International

Wednesday, February 26th 2025 - 09:01 UTC
Milei criticized for U-turn in foreign policy regarding Ukraine

Argentine President Javier Milei took heavy flak from friends and foes alike after his country abstained at the United Nations from urging Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, thus making a notorious U-turn from the support he showed his colleague Volodymyr Zelensky during his Dec. 10, 2023, inauguration in Buenos Aires and last month at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (Switzerland).
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Wednesday, February 26th 2025 - 08:51 UTC
Falklands, Eleven Veterans complete kayak and trek expedition to honor lost friends

A team of veterans have completed an expedition to commemorate fallen comrades of the Falklands War. Former Royal Marine Tom Rendell, from Bristol, has led 11 men as they follow different actions the 3 Commando Brigade made during 1982 - from landing to freeing the capital Stanley.
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Tuesday, February 25th 2025 - 10:52 UTC
Falkland Islands Express Solidarity with Ukraine on War Anniversary

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by reaffirming its support for the country’s sovereignty and democratic freedoms.
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Tuesday, February 25th 2025 - 09:44 UTC
Starbucks announces large-scale staff downsizing

Arguably the world's most important coffee store chain, Starbucks announced Monday the termination of 1,100 corporate jobs, which are not the ones customers usually see in stores. CEO Brian Niccol said the measure was necessary to remove duplicate positions.
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Monday, February 24th 2025 - 18:42 UTC
Pope has kidney failure in addition to bout of asthma

The latest medical reports on 88-year-old Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized since Feb. 14, at Rome's Policlinico Gemelli due to a respiratory infection, now mentioned “kidney failure” and a bout of asthma. Vatican sources said he slept well on Sunday night, in good spirits, eating normally and experiencing no pain. However, a rosary is to be held Monday at St Peter's Square at 9 pm Rome's time for the prompt recovery of the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires and the ill. The event will be presided over by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
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Monday, February 24th 2025 - 09:49 UTC
Conservative coalition prevails over far-right AfD in German elections

Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the conservative coalition made up of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) prevailed with 28.5% of the vote in Sunday's elections in Germany, thus averting for now the access to power of the far-right AfD (Alternative für Deutschland), for whom US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chief Elon Musk had strongly campaigned. The election saw an 83% voter turnout, the highest since German reunification in 1990.
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Monday, February 24th 2025 - 09:22 UTC
China sells corn seeds to Argentina

Citing sources in the eastern city of Qingdao, China's news service Xinhua reported Monday that 20 kilograms of corn seeds were shipped to Argentina in late January after being quarantined by the Asian country's customs. These seeds are known as the “chips of agriculture,” it was also explained as Chinese authorities deemed this export as a milestone.
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Monday, February 24th 2025 - 08:29 UTC
Falklands: two Indian Navy women officers reach Stanley after successfully navigating Cape Horn

Completing their longest and most challenging leg, the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel, INSV, Tarini arrived safely in Stanley, Falkland Islands after travelling 10,400km from New Zealand.
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Monday, February 24th 2025 - 02:57 UTC
Attack on a penguin at Falklands, Volunteer Point receives international photography prize

United States Princeton University Press, PUP, is delighted to be the publisher of Bird Photographer of the Year annual collections, and to present this showcase of the winning photographs from the 2024 competition.
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Monday, February 24th 2025 - 00:30 UTC
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