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Ireland. Pound notes are also issued by the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, Gibraltar, St. Helena and the Falkland Islands. This image made available by the Royal Bank of Scotland Wednesday May 23, 2012 shows their 10 pound... Full Article at TwinCities.com
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Spain, Pakistan and South Africa, but it is the opening game that will draw most attention. It will be played under floodlights on 30 July, the first Monday of the Games. Earlier this month an advert featuring Fernando Zylberberg showed the defender... Full Article at The Independent
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Women lay wreaths following the dedication ceremony of the Falklands Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, central England on May 20, 2012. More than 600 veterans and family members gathered to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the... View Photo »
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Barack Obama made an uncharacteristic error, more akin to those of his predecessor George W Bush, by referring to the Falkland Islands as the Maldives.
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May 22 (Reuters) - The political noise stirred up by Argentina over the Falkland Islands will not deter big energy firms from investing in the region if there is enough oil found to make it worthwhile, said the chief executive of explorer Falkland Oil... Full Article at Reuters.co.uk
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Above, Brazil's president Dilma Roussef holding her grandson. Photo: Rede Brasil Atual Imagine, for a moment, the Admiralty’s nightmare scenario: in the not-too-distant future, a nearly bankrupt Argentine government invades the oil-rich Falkland Islands. Full Article at Prospect Magazine
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For a little perspective, consider the Duke of Kent. Better known as a pub than a person in these parts, the Duke of Kent is the Queen’s 76-year-old cousin. As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the 29th in line to the throne is bringing the... Full Article at Toronto Star
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The last remaining operational Vulcan Bomber performs a flypast after the dedication ceremony of the Falklands Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, central England on May 20, 2012. More than 600 veterans and family members gathered to... View Photo »
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Prince William arrived back in Britain this morning at the end of his deployment in the Falkland Islands as part of a 4-man search and rescue crew. He is now going to be on a brief period of leave before resuming his duties at RAF Valley in Anglesey.
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A service will be held on Sunday to dedicate a new memorial to the 255 Britons who died in the Falklands War. The memorial, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, is designed to reflect the islands' landscape. It will be unveiled in front... Full Article at BBC News
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The memorial, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, is designed to reflect the islands' landscape. It will be unveiled in front of more than 600 veterans and their families, 30 years on from the British task force landings in the... Full Article at BBC News
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Just over three weeks later, the Argentine forces surrendered to them. This weekend in Portsmouth, the Navy Museum is organising a commemorative conference, and a dinner on HMS Victory. The keynote speech will come from John Lehman, who was the US navy... Full Article at Real Clear World
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The Falkland Islands, also called the Malvinas, are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles (483 kilometres) from the coast of South America, 671 miles (1080 km) west of the Shag Rocks (South Georgia), and 584 miles (940 km) north of Antarctica (Elephant Island). They consist of two main islands, East Falkland and West... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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