International

Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 22:06 UTC
Deutsche Bank fined in US and UK for helping Russians money launder

Deutsche Bank has been fined US$630m by US and UK regulators in connection with a Russian money laundering plan. Under the scheme, clients illegally moved US$10bn out of Russia via shares bought and sold through the bank's Moscow, London and New York offices.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 21:14 UTC
House of Commons begins two-day debate on Brexit formal process

British MPs are to begin on Tuesday two days of debate over the government's parliamentary bill to get the formal process of Brexit under way. Discussions on the European Union Bill have been extended to midnight on Tuesday to accommodate more speakers, with a vote to take place on Wednesday.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 20:31 UTC
Sapphire Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II on February

Queen Elizabeth II is to make history when she becomes the first British monarch to reach their Sapphire Jubilee. On February 6, the anniversary of the day she was crowned the Queen will have reigned for 65 years. But there are no grand festivities planned to mark the head-of-state’s new milestone.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 11:19 UTC
Spanish Supreme Court ruling on IUU toothfish operations rattles legal industry

According to reports in the Spanish press, the case against Vidal Armadores, the beneficial owners of a fleet of vessels operating at various times fishing for toothfish in the Southern Ocean collapsed on a point of law.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 10:52 UTC
Labour divided on support for PM's May EU single market exit

A group of backbench Labour MPs have put forward a Commons motion to stop the Article 50 bill. Proposed by former shadow Health Secretary, Heidi Alexander and supported by 18 MPs, it argues they can't support the Prime Minister’s plan to take Britain out of the EU's Single Market.
Tuesday, January 31st 2017 - 10:13 UTC
Falklands issues to be addressed on Tuesday by Argentine legislative delegation in London

Boosting trade, credit rating, fighting corruption, were among the issues discussed on Monday by the Argentine delegation of all-party lawmakers visiting the UK. Falklands, additional flights and hydrocarbons in the South Atlantic are scheduled to be addressed on Tuesday when the members of Congress meet with Foreign office minister Sir Ian Duncan, said Federico Pinedo, Senate whip and head of the delegation.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 19:38 UTC
Curbing the Tobacco Epidemic in the Americas

By Carissa F. Etienne (*) Though the devastating health effects of tobacco use are well known, tobacco’s negative repercussions extend well beyond the obvious health outcomes.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 15:51 UTC
FARC member accused of carrying out 300 abortions extradited from Spain to Colombia

Spain has agreed to extradite to Colombia a former FARC rebel accused of carrying out 300 forced abortions on women fighters, some of them underage. Hector Arboleda Albeidis Buitrago, who has Spanish nationality, was detained in Madrid in December 2015.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 15:44 UTC
Falklands lawmaker visiting the Caribbean to promote trade and political links

Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Ian Hansen is on a Caribbean mission to improve trade and industry links with the region, and seeking political support for the Islands. The tour includes Barbados, Dominica and Guyana, according to Barbados TODAY news agency.
Monday, January 30th 2017 - 15:07 UTC
St Helena project bans longlines and will only allow tuna fishing one at a time

In order to protect their precious marine resources, the authorities of St Helena have launched a project that prohibits all types of destructive fishing gear in a wide sea area, and that only allows the fishing of tunas one at a time.