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[The Falklands close the second Loligo squid season three days after reopening it]]> The text describes the measure as precautionary and aimed at ensuring the long-term sustainability of the fishery The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department announced on Thursday the closure of the second Loligo squid season due to low biomass levels, just three days after fishing had resumed following a two-week pause.

]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[More than 390 bodies recovered and nearly 1,500 unaccounted for after the Nepal Himalaya flood]]> The high number of foreigners reflects the corridor's role. It is one of the main overland links between Kathmandu and Tibet Rescue teams have recovered at least 389 bodies in Nepali territory and three more in China's Tibet region, while close to 1,500 people remain unaccounted for after the flood that swept down Himalayan valleys on Wednesday along the border between the two countries. A Nepali police spokesman told the Reuters news agency the death toll would continue to rise as relief work advances.

]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Twelve Britons are among travellers unaccounted for after the flood on Nepal's border]]> The flood first struck Rasuwa district, home to around 50,000 people, and particularly the settlements of Timure and Syabrubesi, where rescue helicopters were unable to land Twelve British citizens appear on a provisional list of travellers Nepali authorities have been unable to contact following the flash flood and landslides that struck the border corridor between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. The country's tourism board included hundreds of people on that register, among them 105 Indian nationals, three Americans, one Australian and one Dutch citizen, as well as Nepalis.

]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:46:00 GMT <![CDATA[Colombia's earthquake toll rises to 329 dead and more than 300,000 affected]]> Records of material damage have also risen substantially: 171,273 homes damaged, 31,183 destroyed and 553 buildings collapsed, mainly in Cali and Pereira, the two worst-hit cities The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western and central Colombia on August 10 has left 329 dead, 4,600 injured and 247 missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Management Unit's assessment as of Friday. The number of people affected stands at 314,751, from 154,014 families, across 481 municipalities in 16 of the country's 32 departments.

]]> Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:47:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands’ Gentoo Penguin Postcard Rate Booklet Stamps]]> For the past decade Sara has worked aboard expedition ships as an expedition leader, and during the Covid period spent time working aboard the fisheries patrol vessel Pharos SG in South Georgia The new airmail postcard rate stamps from the Falkland Islands feature a beautiful and unusual photograph of a Gentoo Penguin taken by Sara Jenner. The stamps are available in booklets of 10 stamps. Currently the postcard rate in the Falklands is £1.60.

]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:17:00 GMT <![CDATA[Australia launches program to vaccinate colonies of little penguins against avian influenza]]> Operations will be conducted at night when the penguins return from the sea and are directed to a special area where they will receive the first dose According to ABC News Australia wildlife conservation agencies in the state of Victoria have launched a program to vaccinate little penguins against the H5 strain of avian influenza. Over the next few weeks, experts plan to capture and vaccinate more than 5,000 birds in colonies on Philip Island and St. Kilda.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[Petrobras confirms oil off the Amapá coast but cannot yet estimate the volume]]> Lula, who attended the event, highlighted the significance of the find for the country's future oil production but said it does not alter Brazil's strategy on renewable energy Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras confirmed on Monday the presence of oil in the Morpho exploratory well, located in ultra-deep waters off the northern state of Amapá, in the Foz do Amazonas basin. The company cautioned that it cannot yet estimate the volume found or the viability of commercial production.

]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:56:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rains in Caracas leave three dead and destroy tents housing earthquake survivors]]> The rainfall was caused by the passage of tropical wave number 37 over northern Venezuela, accompanied by lightning and wind gusts At least three people died in Caracas as a result of torrential rains that fell between Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday, which also caused flooding, brought down trees, cut power supplies and destroyed camps sheltering families left homeless by the double earthquake of June 24.

]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[Peru rehearses its response to a magnitude 8.8 quake off Lima and Callao]]> Peru held the year's second national multi-hazard drill on Friday, an exercise testing evacuation protocols and the response capacity of the public and the authorities to a possible magnitude 8.8 earthquake centered off the central coast of Lima and Callao.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:34:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina restricts access to an Andean plain after damage caused by a pickup truck]]> Authorities in the Argentine province of San Juan will keep access to Pampa del Leoncito restricted until the end of the month, after a vehicle drove across the white clay plain, located at 1,500 meters above sea level at the foot of the Andes, despite a ban on traffic, leaving ruts up to 25 centimeters deep.

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