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Montevideo, April 23rd 2024 - 12:28 UTC

International

  • Saturday, November 8th 2014 - 09:18 UTC

    Anglo-French defence co-operation contract to develop unmanned combat air systems

    “The technological excellence of our defense aerospace industry must be maintained. It is a matter of sovereignty and operational superiority”, said Collet-Billon

    A set of defence co-operation contracts, worth £120 million, for the early phase of a joint development of Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) between the UK and French governments have been awarded in Paris. A UCAS capability would, by the 2030’s, be able to undertake sustained surveillance, mark targets, gather intelligence, deter adversaries and carry out strikes in hostile territory.

  • Friday, November 7th 2014 - 23:08 UTC

    English court involved in Argentine bonds dispute with hedge funds

    The lawsuit involves 226m Euros interest payments on Euro-denominated Argentine bonds issued under English law. One of the litigants is George Soros

    A London court gave Argentine “holdout creditors” in New York a two-week window on Thursday to challenge declarations sought by a powerful group of investors in a dispute over interest payments worth about 226 million Euros. The payments involve Euro-denominated Argentine bonds which were issued under English law.

  • Friday, November 7th 2014 - 22:51 UTC

    Argentina targets yet another US company on alleged tax fraud

    Allegedly GE carried out illegal operations that cost Argentina an unnecessarily large number of dollar reserves and a reduced taxation income

    US corporation firm General Electric has “over-invoiced” imports in a financial maneuver designed to access additional dollars in the official foreign exchange market, claimed Argentine Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich. GE thus becomes the second large US company in less than a week to face accusations of financial trickery in order to obtain economic benefits.

  • Friday, November 7th 2014 - 05:11 UTC

    ECB ready to give the Euro zone further economic stimulus

    The ECB's attempt to kick some life into the sluggish Euro zone economy is to buy covered bonds and other assets for two years.

    The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, says the bank stands ready to give the Euro zone further economic stimulus “should it become necessary”. The comments boosted shares in Europe. It also prompted a fall for the euro, with analysts increasingly braced for more dramatic stimulus measures.

  • Thursday, November 6th 2014 - 21:50 UTC

    Falklands oil industry regulated by UK North Sea standards, one of the highest in the world

    MLA Roger Edwards in a letter to The Guardian said that Filmus statement is 'yet another futile example of the Argentine Government’s futile efforts to damage the Falklands economy'

    The elected government of the Falkland Islands has strongly refuted remarks by Argentine official 'Malvinas Secretary' Daniel Filmus, published in The Guardian, in which he states that hydrocarbons activities in the Falklands are environmentally reckless, and describes Filmus words as “yet another example of the Argentine's government futile efforts to damage the Falklands economy”

  • Thursday, November 6th 2014 - 08:12 UTC

    Greenpeace names twenty “monster vessels, the scourge of the oceans”

    Spain figures with five names, of which two are from Galicia,: Eirado do Costal, with home port in Cangas, and Playa de Tambo, based in Marin.

    Five fishing vessels from Spain are among the 20 most destructive community fishing vessels in the European Union, according to a new report from the environmental organization Greenpeace. Out of the five, two are from Galicia,: Eirado do Costal, with home port in Cangas, and Playa de Tambo, based in Marin.

  • Thursday, November 6th 2014 - 08:02 UTC

    Australia confident of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas approval in 2015

    “While Australia is disappointed consensus was not achieved, we are pleased about the constructive nature of the discussions” Dr Fleming said.

    Australia will continue to push for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) off East Antarctica despite the proposal not being adopted at the annual Commission for the Conservation of the Antarctic Marine Living Resources, (CCAMLR) which last month met in Hobart, Tasmania.

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2014 - 23:38 UTC

    The best whiskey in the world is not Scottish, but Japan's Yamazaki

    The Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 was described as “thick, dry, as rounded as a snooker ball” and was awarded a record-matching 97.5 points out of 100.

    Japanese single malt whiskey has been named the world’s best for the first time by a prestigious guide, which also declined to place a scotch in its top ranking. The Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013 was described as “thick, dry, as rounded as a snooker ball” by Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible, which awarded it a record-matching 97.5 points out of 100. The latest guide was released Monday.

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2014 - 22:43 UTC

    Uruguay, “a role model for the region and the world” in tobacco policies

    Uruguay's continuing efforts to protect its population, despite challenges by the tobacco industry, demonstrate it will not be intimidated”, said Director Etienne

    The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is supporting the Government of Uruguay as it defends its tobacco control policies against claims brought by the Philip Morris tobacco company.

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2014 - 21:37 UTC

    HMS Argyll hosts Prince Charles and Colombian president Santos in Cartagena

    Prince Charles and President Santos meet the frigate's officers before the evening's sunset ceremony (Pic RN)

    The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, accompanied by the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos and First Lady Maria Clemencia Rodriguez, visited Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll alongside in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia on Friday, 31 October. The party were introduced to members of the ship’s company and witnessed an evening sunset ceremony.