MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
The Falklands turn into a small South Atlantic economic power as the ghosts of 1982 return
The Falkland Islands are going through their traditional “commemoration season,” the cycle of ceremonies that recall the 1982 war each year, culminating in Liberation Day on 14 June, at a moment defined by two overlapping realities: the consolidation of the archipe...
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Politics
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Energy & Oil
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Agriculture
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Entertainment
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Health & Science
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Tourism
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- Falklands monitor MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak and clarify the route did not include the islands
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