Stories for 13th 2015

Friday, April 17th 2015 - 04:12 UTC
Malvinas Secretary Filmus to talk about Falklands and oil in London

Argentina's Secretary for Malvinas Islands Affairs, Daniel Filmus will be giving a conference on Friday in London on the Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute with the UK and the current round of oil drilling offshore the Islands, in what Argentina considers its territory.
Friday, April 17th 2015 - 03:39 UTC
Mercosur must exhaust efforts to advance in trade talks with EU, insists Uruguay

Mercosur must exhaust efforts with determination to advance in trade negotiations with the European Union, said Uruguay's Deputy foreign minister Jose Luis Cancela confirming the country's commitment with the block, but also demanding 'sincerity' in addressing the challenges and agreeing on an international insertion strategy.
Friday, April 17th 2015 - 03:35 UTC
Punta Arenas cruise visitors numbers up 30% during the 2014/15 season

Cruise visitors to Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile during this last 2014/15 season increased by 30%, with 48 vessel calls between last October and April this year, according to Chilean migration and international police records. This represents 78.872 cruise passengers, and is an increase over the 35 calls from the previous season 2013/2014.
Friday, April 17th 2015 - 03:26 UTC
Former IMF director and Spanish minister detained accused of fraud

The former director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Spaniard Rodrigo Rato, has been detained by police in Madrid. Rato, who has also been Economy Minister during Spanish President José María Aznar’s administration, is accused of money laundering and fraud.
Friday, April 17th 2015 - 03:16 UTC
World Medical Association supports growing moves for plain tobacco packaging

The World Medical Association has supported the increasing number of countries planning to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products, including Australia and France. This week it joined the Norwegian Medical Association in supporting proposals to introduce plain packaging in Norway.
Friday, April 17th 2015 - 03:08 UTC
Sir Simon steps down after five years as FCO Permanent Under-Secretary

The Permanent Under-Secretary (PUS) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Sir Simon Fraser, will step down after five years in the role and leave HM Diplomatic Service at the end of July 2015. He was appointed PUS, taking over from Sir Peter Ricketts, in August 2010.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 22:23 UTC
Greenpeace reacts to NOAA report showing U.S. overfished stocks at all-time low

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 2014 Status of U.S. Fisheries report, which indicates that the number of US fish stocks listed as overfished or subject to overfishing has dropped to an all-time low since 1997, when NOAA began tracking stock status.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 09:05 UTC
“Overfishing and overfished stocks at all times low” in US fisheries

The number of United States domestic fish stocks listed as overfished or subject to overfishing has dropped to an all-time low since 1997, when NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) began tracking stock status, according to the 2014 Status of U.S. Fisheries report to Congress.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:57 UTC
British team recovers U$S50m trove of silver coins from sunken ship south of St Helena

A British-led team has recovered a $50m trove of silver coins that has lain on the seabed since the steamship carrying them from Bombay to England was sunk in 1942. The SS City of Cairo was torpedoed 772km south of St Helena by a German U-boat and sank to 5,150m. The 100 tons of coins, recovered in the deepest salvage operation in history, belonged to HM Treasury.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:54 UTC
The 1.1 trillion Euro bond buying program is 'effective' says ECB' president Dragui

A protester crashed a press briefing as the European Central Bank (ECB) explained the success of its 1.1 trillion euro bond buying plan. ECB President Mario Draghi said: “There is clear evidence that the monetary policy measures we have put in place are effective.”