International

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 11:50 UTC

  Operation Paraquet, the recovery of South Georgia April 25/26

  

  On April 25/26 1982 British forces launched Operation Paraquet which enabled the recovery of South Georgia, the first UK victory and defeat for the occupying Argentine forces in the Falkland Islands and its dependency.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Five more years for Macron, but never with so many protest votes

  

  Emmanuel Macron was reelected president of France on Sunday with 58,5% of votes cast against the 41,5% of Marine Le Pen. However, it can also be said that it was the victory of the less bad of the two candidates in the runoff, given the level of abstention rate, 28,1%, the highest since 1969.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Penguins, postage stamps and Russian politics: What it’s like to rule the territory with no citizens

  

  By Jonathan Margolis, The Telegraph – Monday 25 April is South Georgia's Liberation Day, when a British Task Groupin 1982 recovered the island from Argentine military occupation. However, the island has no citizens to celebrate the event, with no more than thirty temporary residents.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Falklands War: HMS Sheffield memorial to be unveiled at the National Arboretum

  

  A memorial marking the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War will be inaugurated next month at the National Memorial Arboretum.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  UK inflation: Salmon farming company agrees to pay above the real Living Wage, £10.40 per hour

  

  Scottish Sea Farms, now the country’s second-largest producer of farmed salmon, has committed to paying above the real Living Wage in a bid to help those of its employees and their families hit hardest by the soaring cost of living.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  Efficiency of peat ecosystems helping contain climate change, underlined by Chile at the Venice Biennal

  

  Peat and peat bogs are the most efficient ecosystem to fix and accumulate atmosphere carbon but are one of the least researched, according to the Chilean pavilion which opened last week at the Venice Biennal.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  WHO confirms acute hepatitis creeping in

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) Saturday confirmed 169 cases of severe acute childhood hepatitis of unknown origin had been detected in 11 countries, mostly in Europe.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 08:00 UTC

  France: Macron reelected but LePen's number of votes raises concern

  

  France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic on the March (LREM) was re-elected Sunday for another five-year term at the helm of the Elysée Palace, clearly surpassing far-right candidate Marine LePen of the National Rally (RN) in the runoff by 58.5% of the votes against 41.5%.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 21:46 UTC

  Earth Day 2022 selected theme, “Invest in our planet”

  

  Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is a reminder to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life. First celebrated in 1970, this year marks its 52nd anniversary.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2022 - 13:42 UTC

  UK reopens embassy in Ukrainian capital next week

  

  The UK government will re-open the British embassy in Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv next week. The embassy was forced to temporarily close due to Russia’s full-scale and illegal invasion. A contingent of British staff remained in western Ukraine to provide humanitarian and other support.