Tag: United Kingdom

• Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  UK Parliament Defense Committee report, “we're going to need a bigger Navy”

  

  Britain’s parliamentary Defense Committee has fired a broadside at the government, raising significant concerns about the future size and capabilities of the Royal Navy in a report released this month” and reported by Defense News.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina says humanitarian flights “all ready” to fly Falklands-residents to Chile

  

  The Argentine government announced on Sunday that “all is ready” for the two humanitarian charter flights, with an Argentine flagged carrier, to transport Falklands-Malvinas foreign residents that have been stranded in the Islands since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentine leaders condemn Johnson's speech, but insist on humanitarian flights

  

  Argentine authorities have condemned over the weekend an announcement by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding next year's 40th anniversary years of the Falklands War.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 08:27 UTC

  British veterans on an Antarctica five week trek; Polar Preet ahead of schedule in her solo to the South Pole

  

  A group of British military reservists and veterans has set off on a five-week trek across Antarctica to carry out climate change research. The eight-strong team is heading to an area of the continent that has never been explored.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 08:24 UTC

  UK the second top market for Argentine wines

  

  Argentina's Grape and Wine Growing Institute, INV, reported that in November the sale overseas of fractioned wine climbed 21% over a year ago, reaching 200.336 hectoliters, representing 75,3 million dollars. The United States is the main client followed closely by the United Kingdom.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 20:34 UTC

  British PM says no lockdown before Christmas, but maybe later

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday admitted there will be no lockdown before Christmas in the United Kingdom, but at the same time, he admitted no course of action could be ruled out post-Dec. 25 in the fight against COVID-19.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 08:22 UTC

  HRH Duchess of Cornwall, Patron of the British Forces Broadcasting Service

  

  HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Rosemary Shand, has become the Patron of the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS), the parent charity of Forces News. In a recorded video message, the Duchess said she is “very proud” to be Patron, praising BFBS's “incredible work” and how the organization “raises morale, forges a sense of community and lessens the distance from loved ones”.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 07:53 UTC

  Record Omicron infections in Britain; restrictions planned for Dec. 28

  

  As Britain recorded more than half a million new infections driven by the Covid-19 now dominant Omicron variant in the past seven days, and UK neighbors imposed stricter measures including full lockdowns, Prime Minister Boris Johnson following a Monday cabinet meeting said no rules would change for now, despite the steep rise in cases “hour by hour”.

• Monday, December 20th 2021 - 23:59 UTC

  “Malvinas Argentinas,” Chile's President-elect once told UK Ambassador

  

  Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) was quick to celebrate Gabriel Boric's win in Sunday's presidential runoff in Chile.

• Monday, December 20th 2021 - 11:45 UTC

  UK Court ruling to decide on Venezuelan gold's fate

  

  The UK's Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on the fate of 31 tons of Venezuelan gold which is currently in the hands of the Bank of England. The Venezuelan central bank turned to the British justice system in 2020 to resolve the issue.