Stories for November 13th 2014

Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 07:46 UTC
Europe makes history successfully landing spacecraft on a comet, a ten year precision cosmic chase

A European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully landing on the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet, an audacious cosmic first designed to answer big questions about the origin of the universe. The landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko required immense precision, as even the slightest error could have resulted in cosmic calamity.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 07:19 UTC
South Georgia prepared to help return the trawler 'Viola', an icon of Hull

Steam trawler “Viola” that skirmished with U-boats in the First World War has spent the past 50 years rusting off in South Georgia could finally be making its final voyage home, to Hull, according to a piece from Will Ramsey published in the Hull Daily Mail.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 06:59 UTC
Headache for FIFA: Amnesty again blasts Qatar for rampant abuse of migrant workers

Qatar’s authorities are lagging severely behind on efforts to address the rampant abuse of migrant workers’ rights, Amnesty International said in a briefing published six months after the government announced a series of reforms to tackle exploitation ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 06:39 UTC
UK Overseas Territories celebrates 20tt anniversary at Westminster

A reception was held on the evening of November 4, in the Palace of Westminster to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA), as reported by the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 06:18 UTC
Unasur member Guyana 'suspends' parliament for up to six months

The president of Guyana has suspended the national parliament to avoid MPs passing a vote of no confidence in his government. Donald Ramotar invoked an obscure constitutional procedure to carry out the maneuver.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 05:57 UTC
A new settlement for England, and all Britons

By Andrew Rosindell (*) - The No vote in the Scottish referendum has kept the Union together, for now. I fear however, that the issue has not gone away. We must act soon and take this opportunity to secure the future of the United Kingdom.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 05:50 UTC
Standard Chartered will close 100 branches in Asia, Africa and Middle East

Standard Chartered will close up to 100 bank branches next year in Asia, Africa and the Middle East in an attempt to improve its profitability. The UK bank plans to cut about 8% of its global network of more than 1,200 branches to save $400m (£251m) a year.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 05:44 UTC
Crude price falls to a three year low, created by shale boom and Libya restart

West Texas Intermediate, WTI crude closed at a three-year low on Wednesday with prices under pressure from the growing oil glut created by the U.S. shale boom and the restart of Libya's largest operational oilfield.