International

Wednesday, February 10th 2016 - 05:26 UTC
Meteorologists rebuke Royal Caribbean's “Anthem of the Seas” on weather report

“Royal Caribbean should have known better”. That's the word Tuesday from weather experts who closely monitored the development of the storm that rocked the line's Anthem of the Seas, on Sunday and Monday.
Wednesday, February 10th 2016 - 02:33 UTC
Falklands: Back to the future, why the 'new approach' from Argentina is completely missing the point

By the Honourable Mike Summers, OBE (*) - Over the weekend of the 6th and 7th February, the press in Argentina reported that the Government of Argentina (GoA) was going to change its approach to its treatment of the Falkland Islands, its relationship with the United Kingdom and how it intends to “resolve the Falklands question”
Saturday, February 6th 2016 - 07:57 UTC
Pollack statement: “pleased to report that enormous progress has been made”

Daniel A. Pollack, Special Master presiding over settlement negotiations between the Republic of Argentina and its “holdout” Bondholders issued the following statement today (Friday, Jan 5):
Saturday, February 6th 2016 - 07:37 UTC
US unemployment drops to 4.9% in January, but hiring is slowing down

The latest report from the United States Labor Department for January showed job gains slowed more than expected as the boost to hiring from unseasonably mild weather faded last month. However unemployment dropped to 4.9% of the workforce, the lowest in almost eight years.
Saturday, February 6th 2016 - 07:00 UTC
Argentina close to a full agreement with holdouts: US$ 6.5bn offer to end the litigation

Argentina offered a $6.5 billion cash payment to creditors suing the country over defaulted bonds on Friday, seeking to end an exhausting 14-year legal battle, “the sovereign debt trial of the century”, that transformed the country into a financial markets pariah. Two out of six leading bondholders have already accepted the offer, the U.S. court-appointed mediator said, hailing the proposal by Argentina's new, business-friendly government as an “historic breakthrough”.
Saturday, February 6th 2016 - 05:36 UTC
UK will contest UN opinion on 'arbitrary detention' of Julian Assange

The United Kingdom will formally contest the opinion of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that Julian Assange is a victim of arbitrary detention. From Stockholm Swedish prosecution said the UN ruling had no formal impact into an ongoing rape investigation against the WikiLeak's founder.
Saturday, February 6th 2016 - 05:33 UTC
Africa's decisive 54 votes pledged to Sheikh Salam's bid for FIFA presidency

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is backing Sheikh Salman in the Bahraini royal’s bid to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president. Africa’s 54 members represent a large portion of the total of 209 FIFA voters who are eligible to cast a ballot. Not surprisingly, it’s believed that the candidate who gets the support of Africa will be a big favorite.
Saturday, February 6th 2016 - 05:29 UTC
US promotes major traceability plan for fishery products to combat IUU

The United States National Oceanic and Atmosphereric Administration (NOAA) announced a proposal to implement a traceability plan for fishery products, aimed at combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to prevent fraudulent trade.
Friday, February 5th 2016 - 08:31 UTC
World cereal stocks are set to end 2016 seasons at 642 million tons, higher than they began.

Weather patterns associated with El Niño are sending mixed signals about the early prospects for cereal crops in 2016, especially in the Southern Hemisphere, according to FAO's Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, released on Thursday.
Friday, February 5th 2016 - 07:54 UTC
Swiss Syngenta accepts takeover proposal by China Chemical: US$ 43bn cash

Government-owned agrochemical firm China National Chemical announced this week an all-cash proposal to buy Swiss rival Syngenta for $43 billion in a deal expected to improve China's food production.