MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 6th 2026
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 21:43 UTC
Falklands Development Corporation contracts Strategic Projects Manager
The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, has announced that Sam Cockwell has joined the team as Strategic Projects Manager. The FIDC is the economic development agency for the Falklands in 1983 in response to the Shackleton Report.
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 17:37 UTC
Tunnel under Montevideo’s historic district foils bank raid plot, raises regional crime links
According to the Interior Ministry, the plot relied on a commercial premises leased in mid-2025, from which an access point was allegedly opened into the sewers to advance toward a nearby financial institution. The broader investigation began on September 11 with an anonymous tip about a suspected drug-selling point in Neptunia, in Canelones, and expanded as investigators tracked a network with logistical presence in Montevideo.
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 15:41 UTC
FAO word food commodity prices declined in January 26 for fifth month running
World food commodity prices declined in January 2026 for the fifth consecutive month, led by lower international quotations for dairy, sugar and meat products, according to the benchmark report released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 10:59 UTC
Falklands: new Legislative Assembly consolidates close ties with the United Kingdom
On the occasion of the swearing-in of the newly elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, its Chair, MLA Jack Ford, travelled to the United Kingdom, where he held a series of meetings with government and opposition lawmakers, as well as senior officials from various ministries and offices linked to the Islands and other British Overseas Territories.
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 03:46 UTC
Taiwan protests Uruguay–China statement calling the island an “inalienable” part of China
Taiwan’s government issued a “strong protest and condemnation” after a joint statement released in Beijing by Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and China’s President Xi Jinping reiterated Montevideo’s adherence to the “one China” principle and described Taiwan as an “inalienable” part of Chinese territory.
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 02:25 UTC
Venezuela’s legislature advances urgent amnesty law to free jailed protesters and critics
Venezuela’s legislature is moving forward with a proposed amnesty law that would grant clemency to protesters and government critics jailed in recent years.
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Friday, February 6th 2026 - 02:19 UTC
Bank of England keep interest rate on hold at 3,75%
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a narrow 5-4 margin to keep interest rates on hold at 3,75%. In its first meeting of 2026, four members voted to reduce the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. Markets reacted positively with sterling at US$ 1,36.
