Stories for December 2017

Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 06:59 UTC
MP Rosindell calls for BOTs to be represented in Westminster

The British Conservative MP for Romford, Andrew Rosindell, who sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee and is a long-time advocate for the interests of British Overseas Territories, has repeated his call for better and equitable representation for those territories.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 06:25 UTC
Gibraltar recalls 35th anniversary of the opening of the frontier

Gibraltar will recall on December 15th the 35th Anniversary of the Opening of the Frontier. The decision to end the thirteen year blockade of Gibraltar to strangle its economy taken by the Spanish Dictator General Franco in 1969, was put into effect by the PSOE.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 06:05 UTC
Falklands, next call for Indian Navy sailboat with an all-women crew

The Indian Navy sailboat INSV Tarini left New Zealand on Tuesday for the next leg of its journey towards Falkland Islands, after completing the second leg of its circumnavigation voyage, an official statement said. Tarini, with its all-women team of Indian Naval officers, had arrived in New Zealand on November 29.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:53 UTC
Mercosur/EU accord will have to wait until 2018; Europe needs more time to assess latest proposal

Negotiations for a trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur will extend into next year, officials from both sides said on Wednesday, after the Europeans asked for more time to analyze proposed changes.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:43 UTC
Islam nations call for the recognition of the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital

The leaders of 57 Muslim nations have called on the world to recognize “the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital”. An Organization of Islamic Co-operation communiqué declares US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital as “null and void”. It also says the move has signaled Washington's withdrawal from its role in the Middle East peace process.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:22 UTC
The long shadow of Trump frustrated the WTO ministerial meeting in Argentina

The World Trade Organization meeting in Buenos Aires concluded a ministerial meeting Wednesday with nothing significant to boast -- a meager outcome for its first gathering in the Donald Trump era.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:13 UTC
Chile: Sunday's winner will have to learn to cohabit with the opposition

With only a few days left for next Sunday's runoff in Chile's presidential election two factors have become decisive and a challenge for the two hopefuls, opposition candidate conservative Sebastian Piñera, and Alejandro Guillier, the incumbent, reluctantly accepted by the current system in office.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 04:30 UTC
Mt Hope is the tallest mountain in the British Antarctic Territory with 3.239 meters

Britain has a new highest mountain after new data showed measurements from old overland surveys were inaccurate. It was thought until this point that Mount Jackson was the tallest mountain in the British Antarctic Territory at 3,184m above sea level. However, new satellite data by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) shows Mount Hope is the tallest mountain, at 3,239m.
Wednesday, December 13th 2017 - 23:59 UTC
Nobel Prizes criticize current US policy during the awards gala banquet

A United States researcher who shared this year's Nobel Prize for medicine bluntly criticized political developments in the US in his address at the awards' gala banquet Sunday night. Michael Rosbash, who was honored for his work on circadian rhythms — commonly called the body clock — expressed concern that U.S. government support such as that received by him and colleagues Jeffrey Hall and Michael Young is endangered.
Wednesday, December 13th 2017 - 22:08 UTC
“Ground break” in tackling protein defect that causes Huntington's disease

Scientists have for the first time corrected a protein defect that causes Huntington's disease, by injecting a drug into the spine, offering new hope for patients with the devastating genetic disease. Lead researcher Sarah Tabrizi, professor of clinical neurology at University College London, said the ability of the drug to tackle the underlying cause of Huntington's by lowering levels of a toxic protein was “ground-breaking”.