Stories for January 2015

Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 07:47 UTC
OPEC member stands by group's decision not to cut output to tackle glut

Brent and US WTI crude oil prices fell to their lowest levels in almost six years on Tuesday as a big OPEC producer stood by the group's decision not to cut output to tackle a glut in the market.
Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 07:30 UTC
Paris killings deepen Islam controversy in Germany with rallies in several cities

Thousands of Germans turned out for an anti-Islam rally on Monday in Dresden, where some protesters wore black ribbons to show their solidarity with the 17 victims of last week’s terror attacks in Paris.
Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 07:19 UTC
New Zealand navy detects three toothfish poachers red-handed in the Ross Sea

The New Zealand navy has discovered a third boat fishing illegally. The Foreign Ministry informed that the HMNZS Wellington caught another vessel, “Yongding”, to the west of the Ross Sea, in Antarctic waters.
Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 07:09 UTC
HMS Protector involved in CCAMLR inspection in Antarctic waters

The Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship has carried out her first inspection of a fishing vessel in Antarctic Waters. HMS Protector met the fishing vessel while on patrol in Antarctic waters and made arrangements to carry out the inspection.
Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 07:01 UTC
Cancer 'bad luck' theory strongly questioned by WHO specialized agency

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s specialized cancer agency, strongly disagrees with the conclusion of a scientific report on the causes of human cancer published in the journal Science on 2 January 2015 by D. Christian Tomasetti and Dr. Bert Vogelstein.
Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 06:55 UTC
Philanthropist who funded recovery of Falklands' SS Great Britain had died

Sir Jack Hayward, the man instrumental in bringing the SS Great Britain back to Bristol, has died. The 91-year-old multi-millionaire helped fund the project to return Brunel's ship from the Falkland Islands in 1970, a journey of 8,000 miles. Known as 'Union Jack' for his patriotism, the businessman was a former owner of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 06:39 UTC
Spanish diplomat expert in Gibraltar affairs will head EU Defense Agency

Jorge Domecq, the senior Spanish diplomat who headed the Gibraltar desk at the Spanish Foreign Ministry including during the Tripartite Forum period, has been appointed as the next European Defense Agency Chief Executive. This comes as a result of a selection process which started last December. 
Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 06:27 UTC
Following Falklands' incident Argentine company buys local operations of Japan's Nissui

Newsan, an Argentine firm involved in electronics but also in seafood supply, has reportedly acquired Argentine operations of Japan’s second largest seafood company, Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui). The operation follows an incident involving alleged fishing of the Japanese company in the South Atlantic both in Argentina and Falklands' waters.
Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 04:14 UTC
Controversy in Argentina over Timerman's 'common citizen' attendance of Sunday's rally in Paris

Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman called a press conference to explain that he did march in Paris as a “common citizen” in the massive rally of solidarity after the terror attacks on France last week, rejecting reports by Clarin newspaper of alleged presidential orders instructing him not to attend the rally.
Wednesday, January 14th 2015 - 04:05 UTC
Charlie Hebdo Wednesday edition expects sales to reach 3 million copies

Up to 3 million copies of Charlie Hebdo could hit newsstands this week, dwarfing its usual print run of 60,000, in response to soaring demand for the first edition of the satirical weekly since last week's deadly attacks by Islamist militants.