International

Tuesday, January 7th 2014 - 06:09 UTC
Main threat to world economy in 2014 is not the Euro-zone but China, says Soros

George Soros says stop worrying about the Euro-zone and look at the slower growth in China. The hedge fund boss, who built his fortune betting on the world’s money markets, is concerned that twenty years of rapid growth is about to run out of steam.
Monday, January 6th 2014 - 19:47 UTC
Merkel fractures her pelvis skiing and calls off foreign visits

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has fractured her pelvis in a cross-country skiing accident and is walking with the help of crutches, forcing her to call off some foreign visits and official appointments, her spokesman has said.
Monday, January 6th 2014 - 19:37 UTC
Beckham to play for Argentina's River Plate for six months: 'why not?'

The great English player David Beckham could come out of retirement and sign a short term deal for Argentine giants River Plate, reports Argentine website Diario Veloz.
Monday, January 6th 2014 - 19:17 UTC
King of Spain admitted in 1983 advances in Gibraltar would reactivate Moroccan Ceuta claims

As negotiations over Spain’s entry to the European Union grew tense in 1983, King Juan Carlos twice told British officials it was not to Spain’s advantage to recover Gibraltar, according to newly declassified documents released to the UK National Archives.
Monday, January 6th 2014 - 19:13 UTC
Record Spanish incursions into Gibraltar waters in the last twelve months

Spain has made a record number of illegal incursions into Gibraltar waters in the past year, new figures show. The Sunday Telegraph said the figures capped a 12 month period in which relations between the Rock and Madrid “reached their lowest ebb since the rule of General Francisco Franco.”
Monday, January 6th 2014 - 19:07 UTC
RAF Tornado fighter jets fly with parts made using 3D printing technology

Royal Air Force Tornado fighter jets have flown with parts made using 3D printing technology for the first time, defense company BAE Systems has said. The metal components were used in test flights from the firm's airfield at Warton, Lancashire, late last month.
Monday, January 6th 2014 - 06:36 UTC
Falkland Islands: Tory MPs furious with Cameron over aid programs to Argentina

Even when there has been no official reply from London to Argentina's message to mark the 181th anniversary (January 3) of what it considers “the usurpation of our Malvinas Islands”, there was a strong reaction from Tory MPs when it was revealed that UK contributes several million pounds in aid programs to Argentina.
Sunday, January 5th 2014 - 14:48 UTC
Malvinas Secretariat officially inaugurated on Monday with Filmus as head

Argentine former senator Daniel Filmus on Monday afternoon will be inaugurated as head of the newly created Secretariat of Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and adjoining maritime spaces in the South Atlantic Affairs, which will press forward with Argentine claims over those territories.
Sunday, January 5th 2014 - 14:41 UTC
US icebreaker sent to Antarctica to rescue Chinese and Russian trapped vessels

A U.S. Coast Guard heavy icebreaker left Australia for Antarctica on Sunday to rescue more than 120 crew members aboard two icebreakers trapped in pack ice near the frozen continent’s eastern edge, officials said. The 122-meter cutter, the Polar Star, is responding to a Jan. 3 request from Australia, Russia and China to assist the Russian and Chinese ships.
Sunday, January 5th 2014 - 13:07 UTC
Falklands looks to South America and Scotland to service its oil industry development

Successful trade missions to Uruguay and Chile and the growing support and know-how links with Scotland for the development of the Falkland Islands oil and gas industry were mentioned as some of the 2013 highlights by Roger Spink, president of the Falklands Chamber of Commerce in his Christmas speech.