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UK and Argentina Clash in Hamburg Over Falklands Oil Project

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Argentina and the UK faced off at the Itlos tribunal in Hamburg over the Falklands Sea Lion oil project.

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Buenos Aires argued that drilling breaches UN resolutions and deepens the decades-old sovereignty dispute.

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The UK maintains that the international tribunal lacks the jurisdiction to settle territorial sovereignty issues.

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The controversial oil project has the potential to triple the Falkland Islands' GDP per capita.

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