According to a foreign trade study by the Uruguay XXI Institute released Monday in Montevideo, the South American country's exports continued to fall in the month of September by 9% year-on-year and 18% so far in 2023.
The United Nations Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on decolonization and related items on Monday, with many speakers emphasizing the need to resolve the questions of the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories, more than six decades after the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The Falklands/Malvinas case was speared by Brazil in representation of Mercosur, while as usual the Spanish representative criticized the Gibraltar situation.
The British Embassy in Paraguay has announced the 10 finalists from Paraguay to the Regional Student Competition 2022/2023 on the Falkland Islands. The applicants answered the question Why would I like to meet my neighbors in the Falkland Islands? in a video.
Scientists Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissmann have been awarded the 2023 Medicine Nobel Prize for their development of the mRNA technology for the production of Covid-19 vaccines, it was announced Monday.
Members of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly will be holding a public meeting on Monday 09th October, 17.00 Court and Assembly Chamber, Town Hall; this will be an open session.