Stories for September 2022

Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 18:44 UTC
Petrobras cuts price of fuel for distributors

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras Thursday announced it would reduce the sale price of fuel to distributors from R$ 3.53 (US$ 0.67) to R$3.28 (US$ 0.63) per liter effective Friday.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:18 UTC
New theory on mass strandings among pilot whales, includes Falklands' experience

Mass stranding events among cetaceans – a group of marine mammals including the whale, dolphin, and porpoise – have been reported since the times of Aristotle and there has been a long drive to understand what causes them. Long-finned pilot whales – a gregarious species with complex social bonds – are those most often affected.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:13 UTC
British Antarctic Survey is releasing 25 years of aerogeophysical data

Over the past 50 years, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been one of the significant acquirers of aero geophysical data over Antarctica, providing scientists with gravity, magnetic, and radar datasets that have been central to many studies of the past, present, and future evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:11 UTC
Falklands' students achieve excellent results in secondary school live examinations

The Falkland Islands Community School is thrilled with this year’s GCSE results - our best set of results from a live examination series. This is the first year of ‘live’ international examinations since before the pandemic and FICS students have had a successful year. Staff and students have displayed determination and resilience to complete the Key Stage 4 studies.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:07 UTC
Falklands training the next generation of government leaders

In November 2020, the Falkland Islands Government launched its new Management Trainee program as part of a two-year initiative aimed at identifying and supporting the next generation of government leaders.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:04 UTC
State of the art Astute-class sub HMS Anson joins the Royal Navy

The world's most advanced hunter-killer submarine, HMS Anson, £1.3bn of both naval stealth and striking power – able to gather vital intelligence, protect other Royal Navy vessels from threats above and below the waves and destroy enemy military infrastructure with pinpoint accuracy, was welcomed into the Royal Navy fleet at a ceremony in Barrow.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 14:00 UTC
World leaders praise Gorbachev for making the world safer and giving freedom to millions

United States, United Kingdom, Germany, UN, EU, France, paid homage to the former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. Praise flowed to the memory of the man who helped achieve a peaceful end to the almost half century Cold War.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Nicaraguan regime releases pictures of political prisoners

The Nicaraguan regime of Daniel Ortega has been criticized Wednesday by human rights organizations after pictures of the country's political prisoners were released.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Price of gasoline at pumps drops slightly in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities have announced a UY$ 3 (US$ 0.074) reduction in the price of gasoline at pumps effective Thursday. Energy Minister Omar Paganini also explained the price of supergas (cooking gas) and diesel fuel would remain unchanged.
Thursday, September 1st 2022 - 09:46 UTC
Tire-smuggling on the rise in northeast Argentina

An increase in the smuggling of tires from Paraguay and Brazil has been reported in Argentina's northwestern provinces as the product is in short supply locally, which has also caused a spike in retail prices.