Stories for July 2011

Monday, July 11th 2011 - 23:50 UTC
Falklands’ MLA Summers takes the oath: “a pleasure and a responsibility” to be back

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has eight members once again. Mike Summers, a veteran of Falklands’ affairs was sworn in as an MLA at an official ceremony held at Government House this Monday morning.
Monday, July 11th 2011 - 18:17 UTC
“Sweet” sugar futures until the northern hemisphere crop is harvested

Sugar supplies will remain limited until the 2012-13 harvest begins in top producer Brazil, broker FCStone do Brasil said citing futures traded in New York. The rise in sugar price helped push the FAO Food Price Index to 234 points in June, which is 39% higher than a year ago.
Monday, July 11th 2011 - 18:12 UTC
Euro-confidence crisis contagion reaches Italy and again attacks Spain

European finance chiefs will consider how to dig Greece out of its financial hole just as markets batter the bonds of Spain and Italy, opening a new front in the debt crisis.
Monday, July 11th 2011 - 08:05 UTC
News of the World exits but the political consequences have just begun

British government lawyers are drawing up a plan to block Rupert Murdoch's bid for the pay-TV operator BSkyB, the Independent newspaper reported on Monday.
Monday, July 11th 2011 - 07:57 UTC
Peru celebrates “100 years of Machu Picchu in the world”

Peru is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, one of the seven new wonders of the world which sits high in the mountains at an altitude of 2.430 meters of difficult access.
Monday, July 11th 2011 - 07:51 UTC
China’s trade surplus soars in June with imports growth slowing down

China's trade surplus widened more than expected to 22.3 billion US dollars in June, the highest level in seven months, as imports grew at the slowest pace since 2009. The surplus was 13.1 billion USD the previous month and 20 billion USD a year earlier.
Monday, July 11th 2011 - 07:46 UTC
Airline industry test second generation bio-fuels from algae to coconut oil

After decades of waiting, commercial airlines have been given the go-ahead to use fuel made from algae, wood chips and other plants with obscure names. Test flights in recent years by Continental, Japan Airlines and Virgin Atlantic have shown that planes can fly on everything from coconut oil to jatropha, a plant that grows in the tropics.
Monday, July 11th 2011 - 07:40 UTC
Millions of tons of plastic debris in oceans lethal threat for whales and dolphins

Millions of tons of plastic debris dumped each year in the world's oceans could pose a lethal threat to whales and dolphins, according to a scientific assessment to be presented at a key international whaling forum this week.
Monday, July 11th 2011 - 07:34 UTC
Mayor Macri wins in Buenos Aires; confirms he’s the main opponent to the Kirchner plans

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri took a 20-point lead on Kirchnerite mayoral candidate Daniel Filmus on Sunday’s election but none of the candidates managed to obtain more than 50% of the votes.
Sunday, July 10th 2011 - 09:00 UTC
“The News of the World” last mobile phone hacking message: “Thank You & Goodbye”

The final edition of the paper engulfed in a phone hacking scandal was published today as Rupert Murdoch headed to London to try to save the bigger prize of his takeover of the British broadcaster BSkyB.