Stories for 2025

Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Missing FACh helicopter found - one crewmember dies

Chile's Air Force (FACh) confirmed on Friday that it had located the MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter that had gone missing the previous afternoon in the Southern Ice Fields sector of the Aysén region, with four crew members on board.
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Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 06:46 UTC
Falklands’ avian influenza, Yorke Bay Gentoo Colony closed to Public Access

On Wednesday, 15 October, swabs from 3 dead Gentoo penguins from Yorke Bay returned positive results for highly pathogenic avian influenza. On Sunday, 12 October, more than one hundred carcasses were observed at the site, with several more symptomatic individuals also counted. Estimated further mortality for the week of 13 October exceeded the threshold for review of current management.
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Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 06:30 UTC
Falklands, Civil Works Begin on Next Sapper Hill Housing Phase

The Public Works Department and RSK Falkland Islands (RSK) have informed the public that civil works for the new Sapper Hill Housing Development Phase 7 are scheduled to commence during the week of 20 October 2025.
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Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 06:10 UTC
HMS Westminster heads for retirement and disposal as she's towed to Portsmouth

The former Royal Navy frigate HMS Westminster has been towed out of Devonport on her way to Portsmouth, where she will be prepared for disposal. She joins HMS Argyll, HMS Montrose, and HMS Northumberland, as the Navy continues to retire its older Type 23 frigates, reports Forces News.
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Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 03:28 UTC
Bolivia concludes its first gold futures sale

Bolivia's Central Bank (BCB) successfully concluded its first gold futures sale, a transaction executed under a controversial legal framework aimed at bolstering the country's international reserves and foreign currency liquidity. The sale of 3 tons of gold generated a total of US$388.8 million for the BCB.
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Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 02:54 UTC
Prince Andrew relinquishes Duke of York title and other honors

After discussing the matter with King Charles III, Prince Andrew announced on Friday that he would immediately relinquish the use of all his royal titles and honors, including “Duke of York,” amid mounting pressure and continuing allegations related to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
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Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 02:45 UTC
UK restates at UN Assembly support for OTs Falklands and Gibraltar

The following was the statement by Simon Thomas, UK Ambassador to the General Assembly, at the UN's Special Political and Decolonization Fourth Committee this week: “The United Kingdom has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands...Nor do we have any doubt about Falkland Islanders’ right of self-determination.”
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Friday, October 17th 2025 - 21:40 UTC
Two survivors captured after US military strike on alleged Venezuelan “narco-submarine”

Two people have reportedly survived a US military attack on a vessel allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela and are being held aboard a Navy ship in the Caribbean, according to unnamed US officials cited by American media.
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Friday, October 17th 2025 - 20:13 UTC
US-Argentina relationship: Ambassadors make optimistic remarks

Washington's Ambassador to Buenos Aires, Peter Lamelas, announced “big news” was on its way, probably regarding a strengthened economic alliance and a trade agreement. His statements were backed by similar comments from Argentina's mission chief in the United States, Alec Oxenford.
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Friday, October 17th 2025 - 18:05 UTC
Orsi holds meetings with Pope and Italian authorities

Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi met at the Vatican on Friday with Pope Leo XIV after both leaders participated on the previous day at FAO's 80th-anniversary ceremony in Rome.
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