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  • Thursday, February 15th 2018 - 09:37 UTC

    For the first time in seven years, Euro-zone economy grew faster than UK in 2017

    Preliminary growth estimates for the final quarter of 2017 showed the bloc of Euro nations growing at a combined 2.7% over the course of the year

    For the first time in seven years, the Euro-zone's economy grew quicker than the UK's last year, according to data from Eurostat released on Wednesday. The preliminary growth estimates for the final quarter of 2017 showed the bloc of Euro nations growing at a combined 2.7% over the course of the year, having expanded 0.6% in the final quarter alone.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 16:54 UTC

    FIFA's Infantino visits Putin to discuss World Cup preparations

    This is the first meeting between Infantino and Putin since Vitaly Mutko decidedlast December to step down as head of World Cup Host Organizing Committee.

    With four months to go before the football World Cup, both Russia and FIFA want toavoid any surprises. Hence the meeting on Feb.12 between Russian President VladimirPutin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the Kremlin to discuss World Cuppreparations.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 16:28 UTC

    Clean Oil That Only Costs $20

    If there's one big reason for the U.S. energy revolution, it's that new technology has allowed American companies to beat the competition

    The United States is in the midst of an energy revolution.

    Oil production has risen by 5 million barrels per day (bpd) since 2010, an increase of nearly 100 percent. New technology, particularly techniques in shale oil drilling, has opened up vast new opportunities for oil and gas companies.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 09:58 UTC

    British Judge refuses to halt legal proceedings against Assange

    Assange said on Twitter he had three months to appeal the ruling. He said the judge’s ruling contained “significant factual errors” which he did not spell out

    A British judge refused on Tuesday to halt legal proceedings against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for jumping bail and fleeing to the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012. The ruling leaves Assange, 46, in a legal and diplomatic impasse, with no way out of the embassy where he has lived for almost six years, unless he decides to face the prospect of arrest by British police.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 09:36 UTC

    Five ex PDVSA officials on trial in Houston for US$ 1 billion graft probe

    The indictment was filed in a US federal court in Houston and was made public after Spain on Friday extradited one of the former officials, Cesar Rincon

    U.S. prosecutors announced charges against five former Venezuelan officials accused of soliciting bribes in exchange for helping vendors win favorable treatment from state oil company PDVSA, the latest case to stem from a US$1 billion graft probe.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 09:22 UTC

    South African ruling party recalls president Zuma to step down

    Magashule said there was no date for Zuma to stand down, and added that there would be “continuing interaction” between ANC officials and Zuma.

    South Africa's ruling ANC party on Tuesday “recalled” scandal-tainted President Jacob Zuma from office but set no deadline for him to step down, pitching the country into further uncertainty. ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule told reporters that Zuma had “agreed in principle to resign” and had proposed leaving in three to six months -- a delay that the party rejected.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

    Israel's Netanyahu defiant says he will complete his term and be re-elected in 2019

    “What motivates me is one thing,” Netanyahu said, “is to ensure the future of our state. Therefore I say to you, this government will fulfill its term”

    In an impassioned 10-minute rebuttal to police recommendations to indict him on bribery and breach of trust charges, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation on Tuesday night that not only will this government complete its term, but he will again be re-elected in 2019.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 09:10 UTC

    UK January inflation remains at 3%; slower food and raw materials prices

    Inflation was given a steep boost by the UK's vote in 2016 to leave the European Union. It prompted a fall in the pound, making imported goods more expensive.

    United Kingdom inflation remained at 3% in January, the same level as in December, as reported by the Office for National Statistics, ONS. In November it was the six year high of 3.1% and most economists were expecting a small fall in the CPI to 2.9%.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 09:04 UTC

    Another blow for Oxfam: chairman Fuentes arrested for his time as Guatemala finance minister

    In Guatemala, Mr Fuentes is among 10 top former government officials arrested on Tuesday, including former President Álvaro Colom.

    The chairman of the charity Oxfam International, Juan Alberto Fuentes, has been arrested in Guatemala. Fuentes was detained as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal dating back to his time as Guatemala's finance minister, but no charges have been brought so far.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

    Gatwick/Buenos Aires air shuttle by Norwegian start from £259 one-way

    A new breed of low-cost carriers such as Norwegian, Wow are taking on the old guard such as British Airways and Air France-KLM in the skies above the Atlantic.

    This Wednesday, the first ever budget flight from London to South America departs from Gatwick airport. Fares on the 14-hour Norwegian Air Shuttle flight to Buenos Aires start from £259 one-way. The seats are tightly packed and food and luggage cost extra, but the no-frills model of flying, so well established on short-haul routes, is becoming increasingly common on intercontinental flights.