International

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 10:56 UTC

  Argentina a reliable partner, German Chancellor says

  

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Wednesday said Argentina was “a reliable partner” upon welcoming President Alberto Fernández in Berlín on the second stop of the South American leader's new European tour.

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 10:52 UTC

  EU wants to sign stalled trade agreements, but with Mercosur objections persist

  

  The European Union aims to finalize and sign at least three stalled trade agreements this year as the bloc looks to reinforce strategic alliances amid the turmoil caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock's Telescope Purchased for Falklands' Museum

  

  A telescope that once belonged to Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock has been purchased at auction by the Friends, and will soon be a treasured artifact in the Falklands' museum in Stanley.

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  UK signs defense deals with Sweden and Finland, ahead of the two countries decision on joining NATO

  

  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday signed defense deals with Sweden and Finland committing UK aid, including military support, in the event of an attack. Johnson made the pledge during a brief tour to the two Nordic nations, where he met first Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson at her official countryside residence; then Finnish President Sauli Niinistö in Helsinki.

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Falklands' FIMA Friends AGM next June first in London (or via web)

  

  Next June first, at 14:00 hours the Friends of the Falkland Islands' Museum and the Jane Cameron National Archives, FIMA, will be holding their annual General Meeting 2022 in London.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 20:28 UTC

  US releases report on fate of Native American children at boarding schools

  

  The United States Interior Department Wednesday released a report on what was common practice in 37 states nationwide, where children of native American tribes were separated from their families and sent to 408 boarding schools.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 09:14 UTC

  FIH 12-month results to April will “significantly exceed” expectations; FIC less affected by pandemic

  

  Financial and stock exchange media in London reported that the Falkland Islands and Britain-focused specialist services provider FIH, said in an update on Tuesday that trading activity was “heading back” to pre-pandemic levels, with its first-half progress continuing in the historically-stronger second half of the year.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  Germany's largest gas importer accepts Moscow terms and pays in Euros/Rubles

  

  Despite the rules agreed by the European Commission, one of Germany's largest natural gas importers, VNG, has opened an account with Gazprombank for payments for Russian gas under Moscow's new terms, in Euros then converted into Rubles helping the Russian currency to recover its value.

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  World heading for warmest year on record in the next quinquennium 2022/26, WMO report

  

  There is a 50:50 chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 °C above the pre-industrial level for at least one of the next five years – and the likelihood is increasing with time, according to a new climate update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

• Wednesday, May 11th 2022 - 07:20 UTC

  First independent Ukraine President Kravchuk dies aged 88

  

  Leonid Kravchuk, Ukraine's first president in the post Societ era, died Tuesday in Kyiv, it was reported by local media. He was 88 years old.