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Stories for August 23rd 2023

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 08:18 UTC

  Falklands further education students celebrate results: 97% pass rates

  

  On Thursday 17 August, 18 Falkland Islands students who have been studying in further education for A levels and other Level 3 qualifications received their results. The Education Department is delighted to confirm that there was a 97% pass rate across 19 different subjects.

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 07:43 UTC

  “God bless you Harold”, The Times obituary

  

  Harold Briley's obituary by The Times, published Tuesday, August 22, 2023. - Reporter who broadcast the first news of Argentina’s invasion of the Falklands in 1982 and later campaigned for the Islanders’ rights.

• Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 07:30 UTC

  Panama Canal limits transit of vessels because of a severe drought

  

  On both sides of the Panama Canal, fleets of ships find themselves immobilized, delayed by weeks as waterway authorities have slowed traffic to conserve water amid a severe drought. A report from the Brazilian news agency O-Globo gives a detailed picture of what is happening.