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THEATRE REVIEW

Empathy and memory fuel renewal in Lola Arias’ magnificent Campo Minado

30-11-2019 09:17 Six veterans – all of whom served in the Malvinas/Falklands conflict, on opposing sides – deliver a powerful show at the Teatro San Martín.

by Sara Gierc

VATICAN CEREMONY

Argentine, British bishops exchange statuettes of Our Lady of Luján at Vatican

30-10-2019 13:23 Pope Francis appeared to wipe away tears on Wednesday, during an emotional ceremony that saw Argentina and Britain make powerful gesture of reconciliation, 37 years on from the war between the two nations.

Mines in the Malvinas

Meet the Zimbabweans who remove mines on the Malvinas

30-10-2019 07:00 Years after mines were planted on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, Zimbabwean experts are working to safely extract the explosives and keep the local population safe.

ELECTION 2019

British ambassador congratulates Fernández on election win

28-10-2019 00:14 Britain's representative in Argentina says he's ready to "continue expanding relations" between two countries, in wake of recent reports suggesting Peronist leader may review existing agreements with London.

MALVINAS

Peronism's potential return casts shadow over Malvinas

21-10-2019 16:09 The inhabitants of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands worry that a Peronist victory in this week’s Argentine elections will strain relations between the British territory and Argentina.

ELECTION 2019

Fernández to toughen Argentina’s stance on Malvinas, if elected

18-10-2019 07:00 Frente de Todos frontrunner plans to review all of Argentina’s bilateral agreements with the United Kingdom dating back to 1989 if elected, according to reports in local outlets.

MALVINAS CONFLICT

British Malvinas war veteran asks Macri to honour Argentine soldiers

11-10-2019 08:00 British veteran asks Macri to "address injustice," a reference to the lack of recognition for Argentine veterans who provided support for soldiers from mainland bases.

DISPUTED ISLANDS

Former Malvinas foes to swap Virgin Mary statues at Vatican

25-09-2019 16:04 Pope to preside over the exchange of two symbolically powerful statues of 'La Virgen de Luján' between Argentine and British bishops, 37 years after the conflict in the South Atlantic between the two nations.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Macri defends multilateralism before world leaders at UN

24-09-2019 22:41 President reiterates Malvinas sovereignty demand and calls on members of the international community to tackle ongoing crisis in Venezuela and help Argentina bring perpetrators of AMIA bombing to justice

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

The Kelper, Cristina and the cost of conflict

21-09-2019 10:01 A man caught in the middle of history. The complicated story of James Peck, the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands and the use of nationalism in local politics.

by Lucas Robinson

COMPETITION

UK Embassy opens video essay contest for students to visit Malvinas Islands

21-08-2019 17:43 Applicants from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay must submit a one-minute video in English answering the question: “Why would I like to meet my neighbours from the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands?”

IN CORRIENTES PROVINCE

Rural school project helps identify remains of Malvinas soldier

13-06-2019 15:34 Students at a rural school in Corrientes province pay homage to fallen Malvinas War soldier.

CABINET CHIEF VISITS LONDON

Peña pays tribute to fallen British soldiers from South Atlantic War

04-06-2018 15:18 Argentine government official lays flowers at a memorial inside St. Paul's Cathedral; Peña will meet with government ministers and give interviews to The Economist and Financial Times during visit to London.

FOREIGN RELATIONS

Cabinet Chief Peña to honour fallen British soldiers in London

30-05-2018 16:00 Marcos Peña to attend ceremony paying tribute to slain soldiers at St. Paul's Cathedral as part of whistlestop tour to three nations taking in Cuba, the US and the UK.

ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS CRIMES

Malvinas torture: Prosecutor calls for arrest of 26 ex officers

20-05-2018 12:06 Over 120 former officers, many of whom were conscripts during the War against Britain, have given testimony about alleged abuse on the Islands at the hands of their superiors.

UK FOREIGN SECRETARY

Johnson considering homage to fallen Malvinas soldiers during BA visit: reports

15-05-2018 15:33 Johnson will visit Buenos Aires for the G20 Foreign Affairs Ministers Summit to be held May 20 to 21 at Argentina’s Foreign Ministry.

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

April 2nd-8th: What we learned this week

07-04-2018 09:14 From Caputo's controversial message, to teachers strike and the russians leaving the submarine's search.

MEETING WITH RELATIVES OF FALLEN SOLDIERS

Macri: 'The Malvinas Islands belong to us'

03-04-2018 10:53 The meeting between President Macri and relatives of the Argentine soldiers who died in combat in 1982 was held on the 36th anniversary of the conflict at the Olivos presidential palace.

Rule Britannia

Tonight: Public TV shows Malvinas war documentary

02-04-2018 13:18 The film, an Argentine-British co-production, will screen at 9pm local time on the TV Pública Argentina.

RECONCILIATION IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

No name is an island

31-03-2018 08:17 A woman taps me on the shoulder and asks me to help her find a chair. “I want to be in front of him until they take me back to the plane.”

by Carolina Barros

KEY STORIES FROM THE LAST SEVEN DAYS

March 26 - Apr 01: What we learn this week

31-03-2018 08:09 While poverty numbers fall, gas bills have a huge raise. The release of kirchnerite figures and the Malvinas encounter.

EDITORIAL

Editorial: Two Mondays and two islands

31-03-2018 07:58 Last Monday we were all taught a valuable lesson and how trauma can be put aside for better things to come.

LAS MALVINAS ISLANDS

Reconciliation and remembrance

31-03-2018 07:40 In an emotional event 36 years in the making, more than 200 relatives of 90 previously unidentified Argentine soldiers killed in the South Atlantic War this week visited Darwin Cemetery on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.

British request

Argentine flags banned at Malvinas cemetery

30-03-2018 12:00 The request was made by the British. The Argentine Foreign Ministry prohibited relatives of fallen soldiers from taking any patriotic items with them to the Islands.

by Rodrigo Lloret

MALVINAS/FALKLAND ISLANDS

Families of fallen Malvinas soldiers visit graves at Darwin Cemetery

26-03-2018 15:19 More than 200 relatives of 90 fallen Argentine soldiers killed in the South Atlantic War with Britain visited Darwin Cemetery on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands this morning on a humanitarian mission, agreed under a bilateral agreement reached between Britain and Argentina in 2016.

MALVINAS/FALKLAND ISLANDS

Argentina pays homage to Brit Army officer who recovered Malvinas dead

24-03-2018 18:45 On Monday, the families of fallen troops will travel to faraway graves on a lonely hillside in the South Atlantic, where until now unnamed gravestones lie. Now, the remains have been identified, thanks to the efforts of Geoffrey Cardozo, a retired British colonel.