International

Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Falklands Environment Strategy: First Progress Report available online

Following the adoption of the Falkland Islands Environment Strategy 2021 – 2040 by the Executive Council in late 2021, there has been much work across government towards achieving the Vision of the Strategy. The first progress report for 2022 has been released and is available on the FIG Environment Department website.
Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
France's FM meets with Lula to prepare for Macron's trip

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva met Wednesday in Brasilia with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in an encounter that has been regarded as a preparation for a summit between the South American leader and his French colleague Emmanuel Macron.
Thursday, February 9th 2023 - 09:42 UTC
PM Rishi Sunak has created four new departments in the areas of Energy Science, Trade and Culture

To ensure the whole of the UK government is geared up to deliver for the British people, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, with the approval of His Majesty The King, has created four new departments.
The changes will ensure the right skills and teams are focused on the Prime Minister’s five promises: to halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt, cut waiting lists and stop the boats
Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 19:55 UTC
British business sizes up global trade wins as Malaysia and Chile join Indo-Pacific bloc

Malaysia and Chile have officially joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), meaning British businesses will get better access and lower tariffs in the Malaysian and Chilean markets when the UK joins the dynamic trade bloc.
Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 15:57 UTC
The Falkland Islands take over Presidency of the UK Overseas Territories Association

Today, at the AGM of UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA), the Falkland Islands were elected to the Presidency of UKOTA, replacing the Turks and Caicos Islands who held the Presidency for the last year.
Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 09:50 UTC
South American bid to host 2030 World Cup launched

Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile have officially launched their bid to co-host the 2030 football World Cup finals. During an event at the Argentine Football Association's training camp in Ezeiza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, dignitaries from all four countries made the announcement.
Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 09:45 UTC
UN warns 4.3 million girls at risk of genital mutilation

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Tuesday warned that some 4.3 million girls worldwide were at risk of being subjected to a Female Genital Mutilation procedure and insisted that eliminating such a practice should be likened to other goals mankind needs to attain by 2030.
Wednesday, February 8th 2023 - 08:24 UTC
Death toll crosses 8,100 threshold in Turkish/Syrian quakes

The latest reports from Türkiye and Syria two days after the series of earthquakes and aftershocks that hit the region mention at least 8,100 people confirmed dead as hopes of finding any new survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings are turning slimmer by the minute.
Tuesday, February 7th 2023 - 18:01 UTC
Falkland Islanders Honour Veteran BBC Journalist

By Graham Bound, London - HAROLD Briley, a BBC World Service journalist who reported from Buenos Aires throughout the 1982 Falklands War, has received a special and rare honour from the government of the Islands.
Tuesday, February 7th 2023 - 10:54 UTC
Earthquake death toll reaches 4,300, more victims feared under the rubble

The number of casualties from the series of earthquakes hitting Türkiye and Syria early Monday has been updated to 4,300, it was reported. Due to the time the quake occurred (4.17 local time), most people were sleeping in their homes and many were unable to escape. Rescuers are searching for survivors in the rubble.