Stories for 2022

Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Patagonia January inflation 3,6%, double the Falklands' annual retail prices index

Despite highly subsidized public rates, a long list of coerced consumer prices, relatively cheap fuel in the current global energy-short environment, the Consumer Price Index in Argentine Patagonia, mainly Tierra del Fuego, reached 3,6% in January, according to the latest report from the official stats office, Indec.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Last living Yagan language speaker dies aged 93; members of her ethnicity lived in the Falklands

The last known living person who spoke Yagan, the language of the indigenous people who inhabited Tierra del Fuego, passed away this week in the Clinics Hospital from Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile. She was 93, and had to be transported urgently from Puerto Williams to the Magallanes Region capital.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Portsmouth's special power catering for Royal Navy aircraft carriers so as not to leave the city in the dark

When the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers arrived in Portsmouth, the base faced a critical issue – how to find enough electricity. HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales doubled the base's energy use. In fact, the load was so great there was a danger it would impact power supplies to the city itself.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
UK becomes third largest defense spender in the world behind US and China

UK has overtaken India to become the third-largest defense spender in the world, according to a new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The new 'Military Balance 2022' report is an assessment of all military capabilities and defense economics of 171 countries worldwide.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Tall ships gather at Rio de Janeiro for naval parade

Ships from all navies in the region keep arriving at Río de Janeiro for the Velas Latinoamérica 2022 (Latin American Sails 2022) parade scheduled for Feb. 22
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil: Death toll at Petropolis reaches 80

Rio de Janeiro authorities Wednesday spoke of at least 80 casualties as relief work continued following Tuesday's mudslides and floods in the Petropolis area.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine air traffic controllers warn they might go on strike, ground flights

Argentine air traffic controllers have warned they might go on strike in the coming days, which would cause a major setback to operations nationwide as the vacation season nears its end and classes are about to restart.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Peruvian exports above pre-pandemic figures, report shows

Exports of Peruvian manufacturers during the year 2021 have surpassed pre COVID-19 pandemic levels, it was reported Wednesday by the Institute of Economic and Social Studies (IEES) of the National Society of Industries (SNI).
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
Jones-Huala wanted back in Chilean jail following Supreme Court decision

Argentine-born Mapuche leader Facundo Jones-Huala has been declared a fugitive by the Government of Chile after the Supreme Court overruled -albeit not unanimously- a decision from a Temuco court of appeals whereby he had been granted parole. Jones-Huala had already served the minimum time required to be granted an early release.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Prince of Wales foundation under corruption probe

One day after the scandal involving the Duke of York in New York was settled, the name of the Prince of Wales has been dragged into a new police investigation regarding irregularities in the granting of honorary titles to a Saudi national in exchange for donations to charities.