Stories for 2011

Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 01:09 UTC
Rio de Janeriro’s top cop forced to step down in midst of corruption scandal

The head of Río de Janeiro's state's civil police quit, becoming the latest victim of a drugs and corruption scandal that has shocked the police in Brazil's second city.
Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:39 UTC
What about tasting some ‘Charlem’, Charleston engineered meat?

Vladimir Mironov, a US biologist and tissue engineer at the Medical University of South Carolina, has been working to grow “cultured” meat for a decade, and is closer than ever to achieving his goal.
Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:37 UTC
French conservatives attack IMF Strauss-Khan who is eyeing Sarkozy’s post

France's economy minister Tuesday urged IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to stay at the global lender, as French conservatives sought to impede his potential bid for the French presidency next year.
Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:35 UTC
Coca Cola says its recipe remains secret and intact after 125 years

The Coca Cola Company said on Tuesday that its flagship cola recipe is still secret after nearly 125 years, denying a story by a US public radio show that it has uncovered the formula.
Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:32 UTC
World Bank food prices index jumps 15% in four months, just below 2008 record

Rising food prices have driven an estimated 44 million people into poverty in developing countries since last June as food costs continue to rise to near 2008 levels, according to new World Bank Group numbers released ahead of the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Paris.
Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:30 UTC
IMF calls for Yuan and SDRs to play greater role in global finance

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the currencies of China and other emerging economies such as Brazil should play a greater role in global finance, as part of a bid to promote monetary stability
Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:28 UTC
Japan insists G-20 must address the issue of capital inflows to emerging economies

Japan's finance minister made it clear Tuesday that Tokyo is particularly interested in discussing ways to deal with the problem of strong capital inflows into emerging economies when he meets with officials from the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations in Paris later this week.
Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 23:02 UTC
Worldwide in 2010, 44 journalists were killed; most vulnerable local reporters

At least 44 journalists were killed worldwide because of their jobs last year, with Pakistan the deadliest country to work in, a rights group said Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 21:45 UTC
New CPI basket eases China inflation; Beijing says it has abundant grain reserves

China said on Tuesday consumer prices rose 4.9% in January, a lower-than-expected figure. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, was 0.3 percentage points higher than in December but still lower than November’s 28-month-high of 5.1%.
Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 20:17 UTC
UK/Spain holds talks on ways to re-launch trilateral dialogue with Gibraltar

The Spanish media revealed that Spain’s Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez will be in London this coming Thursday to meet with her UK counterpart William Hague for a bilateral meeting on various international issues including Gibraltar.