International

Tuesday, August 26th 2014 - 06:53 UTC
Scotland's leader wins the pro independence debate, according to The Guardian

Campaign leaders clashed over Scotland's future in a lively final TV showdown on Monday, with the pro-independence side counting on a knock-out blow to vault a stubborn gap in the polls.
Tuesday, August 26th 2014 - 06:35 UTC
Argentina will appeal WTO ruling against the use of import restrictions

Argentina will appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its use of import restrictions, according to a senior Argentine official. On Friday a WTO dispute panel found against Argentina in a 2012 case brought by the United States, the European Union and Japan relating to Buenos Aires licensing rules used to restrict imports.
Tuesday, August 26th 2014 - 01:47 UTC
French government and opposition in disarray; Euro austerity biting

French President Francois Hollande asked his prime minister on Sunday to form a new government, looking to impose his will on the cabinet after rebel leftist ministers had called for an economic policy U-turn. The surprise move came the day after outspoken Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg had condemned what he called fiscal “austerity” and attacked Euro zone powerhouse Germany's “obsession” with budgetary rigor.
Saturday, August 23rd 2014 - 07:02 UTC
Bank of England minutes show some members voted to raise interest rates

Two members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to raise interest rates in August, the first time in three years that policymakers have done so. The minutes of the meeting on 6-7 August show Ian McCafferty and Martin Weale voted for a 0.25% rise to 0.75%. It means the nine-member MPC voted 7-2 to hold interest rates at their historic low of 0.5%.
Saturday, August 23rd 2014 - 06:23 UTC
HMS Iron Duke visits Namibia; next calls South Africa and Falklands

HMS Iron Duke on Atlantic Patrol Tasking South, which includes the Falklands and South Georgia Islands, has visited the Namibian port of Walvis Bay where she has built on relations with the country’s Navy and its people.
Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 23:48 UTC
Don't blame Columbus: TB in the Americas already was present...in seals

The long-held idea that Europeans were the first to bring tuberculosis to the Americas when they arrived in the 15th Century has been thrown into doubt. Instead, a study suggests that the deadly disease was present in the area hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus made landfall.
Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 23:36 UTC
WTO rules against Argentina in trade dispute with world powers

The World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel ruled on Friday against Argentina in a 2012 case brought by the United States, European Union and Japan against Argentine import licensing rules used to restrict imports.
Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 13:19 UTC
Two first patients treated for Ebola virus in US hospital have been released

The two United States aid workers who were the first patients ever to be treated for the Ebola virus at a hospital in the US have been released, capping a transcontinental medical drama that stirred public debate about whether citizens with the virus or exposed to the virus should have been allowed to return.
Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 13:07 UTC
Unlikely bedfellows: mines that run on solar or wind power

Mining companies are often seen as dinosaurs when it comes to making changes that will benefit the environment, but that perception may be shifting as some companies turn to renewable energy to cut costs and lighten their carbon footprint.
Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 08:20 UTC
Nobel Prize Stiglitz sides with Argentina in reopening the debt swap

In an interview with Argentina’s daily 'Ambito Financiero', Nobel Economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz considered the Argentine government’s move to reopen the debt swap and replace the Bank of New York Mellon with local Banco Nacion as trustee a “good call” saying the reopening would not be mandatory, “voluntarily” inviting bondholders to join the strategy.