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South America
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMTFalklands pass £216m budget under 'live within our means' principle amid fiscal pressures
The Falkland Islands Government presented its 2026/27 budget to the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the first of the Assembly elected in December, with an Appropriation Bill of 216.3 million pounds and under the guiding prin...
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:58:00 GMTFalklands approve accelerated housing scheme with 30 modular homes at Murray Heights
The Falkland Islands Government announced that its Executive Council had approved a plan to accelerate housing provision in Stanley, in response to the urgent need to expand the housing stock. The initiative provides for the de...
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:54:00 GMTBolivia's blockade crisis risks tipping into civilian clashes, analysts warn
Bolivia's political crisis threatens to spill over into confrontations between urban and rural populations, after nearly a month of road blockades that have disrupted supplies of food, medicine and fuel —especially in the And...
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:38:00 GMTUkraine hits St. Petersburg oil terminal with drones as Russia's economic forum opens
Ukraine launched a mass drone attack against several Russian regions early on Wednesday and struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, coinciding with the opening of the country's main economic forum. Russia's Defense Ministry s...
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:30:00 GMTBAS confirmed as world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research
A major new analysis has confirmed the UK’s British Antarctic Survey (BAS) as the world’s leading center for Antarctic and Southern Ocean research. This was revealed during the Antarctic treaty Consultive Meeting, ATCM, rec...