MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Falklands government extends all offshore oil licences for five years]]> Portfolio holder for Trade, Industry, and Mineral Resources MLA Cheryl Roberts The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday the extension of all existing offshore hydrocarbons production licences, for an initial period of five years with a further two optional years at its discretion, and said the decision has “the full support of the UK Government”.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:54:00 GMT <![CDATA[The pending fiscal adjustment dominates the final stretch of Brazil's presidential race]]> According to Brazilian press reports, they pressed the urgency of a fiscal adjustment given rising public debt Brazil heads into the October 4 general election with a growing economy and unemployment at record lows, but with one debate dominating the campaign's final stretch: the cut in public spending that analysts and business leaders agree will fall to whoever wins, whether President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:42:00 GMT <![CDATA[Delcy Rodríguez arrives in New York for UN General Assembly, ahead of meeting with Trump]]> Her address to the General Assembly is scheduled for Thursday, September 24 Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in New York in the early hours of Monday to take part in the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, days ahead of a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:15:00 GMT <![CDATA[US investigates ICE shooting of Venezuelan delivery driver in Austin]]> An ICE agent got out of an unmarked truck, rammed Garcés Pérez's vehicle, then exited and fired at least five times An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, while he was making a delivery for DoorDash, in an incident the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it is investigating alongside the FBI and which prompted calls for an independent investigation from local officials.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:44:00 GMT <![CDATA[Canada invites the UK to join its economic alliance with the European Union]]> “Why don't we team up?” the minister said, adding that “the world has changed. America has changed. So we need to change.” Canada's Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, has proposed that the United Kingdom join the economic alliance Ottawa is negotiating with the European Union, in comments to the BBC. "We are independent and sovereign, but we are stronger together," he said. The British government has not publicly responded to the proposal.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:31:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bachelet withdraws her UN bid after the third Security Council straw poll]]> “I am convinced that leadership is not only knowing when to move forward. It is also knowing when to step aside,” she said in a video posted on her social media accounts Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet announced on Saturday that she is withdrawing her candidacy for United Nations Secretary-General, a day after the third informal Security Council consultation, in which she lost ground compared with earlier rounds.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:36:00 GMT <![CDATA[Super Bowl 2027: NFL confirms SoFi Stadium host, eyes on a Rams home game]]> The NFL has officially announced Sunday, February 14, 2027 as the date and location for Super Bowl LXI: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The date is based on the traditional calendar of the league, having the championship game on the second Sunday in February. The timing also makes it a unique sporting event as the largest game in American football will be coming on Valentine's Day.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:56:00 GMT <![CDATA[British columnist proposes London take half of Falklands oil revenues]]> The column describes the Argentine campaign in terms of bullying and calls the sovereignty claim spurious A column published on Saturday in the British newspaper The Telegraph proposed that the UK Treasury take half of the tax revenues generated by the Falklands oil industry, in exchange for increased defense spending in the South Atlantic and a diplomatic push against Argentina.

]]> Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:25:00 GMT <![CDATA[UK calls Argentine action against Falklands companies “unacceptable”]]> Argentina claims sovereignty over the archipelago and maintains that licences granted by the islands' government are invalid Britain's Minister for the Overseas Territories, Uma Kumaran, on Friday described as “unacceptable” and carrying “no legal justification” the proceedings Argentina has opened against companies and individuals linked to economic activity in the Falklands, and said the United Kingdom's diplomatic network fully backs those targeted.

]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:32:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands: official reception to celebrate Chile's Independence Day]]> An evening all about Chile — the official residence lit up in the colors of the Chilean flag. As is traditional in the Falklands, the Governor and the elected Legislative Assembly extended their congratulations and celebrated with great enthusiasm Chile's Fiestas Patrias, and in particular September 18, Independence Day.

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