Stories for February 2026

Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 00:36 UTC
The RRS Shackleton incident when an Argentine destroyer opened fire on the research vessel

On this day but in 1976 a very serious incident occurred in the South West Atlantic when the British research vessel RRS Shackleton was intercepted and fired upon by the Argentine destroyer ARA Almirante Storni, some 78 miles south of Cape Pembroke in the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 00:07 UTC
Falklands’ Port Louis settlement discoveries shared with Dr. Robert Philpott

Friends of the Falkland Islands Museum and the Jane Cameron National Archives is inviting to a conference by archeologist Dr. Robert Philpott, who will be sharing his discoveries in the settlement of Port Louis on February 10.
Wednesday, February 4th 2026 - 13:26 UTC
King Charles moves to push Andrew out of Royal Lodge after fresh Epstein-linked disclosures

King Charles III has forced his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to vacate Royal Lodge, the 30-room Windsor estate home he has occupied for years, amid renewed scrutiny stemming from newly surfaced Epstein-related material and a fresh police review of allegations tied to the late financier.
Wednesday, February 4th 2026 - 02:51 UTC
Argentine shares slide in New York as country risk climbs above 500 points

Argentine stocks and hard-currency bonds fell on Tuesday, hit by a risk-off turn in global markets and fresh domestic uncertainty tied to the stalled overhaul of inflation measurement following Marco Lavagna’s departure from INDEC.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 22:22 UTC
Petro and Trump signal thaw after closed-door White House meeting amid talks on drugs, sanctions and Venezuela

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington went better than expected, pointing to a tentative thaw after months of public insults and policy clashes that had pushed the bilateral relationship toward open confrontation.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 22:12 UTC
Uruguay’s peso the most “overvalued” currency as it tops Big Mac index ranking

Uruguay’s peso has been labelled the world’s most “overvalued” currency against the U.S. dollar on a GDP-per-capita-adjusted basis, according to the latest Big Mac Index published by The Economist and cited by Uruguayan media. Under the adjusted methodology, the peso is estimated to be 83.9% above its implied “long-run equilibrium.” In the unadjusted ranking, Uruguay places second, with 43.1% overvaluation, behind the Swiss franc.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 12:57 UTC
Paraguay’s long-run growth leads South America, but income gains lag

From 1960 to 2024, Paraguay posted the highest cumulative GDP expansion in South America, according to calculations published by Forbes Paraguay and Colombia’s La República, drawing on World Bank constant-2015-dollar series. Over that span, Paraguay’s economy rose from roughly US$2.8 billion to about US$46 billion (2015 prices), multiplying more than sixteen-fold.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 12:53 UTC
Orsi, Xi Jinping sign cooperation deals in Beijing as Uruguay backs “one China” and trade talks with Mercosur are floated

China’s President Xi Jinping met Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi in Beijing on Tuesday, a visit framed by both sides as a bid to deepen political alignment and broaden economic ties at a moment of heightened geopolitical competition.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 12:34 UTC
Argentina’s stats chief quits as Milei’s government freezes inflation index overhaul

Argentina’s national statistics agency, INDEC, said its director, Marco Lavagna, stepped down on Monday after more than six years in the post, just as the country was preparing to launch a revamped consumer price index (CPI). Within hours, Economy Minister Luis Caputo confirmed the methodology change would be delayed indefinitely “until the disinflation process is consolidated,” with no new date set.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 11:11 UTC
High Protein Cheesecake Recipes: ProteinCheesecake.co Fixes the Mixing Disaster

Room temp ingredients prevent cheesecake lumps completely.