International

• Monday, February 1st 2016 - 07:00 UTC

  Spanish scientists analyze European and veined squid diets

  

  A group of Spanish scientists has analyzed for the first time the European and veined squid diet in the Mediterranean. European squid (Loligo vulgaris) and veined squid (Loligo forbesii) are two morphologically nearly identical species that inhabit the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.

• Monday, February 1st 2016 - 06:32 UTC

  EU and Cameron optimistic a deal on UK's relationship could be reached this week

  

  European Council president Donald Tusk left a meeting on Sunday evening with Prime Minister David Cameron declaring there is “no deal” yet over a renegotiation of the UK's relationship with the EU. It had been planned that any proposed deal could be put to other EU leaders on Monday, ahead of a February summit.

• Monday, February 1st 2016 - 06:22 UTC

  Venezuelan lobbying for oil production reduction: tour begins Monday in Russia

  

  Venezuelan Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino will visit Russia, Qatar, Iran and Saudi Arabia on a tour of OPEC and non-OPEC countries intended to drum up support for action to stem the tumble in crude prices.

• Monday, February 1st 2016 - 06:12 UTC

  WHO Emergency committee meets in Geneva to address the Zika virus situation

  

  The World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan has briefed on the Zika virus situation. In the briefing Ms Chan gave a brief history of the disease and explained why WHO is so deeply concerned.

• Monday, February 1st 2016 - 05:09 UTC

  “Falklands issue was settled” a generation ago says Labour shadow minister Eagle

  

  The sovereignty of the Falkland Islands was “settled” a generation ago, a Labour shadow business cabinet minister Angela Eagle has said despite her leader calling for a new “dialogue” with Argentina on the matter, according to a report in Sunday's editions of The Telegraph.

• Sunday, January 31st 2016 - 12:22 UTC

  St. Helena government readies Population & housing census on 7 February

  

  St Helena Government is preparing for a Population and Housing Census on Sunday, 7th February 2016. The Census will capture the essential information on the pre-air access characteristics of the Island population to assist with the development of services such as Health, Education and Housing.

• Saturday, January 30th 2016 - 13:04 UTC

  Falklands' has announced a health advice and warning on the ZIKA virus

  

  The Falkland Islands has joined the rest of the word and set out a health advice and warning on the worldwide increase in the ZIKA virus. The message is from the Director of Health and Acting Chief Medical Officer and outlines precautions to be taken against the virus which for the most part carried via mosquitoes.

• Saturday, January 30th 2016 - 12:52 UTC

  Ginny Ferson appointed to St Helena to oversee implementation of Wass Report.

  

  The Foreign Office can confirm that Ms Ginny Ferson has been appointed to British Overseas Territory St Helena, as UK Government Special Representative: Wass Inquiry Implementation. This is part of the UK Government’s commitment to implementing the Wass report’s recommendations.

• Saturday, January 30th 2016 - 12:21 UTC

  Argentina seals US$ 5 billion deal with international banks at Libor plus 6.5 points

  

  Argentina's central bank said on Friday it had sealed a deal for a US$5 billion, one-year loan from international private banks, bolstering its low foreign reserves as the country heads into talks with creditors suing over unpaid debt. Argentina has been shut out of global credit markets because of its long-running legal dispute in U.S. courts with creditors over debt it defaulted on in 2002.

• Saturday, January 30th 2016 - 11:11 UTC

  WHO backs British campaign for a 'sugar tax' on sweet drinks

  

  In a new report on rising childhood obesity, the World Health Organization (WHO) has backed the British campaign for a “sugar tax” on sweet drinks. There is “strong evidence” that a sugar tax will work alongside two other measures to tackle childhood obesity: a ban on the sale of unhealthy food by schools, and a crackdown on the marketing of junk food to children, the report states.