International

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 19:49 UTC

  South Georgia celebrated on 17 January “Possession Day”

  

  On 17th January 1775 a small party of men landed on a beach beneath snowy peaks and tumbling glaciers. In charge was an officer by the name of James Cook; the British Flag was planted, a volley of musket shot was fired, and the land was claimed for His Britannic Majesty. Cook named the bay in which he landed Possession Bay. On the 17th January 2018 (and every year) South Georgia marked ‘Possession Day’ with a bank holiday and reception at Government House.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 19:43 UTC

  Government of South Georgia is seeking a Chief Executive Officer

  

  The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands is seeking a Chief Executive Officer, CEO, and has posted some of the conditions expected from a successful candidate.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 09:52 UTC

  Why Is The Shale Industry Still Not Profitable?

  

  By Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com
  
  Echoing the criticism of too much hype surrounding U.S. shale from the Saudi oil minister, a new report finds that shale drilling is still largely not profitable. Not only that, but costs are on the rise and drillers are pursuing “irrational production.”

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:38 UTC

  Irish farmers call on Commissioner Hogan to stop Malmstrom yielding to Mercosur

  

  Irish Farmers National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has said the break in Mercosur talks until Friday is an opportunity for Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to face down the Trade Commissioner and force a rethink on the sell-out of beef farmers.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:31 UTC

  UK supports reelected Honduran president but demands respect for human rights and combating corruption

  

  UK expressed support for Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez who was re-elected in a controversial process, and calls on the new leader to make respect for human rights and the fight against corruption, the priorities of his administration. Fernandez took the oath of office on 27 January.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:25 UTC

  Record inventory levels for wheat and maize, says FAO's latest forecast

  

  The current marketing season (2017/18) should end with record inventory levels for wheat and maize following better-than-earlier-expected harvests, based on FAO's latest forecasts.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:15 UTC

  Argentine airports company struggles to take off in Wall Street public offering

  

  Shares of Corporacion America Airports struggled to get airborne on their market debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after the Argentine airport operator priced its initial public offering at the lower end of an already reduced range.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 00:28 UTC

  Argentina organizing Falklands charter for relatives of newly identified remains at Darwin cemetery

  

  The Argentine government is organizing a trip to the Falklands with relatives of the 88 combatants buried in Darwin and whose remains were recently identified by a team on international forensic experts, following a humanitarian agreement between UK and Argentina, and Falklands consent, and implemented by the International Red Cross Committee.

• Thursday, February 1st 2018 - 20:27 UTC

  Yellen steps down leaving Fed rates unchanged and the US economy growing at “solid rate”

  

  The United States Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it was still trying to stimulate faster economic growth as one of the longest expansions in American history neared the end of its ninth year. The Fed said after a two-day meeting of its policymaking committee that it was leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged in a range of 1.25% to 1.5%, a relatively low level that the Fed said would help support continued job growth and stronger inflation.

• Wednesday, January 31st 2018 - 20:06 UTC

  Lunar trifecta: supermoon, blood moon and blue moon; NASA livestreaming

  

  It’s a once in a ‘blue moon’ occurrence and time for the moon to take the spotlight. Following the great solar eclipse last August, serendipity will strike on Wednesday 31 January, when a total lunar eclipse is set to occur at the same time as a supermoon and blue moon.