Stories for 2014

Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 09:25 UTC
South Georgia releases three new coins: one of them to honor Prince George

Three new South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands government coin designs have been released in recent months. The birth of His Royal Highness the Prince of Cambridge is marked by the release of a coin dated 2013, which is based on a coin originally released the previous year.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:43 UTC
The 1978 'nominal' co-sovereignty secret project for Gibraltar, with UK, EEC and Spain's guarantee

A form of “nominal” co-sovereignty to be guaranteed UK, Spain and the EEC was proposed by Gibraltar Chief Minister, the late Sir Joshua Hassan, in January 1978, according to papers newly-released to The National Archives.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:39 UTC
FIFA warns about buying World Cup tickets from unauthorized sellers

FIFA has told fans buying World Cup tickets from unauthorized sellers that they could be barred from stadiums. Three weeks from the opening match, FIFA said yesterday that it “cancels tickets discovered as illegally sold or re-sold with the bearers risking not being permitted entry.” FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil said some fans have already been affected.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:22 UTC
Maduro blames the World Cup for airlines decision to cut flights to Venezuela

President Nicolás Maduro said the World Cup is to blame for international airlines’ decision to cut flights to Venezuela and denied that the move had anything to do with his government's refusal to allow them to repatriate proceeds from ticket sales inside the country.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:13 UTC
British fans travelling to the Cup in Brazil warned about 'Argentine gangs'

If the recent protests and demonstrations across Brazil prior to the World Cup are any indication of the domestic and public violence that is expected to happen, fans, of all nationalities must be cautious, as the Brazilian military police has warned.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:37 UTC
The California shale bubble just burst

$Santa Cruz county and Los Angeles banned fracking$

The great hype surrounding the advent of a shale gas bonanza in California may turn out to be just that: hype. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) – the statistical arm of the Department of Energy – has downgraded its estimate of the total amount of recoverable oil in the Monterey Shale by a whopping 96%. Its previous estimate pegged the recoverable resource in California’s shale formation at 13.7 billion barrels but it now only thinks that there are 600 million barrels available.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:27 UTC
Argentina's auto sales record last year was fed on 'steroids', claims Fiat CEO

One of Argentina's main industry leaders, Fiat CEO Cristiano Rattazzi. said that the boost of auto manufacturing during 2013 and record sales was fed on 'steroids' and demanded more reliability in the rules to revitalize sales.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:16 UTC
Humpback whales in different oceans should be recognized as separate species, says genetic study

A new genetic study has revealed that populations of humpback whales in the oceans of the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere are much more distinct from each other than previously thought, and should be recognized as separate subspecies.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:11 UTC
Pescanova Falklands operation could be targeted by Argentina, says Spanish media

Argentina’s government could at any stage now force Spanish seafood group Pescanova to divest its squid fishing operation based in the Falkland Islands, as it is reportedly breaching fishing legislation, said Spanish media.
Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 23:59 UTC
Strikes and protests in chaotic Sao Paulo move to the suburbs

Brazil faced new protests and strikes Friday as bus drivers continued their walkout in Sao Paulo's suburbs and Rio de Janeiro braced for demonstrations 20 days from the World Cup.