Stories for 2026

Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 11:26 UTC
Trump says he reviews “every position” when asked about Falklands sovereignty

US President Donald Trump replied on Monday in the Oval Office, when asked whether his government was reviewing its position of neutrality on the Falklands: “I always review every position. That's just one of many.” It is the first time he has publicly addressed the sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina, though his answer committed to nothing.
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Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 10:32 UTC
Uruguay and Argentina seek to stop the green hydrogen plant repeating the pulp mill conflict

The governments of Uruguay and Argentina are trying to contain tensions surrounding the green hydrogen and synthetic fuels plant that HIF Global plans to build in the Uruguayan department of Paysandú, on the Uruguay river, after a statement by President Yamandú Orsi drew three consecutive denials from the Argentine side.
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Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 09:55 UTC
A Pentagon memo already floated in April using the Falklands as leverage over London

Senior US Defense Department officials are considering a review of Washington's position on the Falklands as one of several measures to press the United Kingdom to meet the 5% of gross domestic product military spending target agreed at NATO, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported, citing a senior US official.
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Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 09:49 UTC
Uruguay's central bank marks five years without intervening in the currency market

The Central Bank of Uruguay completed five years on Monday without intervening in the foreign exchange market. Its last operation was a purchase of 31.2 million dollars in 2021. Its president, Guillermo Tolosa, described the milestone as of “enormous” importance and said the country is going through a period of “absolutely free floating of the currency”.
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Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 09:23 UTC
The Venezuelan oil concession goes to Alejandro Betancourt's firm, under investigation in Europe

The White House on Monday identified the company that will operate seventeen Venezuelan oil fields for a century in partnership with the US government: North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who is under investigation in Switzerland and Spain over his alleged involvement in a scheme to launder funds from the state oil company PDVSA. There is no conviction against him.
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Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 00:17 UTC
How Live Dealer Casino Games Actually Work at Olimp

Live dealer tables get sold as a compromise. That framing is wrong. A well-run live studio is closer to a real casino floor than any random number generator ever gets, and the stream, the shuffle, and the payout math all run on separate, auditable systems. Understanding how those pieces fit together changes how you play, not just what you believe about fairness. This guide breaks down the mechanics, not the marketing copy.
Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 00:09 UTC
Sticky Wilds and Stacking Multipliers: mechanics in Wild West Gold

You trigger the bonus round with three scattered symbols, the reels lock into free spin mode, and on the very second spin a wild lands dead center on an active payline. It doesn't disappear after that spin. It just sits there, glowing faintly, waiting for the next wild to land beside it. That single mechanic, a wild that refuses to leave, is the reason this particular slot keeps coming up in conversations about high-volatility free spins bonuses that actually pay when they hit.
Monday, August 31st 2026 - 22:13 UTC
Brazil: Flávio Bolsonaro promises 500,000 prison places inspired by the Salvadoran model

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party's presidential candidate and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's main rival in October's elections, met on Sunday in São Paulo with El Salvador's justice and public security minister, Gustavo Villatoro, and announced he will incorporate into his programme measures inspired by President Nayib Bukele's security policy.
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Monday, August 31st 2026 - 22:10 UTC
“I gave everything, I have nothing left”: Messi ends twenty years with Argentina

Lionel Messi announced on Monday his retirement from the Argentine national team at the age of 39, in a handwritten letter posted on his social media accounts, 43 days after the World Cup final defeat to Spain.
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Monday, August 31st 2026 - 08:47 UTC
Falklands’ oil industry, Rockhopper plans equity raise for second FPSO

Rockhopper Exploration is planning an equity capital raising to fund its share of a second FPSO, (OSX-1), for the Sea Lion oil field development in the Falkland Islands, since operator Navitas Petroleum exercised its option to acquire the vessel for some US$ 125 million with the purpose of further adding production to 125.000 barrels of oil per day.
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