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Politics

  • Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

    G20 team approves 10 principles on bioeconomy

    “Our purpose today is to establish guiding principles that will serve as a basis for the development of the bioeconomy,” said Brazilian Climate Change Minister Marina Silva

    A G20 team conferring in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the November Summit bringing together the 20 largest economies in the world, agreed Wednesday on ten principles regarding bioeconomy developments globally, Agencia Brasil reported. The G20 Bioeconomy Initiative (GIB) reached a historic consensus.

  • Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 07:15 UTC

    MOD and Animal defense groups clash over Buckingham Palace Guards ceremonial bearskin caps

    Some £1m have been spent on fur caps in recent years, and MOD says, “We are open to exploring faux fur alternatives if they pass the necessary requirements.”

    Any idea how much the bearskin caps worn by soldiers outside Buckingham Palace cost?, Over £2,000 each, according to figures from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and released on BBC.

  • Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 06:45 UTC

    Malvinas, Argentina recalls 60th anniversary of its historic milestone claim over the Falklands before a supportive UN

    Ambassador Jose Maria Ruda, claimed the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands before the UN Committee on Decolonization and received full support

    On 9 September, we commemorate the 60th anniversary of Ruda’s Statement, the statement delivered by the then Legal Counselor of the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador José María Ruda, before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization. His address was a historic milestone in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas.

  • Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 03:44 UTC

    Falklands, Self Determination in the 21st Century, Lib-Dems Conference

    The Liberal-Dem Party new MP for Surrey Heath, Dr Al Pinkerton, was, until his election on July an Associate Professor of Geopolitics specializing in international borders and boundary disputes. Next Sunday, at Conference, he’ll be chairing a fringe meeting about the Falkland Islands at 11:30 am in the Regent Room at the Grand Hotel. 

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 18:26 UTC

    Trump not so eager to debate Harris again

    The Republican candidate insisted Tuesday's debate was “rigged” against him

    Former US President Donald Trump said he felt now “less inclined” to hold another debate with Vice President Kamala Harris after Tuesday's clash which the Democratic hopeful was deemed to have won, albeit with some assistance from ABC’s moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, whose performance he found to have been ”dishonest.” Trump also admitted that he would consider a rematch if hosted by “a fair network.” Now it is Harris who was said to be looking forward to another round.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 13:21 UTC

    Falklands at UK OTs Forum on Public Finances and Good Governance

    Representatives from UK Overseas Territories are attending the Good Governance and Public Finance Forum taking place at Westminster

    Delegates from the Falkland Islands are attending the UK Parliament for the Good Governance and Public Finance Forum taking place at Westminster, 10/12 September.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 13:15 UTC

    Falklands Legislative Assembly celebrates Gibraltar National Day

    The flags of the Falklands and Gibraltar flying at Victory Green in Stanley

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly is proud to join Gibraltar in celebrating Gibraltar Day today, 10th September. As fellow Overseas Territories, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar share a unique bond, one rooted in the resilience, and a shared commitment to preserving our cultures and values as part of the global British family and Commonwealth.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 13:02 UTC

    Red and white festivity on Gibraltar National Day 2024

    On a warm sunny day, Gibraltarians in traditional Rock colors of red and white assembled at noon for some short political addresses and to sing the National Anthem

    The 10th of September is celebrated as Gibraltar National Day, to commemorate the referendum held on that date in 1967 in which the people of Gibraltar were asked whether they wished to pass under Spanish sovereignty, remain under British sovereignty, with its own self-governing institutions. The result was a landslide victory for the latter choice.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    Harris shows Trump she is not Joseph Biden

    Harris was said to have won the debate, albeit with some help from ABC's moderators

    The Democratic Party dusted off all fears Tuesday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after Vice President Kamala Harris' performance in the TV debate against former President Donald Trump.

  • Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 09:57 UTC

    Brazil: Lula announces creation of National Climate Authority

    The Climate Authority initiative had been discussed after Lula won the 2022 and environmental crises in Rio Grande do Sul and Amazonas have resurfaced it.

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that he intended to create a National Climate Authority, Agencia Brasil reported. The new agency's mission would be to deal with extreme natural phenomena. Lula made these remarks in Manaus before dozens of environmental experts, as 61 of the 62 municipalities in the State of Amazonas face an emergency due to the drought.