Stories for January 27th 2015

Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 19:20 UTC
HMS Dragon helicopter helps track remaining reindeer in South Georgia

HMS Dragon made her first visit to South Georgia over Christmas, reports the South Georgia newsletter in its December edition. The Type 45 air defense destroyer had a Westland Lynx helicopter on board which was used to survey the Barff Peninsula for any remaining reindeer ahead of the arrival of the Norwegian SNO marksmen.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 18:45 UTC
Eighteen cruise ships with 2.000 passengers call at South Georgia

There were 24 harbor visits to Grytviken during December, the majority, eighteen, from cruise ships and charter yachts which between them brought nearly 2000 passengers to visit South Georgia, according to the SG Newsletter.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 07:21 UTC
Largest glacier in East Antarctica melting fast because of warm ocean water

The largest glacier in East Antarctica, containing ice equivalent to a six-meter rise in global sea levels, is melting due to warm ocean water, Australian scientists said on Monday.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:50 UTC
Oil Prices Changing The Face Of Global Geopolitics

In a documentary that aired recently on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's popular The Fifth Estate program, an allegory of Vladimir Putin was presented. The wily Russian president was described growing up in a shabby St. Petersburg apartment, where he would often corner rats.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:44 UTC
Germany waiting for Tsipras government move: Greece must stick to its commitments

Greece’s election has sent shockwaves throughout Europe and especially Germany. The Euro zone’s biggest economy and paymaster has reluctantly footed a big bill for bailing out Greece and other euro members, extending financial aid in return for strict and unpopular austerity measures.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:27 UTC
Interpol issues Purple Notices on three vessels illegally fishing in Southern Ocean

At the request of New Zealand, INTERPOL Purple Notices have been issued to seek information on the individuals and networks behind three vessels fishing illegally in the Southern Ocean.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:18 UTC
Poverty reduction in Latin America stalls during 2014: totals 167 million

Poverty affected 28% of Latin America’s population in 2014, revealing that its decline has stalled at around that level since 2012, while indigence rose to 12.0% from 11.3% during the same two-year period in an overall context of economic deceleration, according to projections from a study presented On Monday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:14 UTC
Dutch football chief will challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency

Dutch FA chief Michael Van Praag is to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency. The 67-year-old says he has “at least” five nominations from FIFA’s 209 member federations to become an official candidate after the Jan. 29 deadline for submissions.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 04:17 UTC
Nisman's death: Cristina Fernandez blames intelligence services and claims it's a plot to discredit her administration

In an hour's long speech Monday evening in national television Argentina’s president Cristina Fernandez announced a plan to dissolve the country’s top intelligence agency and replace it with a new body that will battle international threats from terrorism, drug and human trafficking, and cyber crimes.