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Montevideo, June 24th 2026 - 01:21 UTC

Stories for 2026

  • Thursday, June 4th 2026 - 10:40 UTC

    US proposes forced-labor tariffs on 60 economies, with Brazil and China facing 12.5%

    The initiative seeks to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court struck down in February, when it found that President Donald Trump had exceeded his authority by using an economic emergency law

    The US government proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 economies —59 countries and the 27-nation European Union— for failing to ban or effectively enforce the prohibition on imports of goods made with forced labor. The measure, announced Tuesday night by Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, relies on Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act and is the White House's most ambitious step yet to rebuild its tariff policy.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 23:00 UTC

    Falklands pass £216m budget under 'live within our means' principle amid fiscal pressures

    Among the principles set in January are a ban on borrowing for operating purposes and the requirement to keep uncommitted reserves equivalent to at least 1.5 times operating expenditure

    The Falkland Islands Government presented its 2026/27 budget to the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the first of the Assembly elected in December, with an Appropriation Bill of 216.3 million pounds and under the guiding principle of “living within our means.” The plan seeks to balance the territory's finances amid pressure on revenue and an ambitious infrastructure investment program.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 20:58 UTC

    Falklands approve accelerated housing scheme with 30 modular homes at Murray Heights

    The government has repeatedly identified the housing shortage as one of the territory's main challenges

    The Falkland Islands Government announced that its Executive Council had approved a plan to accelerate housing provision in Stanley, in response to the urgent need to expand the housing stock. The initiative provides for the development of infrastructure for 60 new plots at Murray Heights, intended for modular housing solutions, and the construction of 30 modular units.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 16:54 UTC

    Bolivia's blockade crisis risks tipping into civilian clashes, analysts warn

    The conflict, now close to a month old, has left at least nine dead

    Bolivia's political crisis threatens to spill over into confrontations between urban and rural populations, after nearly a month of road blockades that have disrupted supplies of food, medicine and fuel —especially in the Andean region— and left at least nine people dead. Analysts Pedro Portugal and Gabriela Canedo warned of the danger in remarks to the news agency EFE, pointing to clashes fueled by an ethnic and cultural fracture and by the alleged inaction of Rodrigo Paz's government, whose resignation the mobilized sectors are demanding.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 16:38 UTC

    Ukraine hits St. Petersburg oil terminal with drones as Russia's economic forum opens

    A column of black smoke rose over the port, in view of forum attendees, while Pulkovo airport suspended or diverted about thirty flights.

    Ukraine launched a mass drone attack against several Russian regions early on Wednesday and struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, coinciding with the opening of the country's main economic forum. Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down 345 drones over 15 regions, including Moscow and Leningrad, where St. Petersburg is located.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 08:30 UTC

    BAS confirmed as world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research

    Professor Dame Jane Francis (Director of BAS) and Oliver Darke (Director of Operations, Engineering and Infrastructure) representing the UK at ATCM in Japan

    A major new analysis has confirmed the UK’s British Antarctic Survey (BAS) as the world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research. This was revealed during the Antarctic treaty Consultive Meeting, ATCM, recent May meeting in Japan that convened Antarctic Leaders and government official from across the world.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 08:22 UTC

    Falklands Legislative Assembly addresses overseas expenses and budget bills drafts

    The Islands’ elected autonomous government, Legislative Assembly this month has to address the budget bills for the coming financial year.

    Today, Wednesday 3 June at the Court and Assembly Chambers Town Hall, beginning at 09:00, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly will be holding an assembly, open to the public.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 08:19 UTC

    Doctorate from the University of Dundee on Falklands’ Britishness identity

    Dr. Chloe Anderson-Wheatley. Falklands’ Corporate Records and National Archives Manager obtained her doctorate from the University of Dundee

    The Falkland Islands’ Jane Cameron National Archives are proud to announce that following five years of study and research, Corporate Records and National Archives Manager, Chloe Anderson-Wheatley has completed her doctorate with the University of Dundee, in Archives & Records Management.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 08:12 UTC

    Falklands, South Atlantic Airbridge will change UK terminal to East Midlands for four months

    The change to East Midlands’ airport is technical, essential resurfacing works at RAF Brize Norton

    The Royal Air Force and British Forces South Atlantic Islands have informed to the Falkland Islands community of temporary changes to the South Atlantic Airbridge, SAA, which links the Islands with RAF Brize Norton in England.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 07:54 UTC

    The irreversible smart phones and world’s dropping birth rates

    The birth rate was stable in countries like the U.S., the U.K. and Australia in the early 2000s, but in 2007, it started dropping in all those countries.

    By Gwynne Dyer - Smart phones seem to be directly linked to a worldwide crash in the birth rate. It is “quite plausible that the modern digital media environment has had profound effects on society that have led to a decline in romantic coupling,” according to Melissa Kearney, professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame.