Stories for June 2014

Friday, June 13th 2014 - 08:23 UTC
OAS deploys 74 observers for Colombia's presidential election second round

The Organization of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission (EOM ) began the final deployment of observers ahead of the second round of the Colombian presidential election on Sunday June 15.
Friday, June 13th 2014 - 08:02 UTC
Croatian coach warned World Cup could become a 'circus'

Croatian coach Niko Kovac warned on Thursday the World Cup could become a “circus” after Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura awarded a soft 71st-minute penalty to hosts Brazil in the opening game of the tournament.
Friday, June 13th 2014 - 07:51 UTC
ILO votes protocol to fight forced labor; Qatar tarnished with 2022 Cup preparations, abstains

A new global protocol to fight forced labor, adopted this week by the International Labor Organization, will accelerate action against modern slavery. The private sector is responsible for 90% of the estimated 21 million victims of forced labor, reaping some 150 billion dollars from some of the most severe forms of exploitation in existence today.
Friday, June 13th 2014 - 07:44 UTC
US Supreme Court rules 8-0 against Coca Cola for 'false, misleading label'

The United States Supreme Court on Thursday sided with juice maker Pom Wonderful in its long-running false advertising dispute with the Coca-Cola Co., a decision that could open the door to more litigation against food makers for deceptive labeling.
Friday, June 13th 2014 - 07:32 UTC
Easy-monetary policy advocates join the Federal Reserve; Fischer confirmed vice-chairman

The US Senate confirmed on Thursday Stanley Fischer to be vice chairman of the Federal Reserve and approved Jerome Powell and Lael Brainard as members of the central bank's board, bolstering the Fed as it prepares to wind down its extraordinary stimulus.
Friday, June 13th 2014 - 07:21 UTC
Falklands Atlantic patrol honors shipmates of vessels sank during 1982 conflict

A small party from Atlantic patrol tasking (South) HMS Portland have made a pilgrimage to First Mountain as part of a week of commemorations in the Falkland Islands to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the 1982 conflict.
Friday, June 13th 2014 - 07:02 UTC
Gibraltar to experiment with a wave-power alternative energy project

The Government of Gibraltar has signed its first power purchase agreement for the provision of renewable energy. The agreement, which is with Eco Wave Power, is for the provision of an initial 0.5MW energy device on the eastside of the Rock.
Thursday, June 12th 2014 - 07:39 UTC
Beijing hosts this year's Meat Congress; China has become Uruguay's main beef client

China will be holding this year's World Meat Congress in Beijing, an event traditionally hosted by meat producing and exporting countries. However the significance of the world's second largest economy and its booming demand for meat have made it the right place for the 14/16 June conference.
Thursday, June 12th 2014 - 07:32 UTC
Researchers find major West Antarctic glacier melting from geothermal sources

Thwaites Glacier, the large, rapidly changing outlet of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, is not only being eroded by the ocean, it's being melted from below by geothermal heat, researchers at the Institute for Geophysics at The University of Texas at Austin (UTIG) report in the current edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Thursday, June 12th 2014 - 07:18 UTC
World Bank lowers global economy growth forecast; developing countries face major challenge

World Bank lowered its 2014 growth forecasts for the global economy but said advanced economies' rebound from a rough start would help offset stagnation in developing countries. Most of the pick-up in growth this year will come from high-income countries, particularly the United States and the 18-nation Euro zone, the World Bank said in its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects report.