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Rumania v Faroe Islands EURO 2016 03.29.2015 Quin va a ganar depende de ti – Video

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UK boosting military spending to Falklands as Argentina firms up ties with Russia

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The United Kingdom plans to spend about $417 million, or 280 million pounds, to beef up defense spending in the Falklands Islands during the next decade to counter what the countrys defense minister calls a very live threat in Argentina.

The UK believes Argentina is becoming a growing menace to their south Atlantic territory because of the countrys nascent, but troubling, relationship with both Iran and Russia. So UK plans to improve its defense system and other facilities on the island and will send two Royal Air Force Chinook transport helicopters to help the islands' garrison mount a "swift and decisive response" to any "emerging incidents," said Defense Minister Michael Fallon, according to the BBC.

Troop levels on the islands will remain steady, at around 1,200 soldiers.

"The principle threat to the islands remains," Fallon told legislators on Tuesday, according to Time. "I am confident that, following this review, we have the right deployment."

The announcement from British officials comes as the government of Argentinian President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner has been seen as cozying up to both Russia and Iran.

The Sun newspaper reported that Russia is planning to lease 12 long-range bombers to the Argentinian government -- something that Fallon denied was credible and an investigation by late Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman found that the Fernndez government was willing to cover-up Iran's role in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center for cheaper oil from Tehran.

Besides Argentina's growing ties with some of the U.K.'s main adversaries on the world stage, relations between London and Buenos Aires have hovered between cordial to ice cold since the end of the brief, but bloody Falklands War in 1982.

Argentina, which calls the Falklands islands Las Malvinas, says it has a right to the territory because it inherited it from the Spanish crown in the early 1800s. It also cites the islands' proximity to South America as another reason why it should control them.

The approximate 3,000 residents who live on the islands, which lie about 300 miles off the coast of the Argentinian Patagonia, are almost exclusively of British descent and consider themselves loyal subjects of the British Crown a fact that the U.K. uses to base its claim on the islands.

There is some speculation that Fallon is using the Falklands issue as a political tool in the run-up to U.K.'s general election in six weeks. His Conservative Party is traditionally viewed as soundest on defense in an election where the issue has taken the forefront.

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Solomon Islands Timber delegation seeks opportunities

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Solomon Islands Timber delegation seeks opportunities in Australia and New Zealand

A group of Solomon Islands timber exporters and government officials are in Australia and New Zealand this week hoping to increase understanding among exporters and importers of market requirements and opportunities for Solomon Islands sawn timber. The mission started in Brisbane on Monday and carries on in Auckland until Sunday 29 March.

The delegation is meeting with importers, government officials and the New Zealand Timber Importers Association at Pacific Islands Trade & Invest office in Newmarket today. Sixty percent of Solomon Islands sawn timber is sold to markets in Australia and New Zealand.

At present, the vast majority of Solomon Islands timber is exported to China as unprocessed round logs, with wide recognition of the unsustainable level of harvesting. This delegation, however, is focused on promoting exports of sawn timber, as part of a wider goal of adding value to timber exports. Sawn timber exports from Solomon Islands are valued at over SBD 80 million or around USD $9.5 million per year, and the industry employs more than 1000 people.

The mission is being funded by the Pacific Horticultural & Agricultural Market Access (PHAMA) program as a follow up to market studies conducted in 2014. Based on those studies, the Solomon Islands Timber Industry Working Group recognised the need to better understand market requirements in Australia and New Zealand, and made the trade mission a priority.

The eight member delegation consists of five private sector timber exporters, two officials from the Solomon Islands Ministry of Forestry and Research and a PHAMA representative.

A key part of the mission will focus on importers and exporters exchanging information relating to market requirements for timber legality and quality. Markets in the EU and the United States have already introduced the requirement to demonstrate the legal origin of imported forestry products.

Australia implemented similar legislation in November 2014, while New Zealand (which currently has a voluntary code of practice) could also follow suit.

Other equally important discussions will include opportunities to improve timber quality and presentation, processing and end-product requirements, supply, consistency and potential markets for alternative species. Opportunities for potential collaboration with importers to improve timber

processing quality in Solomon Islands will also be examined. The outcomes from the mission will be shared in the Solomon Islands adding to the further development of the timber export industry.

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Travel Guide Madeira, Portugal – Introducing Madeira Islands – Madeira, Portugal – Video

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Britain Says to ‘beef Up’ Defense of Disputed Falkland Islands – Video

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Britain plans to "beef up" its defenses of the disputed Falkland Islands to ensure they are properly protected, Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said on Tuesday, in comments likely to irk Argentina...

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