Tag: Canberra

• Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 18:34 UTC

  End of Falklands War: Euphoric home welcome for SS Canberra and returning troops in Southampton

  

  On Monday 11 July 1982, forty years ago, the SS Canberra – an ocean liner requisitioned by the British Ministry of Defense to transport personnel - returned from the Falklands conflict to Southampton, where she was escorted by a fleet of small vessels and some 2,500 members of the Armed Forces were greeted by cheering crowds.

• Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  The Titanic ship yard broke and in administration; the end of North Ireland's once proud iconic industry

  

  Accountancy firm BDO has been appointed administrators to North Ireland's shipbuilders Harland and Wolff, a spokesman for the Belfast shipyard has said. An insolvency request is expected to be filed at the High Court in Belfast on Tuesday.

• Monday, February 19th 2018 - 08:53 UTC

  Peru and Australia sign trade deal, which opens market for Aussie farm produce

  

  Australia and Peru have signed a new trade deal that is expected to lead to more local products - including beef, sugar, almonds and dairy - being sold in nation which is a full member of the Pacific Alliance.

• Wednesday, October 8th 2014 - 22:23 UTC

  Australia's capital Canberra, the best place in the world to live, says OECD

  

  The Australian Capital Territory of Canberra in Australia is the best place in the world to live, according to a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Canberra led the regional ranking while Australia topped the overall country rankings, followed by Norway.