Stories for 2014

Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 07:00 UTC
UEFA member Gibraltar will appeal FIFA decision rejecting its incorporation

Gibraltar's football association has announced it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA rejected its bid to become a member. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the “FA of Gibraltar cannot be accepted as a member of FIFA” because it contravened the world governing body's statutes regarding independent territories.
Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 22:50 UTC
Argentina/China trade forecasted to boom in Yuan-denominated operations

Trade between Argentina and China could see a rise in Yuan-denominated operations after the bilateral currency swap deal that was sealed earlier this year, according to key leaders of the Sino-Argentine business community in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 22:47 UTC
Blatter assures Asia (and Africa) votes for his fifth bid as FIFA president

Asian Football Confederation chief Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has joined his African counterpart in officially backing Sepp Blatter’s bid for re-election. Last week Issa Hayatou and the Confederation of African Football executive committee “unanimously resolved” to support Blatter for a fifth term as FIFA president.
Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 22:12 UTC
OAS observers mission readies monitoring of Peru's Sunday regional elections

Uruguay's lawmaker and chief of the Organization of American States Electoral Observation Mission (OAS/EOM) Sergio Abreu arrived on Tuesday in Lima to lead a group of 35 people who will observe the October 5 Peru's regional and municipal elections in 16 departments of the country and the Province of Callao.
Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 22:05 UTC
Cephalopods left out of EU negotiations with Mauritania; Spain objects

The Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Union (EU), Maria Damanaki, reiterated she will not negotiate the inclusion of a cephalopod fishing quota of the new fisheries agreement with Mauritania, as the scientific reports say there is overexploitation of the resource.
Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 22:01 UTC
Fed up with US federal inaction, states act alone on Cap-and-Trade

Unsatisfied with the pace at which the federal government is acting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, several U.S. states and a few Canadian provinces are forging ahead with their own initiatives.
Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 08:19 UTC
OAS to the rescue of Obama calls on country members to accept Guantanamo detainees

The Organization of American States, OAS, Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza “urged the United States to close the Guantanamo Bay facility without delay and arrange for the trial or release of the detainees” and called on member countries to consider receiving detainees in Guantanamo.
Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 07:00 UTC
Cristina Fernandez claims US is responsible for Judge Griesa's decision

President Cristina Fernandez said US Judge Thomas Griesa decision to declare Argentina 'in contempt of court' in the dispute with speculative funds, was in violation of international law, the UN chart and the OAS (Organization of American States) chart.
Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 05:11 UTC
Argentine reserves below 28bn dollars; bonds payments of 170m on Tuesday

The informal of “blue” dollar in Argentina fell back 15 cents to 15.55 Pesos after it skyrocketed 75 cents last week and scraping 16 Pesos. The formal US dollar meantime advanced three cents to 8.49 Pesos at the end of trading in Buenos Aires City banks and foreign exchange offices. The gap between the two rates dropped to 83.9%.
Tuesday, September 30th 2014 - 05:04 UTC
Spain constitutional court freezes Catalonia referendum, but plans continue

Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended an independence referendum called by Catalonia for November, although political forces in the wealthy north-east region forged ahead with a political campaign ahead of their planned vote.