MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Falklands government extends all offshore oil licences for five years
The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday the extension of all existing offshore hydrocarbons production licences, for an initial period of five years with a further two optional years at its discretion, and said the decision has “the full support of the UK Gov...
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Politics
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- Canada invites the UK to join its economic alliance with the European Union
- Falklands: official reception to celebrate Chile's Independence Day
- Trump and Delcy Rodríguez to meet in New York, first encounter with a Venezuelan leader in 11 years
Economy
- EU proposes Canada as its first 'associate member', a status that does not yet exist
- UK publishes guidance backing companies that do business with the Falkland Islands
- Argentina claims Chile is committed to no logistic support for Falklands’ oil industry
- Argentine industry contracted 5% in July from June, its steepest monthly drop this year
Energy & Oil
- Falklands, Rockhopper raises US$ 20 million in fresh funds to fund Sea Lion project
- Argentina claims Chile is committed to no logistic support for Falklands’ oil industry
- Brent climbs back above US$100 to its highest level since late July
- Argentina files criminal complaint against Navitas over Falklands; firm silent, shares slide
Agriculture
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- Germany, extreme hot summer ripens grapes faster and advances wine harvest several weeks
- The US waives beef tariffs for Brazil and Paraguay, but not for Argentina and Uruguay
- Wildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations
Environment
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- Argentine Patagonia national park will twin with a Welsh similar of Snowdonia
- WMO forecasts a very strong El Niño peaking at year's end and lasting into February 2027
- Norway prepares to open The Whale Museum, 190 miles north of the Arctic Circle
Entertainment
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- Drums in his neighbourhood and a wake in parliament: Uruguay bids farewell to Ruben Rada
- Specialist outlets estimate GTA VI absenteeism could cost the US a billion dollars
- Ruben Rada, who took Uruguayan candombe to international audiences, dies at 83
Health & Science
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- Australia launches program to vaccinate colonies of little penguins against avian influenza
- Colombia asks for supplies but not foreign rescue personnel after the earthquake
- SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon after 18 months adrift
Tourism
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- Venezuela's main airport reopens with temporary modules two months after the earthquake
- Argentine trips abroad fall 21.2% as Brazil and Uruguay lead arrivals
- American Airlines resumes its seasonal Montevideo-Miami route in December
