can impact sea ice movement and trigger rapid ice loss, effects that themselves influence the development of cyclones.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:52 UTC
Conserving Damoy Hut, next to 'glacial skiway', Antarctica Historic Site and Monument

Damoy, a small wooden hut on a rocky outcrop in Antarctica will take centre stage in UK Antarctic Heritage Trust conservation efforts this coming season. The hut in Dorian Bay, along with the glacial ‘skiway’ on Damoy Point, formed the ‘Damoy Point Air Transit Facility’, operated by BAS from 1975-1993. It provided shelter for operators and scientists travelling to and from Rothera (Station R) and other BAS sites, especially when ice prevented access by sea.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Top-secret documents found at Trump's mansion

Top secret documents were retrieved by the FBI from former US President Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida, it was reported Friday as the seal of secrecy was lifted.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:43 UTC
Falklands first look at over 30 years of seabird monitoring results

The Falkland Islands are frequently associated with globally significant seabird populations. Indeed, the inshore waters of the Islands have not long been designated as a Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) for this very reason. Understandably stated as a reason for national pride, tourism, conservation and research benefits,
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:32 UTC
HRW concerned as 2 journalists indicted in Bolivia

Human Rights Watch Friday posted messages on Twitter admitting to the organization's concern over the charges filed in Bolivia by Prosecutor Junior Flores against journalists Andrés Rojas and Adriana G., whose arrest was requested.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Colombia: ELN rebels release hostages while returning to peace talks

As peace negotiations between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) kick off in Cuba, the guerrilla movement has released nine people who were being held hostage since last month in the department of Arauca.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Brazil: Bolsonaro insists he is not planning a coup

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday replied to an initiative by opposition parties and movements signing a letter in defense of democracy, which they argue is under threat by the incumbent head of state who might not acknowledge electoral defeat in October.
Saturday, August 13th 2022 - 03:32 UTC
Former Economy Minister wants Argentines to retire older

Former Argentine Economy Minister Nicolás Dujovne said people should retire at age 68, regardless of their sex, in a country where under current legislation men do so at 65 and women at 60.
Friday, August 12th 2022 - 21:08 UTC
“Satanic Verses” author stabbed before a lecture in NY

Indian-born writer Salman Rushdie, on whose head there has been a bounty since the 1980s for his novel The Satanic Verses, has been stabbed Friday during a conference in New York State.