International

• Friday, October 16th 2015 - 06:54 UTC

  Falklands' salvage rules apply to Argentine yacht La Sanmartiniana; contacts for its return

  

  Rules of salvage will apply to the Falklands’ Patrol Vessel’s recovery of the abandoned Argentine yacht La Sanmartiniana, Falkland Islands Government (FIG) Attorney General Peter Judge confirmed to Penguin News on Thursday.

• Friday, October 16th 2015 - 06:29 UTC

  Argentine yacht salvaged in the Falklands, effectively had the purpose of showing the flag

  

  The 'capture' (salvage) by a Falkland Islands Fisheries Patrol vessel of the Argentine flagged yacht La Sanmartiniana adrift in the South Atlantic had a great impact in the Buenos Aires media and immediate political controversy, basically accusing opposition newspapers of publishing dishonest 'pro-British' reports with the intent of jeopardizing the current presidential election.

• Thursday, October 15th 2015 - 20:16 UTC

  China to continue expanding its influence in the oil and gas sector

  

  Since 2009, China has been taking a much more active role in its pursuit of international oil contracts. In 2009, for the first time, Saudi Arabia exported more of its oil to China than it did to the US. China also made large investments in Saudi Arabia's oil refining industry as well. But China's oil investments didn't stop there; they also pursued oil producing Canadian assets in 2011/12.

• Thursday, October 15th 2015 - 06:52 UTC

  HMS Protector to assess fish stocks and update Ross Sea charts

  

  Ice ship HMS Protector is heading for waters no Royal Navy vessel has visited in 80 years as she begins a marathon deployment to Antarctica. The Plymouth-based icebreaker and survey vessel will ensure the world’s fishermen are not stripping the largely-unspoiled waters of the Ross Sea of marine life.

• Thursday, October 15th 2015 - 04:45 UTC

  Should UK Overseas Territories have representation in Westminster?

  

  A recent formation of the Friends of the British Overseas Territories, FOTBOT, had an interesting participation at the British parties conferences this season with fringe meetings open to the public and panel discussions on political issues pertaining to the British Overseas Territories, including whether BOT's should have representation in Westminster.

• Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 21:08 UTC

  Billions of juvenile polar cod under the Arctic ice, confirmed by German marine biologists

  

  Using a new net, marine biologists from Germany's Alfred Wegener Institute have, for the first time, been able to catch polar cod directly beneath the Arctic sea ice with a trawl, allowing them to determine their large-scale distribution and origin. This information is of fundamental importance, as polar cod are a major source of food for seals, whales and seabirds in the Arctic.

• Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 11:00 UTC

  Global banks warn net outflows from emerging markets close to $800 billion

  

  After a week of discussions at the annual IMF assembly in Peru, bankers and policy makers agreed that stemming the rush of investments from emerging markets was one of the most important challenges facing the global economy. But there was little agreement on how to actually do that.

• Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 10:54 UTC

  Media leaks have conservative cardinals bitter about little influence in Vatican's family affairs synod

  

  A gathering of world Roman Catholic bishops was thrown into confusion this week with the leak of a letter from conservative cardinals to Pope Francis bitterly complaining that the meeting was stacked against them.

• Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 10:49 UTC

  $100bn marriage to concentrate one third of the world's beer brewers

  

  The world's top two brewers, Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller, have agreed in principle to one of the biggest mergers in corporate history after a near month-long courtship resulted in SABMiller accepting an offer worth more than $100 billion.

• Wednesday, October 14th 2015 - 10:25 UTC

  Falkland Islands: ”Best Destination for Wildlife and Nature”

  

  Breaking news from the Falkland Islands Tourist Board office in London. Tony Mason, Director of International communications has announced the Falkland Islands has WON the award for the second year in a row for “Best Destination for Wildlife and Nature” in the Selling Travel Magazines, “Agents Choice Awards.”