Stories for May 20th 2012
SS Britain “floated” on a sea of neon-green jelly for UK Museum at Night season
The SS Great Britain that in the seventies was recovered from the Falkland Islands and is currently moored in Bristol has been “floated” in a sea of neon-green jelly as part of a cultural festival.
Repsol working with a Chinese rig drills dry well off the coast of Cuba
Spanish oil company Repsol has announced a first attempt to find oil in Cuban waters has failed. Repsol spokesman Kristian Rix said an exploratory well it drilled some 50km off Cuba was unsuccessful and would be abandoned.
Obama, , Hollande and Monti push for growth and debt reduction at G8 summit
President Barack Obama pledged at the G8 summit on Saturday to work with Europe on a package that balances growth with debt reduction as world leaders try to prevent the worsening Euro zone crisis from destabilizing the global economy.
Rousseff receives apology and compensation for tortures suffered when she was a guerrilla
President Dilma Rousseff will receive 10,000 US dollars in reparations from Rio do Janeiro state for torture she was subjected to while jailed as a leftist guerrilla during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, her office said Friday.
Armed Forces parade at Windsor Castle to mark Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II watched as thousands of Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force troops paraded outside her Windsor Castle home Saturday to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
