Stories for January 2015

Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 06:33 UTC
Denmark, following on Switzerland, forecasted to remove Krone's peg to the Euro

Denmark has cut its key interest rate to prevent the Krone from strengthening in the wake of Switzerland's decision to scrap the franc's peg to the Euro. There has been speculation that Denmark could follow the Swiss move by removing the Krone's link to the Euro.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 19:52 UTC
Falklands names Islander, civil engineer, as next head of Public Works

The Falkland Islands Government announced the appointment of Islander Colin Summers as the Director of Public Works, who will succeed Manfred Keenleyside when he retires later this year.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 07:08 UTC
Falklands 'holds a place in my heart', says UK presenter Sue Cook

British TV presenter and author Sue Cook has been on what she described as an incredible three-week journey to Antarctica which relived Sir Ernest Shackleton’s unique voyage 100 years ago, but admits to have fallen in love with the amazing Falklands, according to a report from the Banbury Guardian.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 06:53 UTC
Dramatic rescue of a passenger vessel who fell overboard triggers safety debate

A Disney cruise ship’s dramatic rescue of a Royal Caribbean passenger after he fell overboard apparently unnoticed has raised questions as to whether cruise ships have adequate technology to detect when someone goes overboard.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 06:15 UTC
US/UK helicopters to support Falklands UK defense ministry operations

United States helicopter operator, AAR Airlift and partner British International Helicopters (BIH) have grabbed a £180 million ($275 million) helicopter deal to support U.K. defense ministry operations in the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 06:05 UTC
Falklands receives Pan-American science delegation including Chile, Brazil and Colombia

Following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, who first visited the Islands in 1833, the first ever Pan–American Science Delegation to the Falkland Islands arrived in Stanley on Saturday, January 17.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 05:57 UTC
WHO calls for urgent action to reduce burden of non communicable diseases

Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and prevent the annual toll of 16 million people dying prematurely—before the age of 70 – from heart and lung diseases, stroke, cancer and diabetes, according to a new World Health Organization report.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 05:48 UTC
Party is over in Brazil: increase in fuel, tax on consumer loans and imports

Brazil on Monday announced tax increases on fuel, imports and consumer loans aimed at raising 20.6 billion Reais (7.7bn dollars) in additional revenues this year. The plan is part of an effort to help balance budget accounts and revive investor confidence, Finance Minister Joaquim Levy said at a news conference.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 05:27 UTC
Heat wave in Brazil forces power cuts; to recover fragile system rates could increase by 60%

Rolling blackouts swept across parts of Brazil as the grid operator ordered select power cuts to avoid a larger crisis, drawing attention to a fragile electric system that is buckling under the strains of record-breaking heat and dryness.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 05:20 UTC
Israel and Argentine Jewish organizations call for AMIA probe to continue

Israel urged Argentine authorities on Monday to carry on with the work of a prosecutor who was found dead after having alleged a cover-up in the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community centre.