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How US gun culture stacks up with the world
Yahoo News
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Minneapolis. Kansas City. Lewiston. Monterey Park. Orlando. Las Vegas. Newtown. Parkland. San Bernardino. Uvalde. Nashville. Louisville. Ubiquitous gun violence in the United States has left few places unscathed over the decades. Still, many...
Falklands confirm temporary change of Argentine stopover for LATAM flights
MercoPress
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Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 09:01 UTC Passengers continuing to Punta Arenas or Mount Pleasant Airport will remain onboard during the stop The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has announced that Ushuaia Airport will temporarily replace Rio Gallegos...
Some of Reform’s immigration proposals deserve a fair hearing
The Times
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Some of Nigel Farage’s plans deserve a fair hearing TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLE Just over a year into government and Labour finds itself the victim of its pre-election hubris. On the economy, its promise not to increase the main taxes,...
Ushuaia/Falkland Islands link to take place in alternative temporary stopover
Penguin News
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August 22, 2025
AN alternative airport Ushuaia is to be used temporarily for the Argentine stopover of the weekly LATAM flight to the Falkland Islands. The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) reminded on Thursday that as part of the 1999 Agreement, the weekly LATAM...
Falkland Islands row erupts as Argentine official goes into meltdown over UK competition
Daily Express
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August 18, 2025
The national senator for Tierra del Fuego, Senator Pablo Daniel Blanco from the United Provinces alliance, presented a draft declaration expressing his strongest condemnation of a British government competition inviting Argentine, Uruguayan, and...
Who in Ghana Has Not Fought Before?
Modern Ghana
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From Ashanti wars to Ga land disputes, conflict has shaped every corner of Ghana. Singling out the North as conflict-prone is unfair, ahistorical, and ignores the sacrifices Northerners made in building the nation. Conflict Is Not a Northern...
Commander John McGregor, Falklands commander
The Times
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On the evening of May 23, 1982, during the Falklands conflict, Commander John McGregor “watched in fascinated horror” after an unexploded bomb detonated while being defused on the frigate HMS Antelope, which was anchored 300 yards away in San...
What happened to Spurgeon’s College?
Baptist News Global
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August 27, 2025
Just as students across the UK are beginning the fall term, 169-year Spurgeon’s College in London has closed its doors for good. According to a statement by the school, the unexpected closure of Europe’s largest Baptist college on July 31 came as...
Falklands, Students celebrate A Level and Level 3 Results with 98% pass rate
MercoPress
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Friday, August 15th 2025 - 21:18 UTC Results show 90% of students achieved grades which mean they could go on to university if they wish. On Thursday, 14 August, twenty-two Falkland Islands students who have been studying at schools and colleges...
Falklands, New Principal at Infant Junior School and Camp Education
MercoPress
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Friday, August 15th 2025 - 13:37 UTC Shelley said: “I am honoured to be appointed as Principal at IJS&CE. My time as Deputy Principal has given me the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the school’s ongoing success The Falkland Islands...
Youth employment continues to fall as StatsCan records lowest rates since 1998
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 15, 2025
Tia Shaw, 15, has applied for five jobs in Kamloops, B.C., over the past week. Her friend, 16-year-old Spade Luce, has applied for seven. Neither have heard anything back. "You show up and go with a resume and then ask to talk to the manager,"...
Falklands Day, August 14th
MercoPress
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 12:01 UTC Today, the 14th of August, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly proudly marks Falklands Day and extends warm wishes to all Falkland Islanders and friends of the Falklands. This day marks the anniversary...
King Charles celebrates 'strong ties' to the Falkland Islands in new message
GB News
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August 15, 2025
King Charles has spoken about his "strong ties" to the Falkland Islands in a letter sent to the British Overseas Territory. The monarch’s touching message came as the Falklands celebrated their national day. King Charles has celebrated Britain's...
The Bank of England could learn from the Falklands
The Spectator
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August 14, 2025
While the Bank of England consults on who will appear on the next round of British bank notes, with reports that Winston Churchill could be dropped from the fiver, this week in the South Atlantic a new set of bank notes came into circulation. The...
Voices: No, Kemi Badenoch – housing asylum seekers in tents won’t solve our immigration problem
The Independent
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August 12, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Russia’s devastating attack on Kyiv proves Trump’s Ukraine peace plans have failed. It is time for Europe to show leadership
The Independent
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August 28, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Navitas Sea Lion project report sets out positive and negative impact on the Falkland Islands
FITV
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August 3, 2025
A report into the social and economic impacts of the Navitas Sea Lion project has been released. The report, put together by Hatch, sets out the positives and negatives that could come if the project is green-lit. At a public meeting on Thursday,...
Athy to welcomes visitors from the Falkland Islands
Kildare Nationalist
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August 1, 2025
Athy will warmly welcome four winners of the Ernest Shackleton essay competition from the Falkland Islands to visit the new Shackleton Museum during their tour of the UK and Ireland. On August 19, Ruby Marsh, Alice-May Curtis, Benjamin Goodwin and...
Transformed St Helena veteran vessel will be visiting Falklands in 2026/2027
MercoPress
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Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 21:26 UTC RMS St Helena when she was in full operations transporting passengers and cargo between the island in mid-Atlantic and South Africa. Falkland Islands residents, originally from the island of St. Helena, most...
Reverend who served in Falklands and first Gulf War has died, aged 70
NorthWalesLive
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July 31, 2025
A minister who worked as a chaplain in both the Falklands and Gulf wars has died, aged 70. Reverend Marcus Wyn Robinson from Caernarfon started out as a Presbyterian minister in the Dyffryn Peris area, also returning to same area towards the end...