International

Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 07:00 UTC
Chinese shares on the slide after dropping 8% on Monday; central bank to inject liquidity

Shares in mainland China continued their slide on Tuesday, after a historic sell-off the previous day. The Shanghai Composite fell by 4.3% to 3,567.38 points in early trade, after the index on Monday saw its biggest drop in eight years with an 8% tumble.
Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 06:45 UTC
PM Cameron: UK must not become a safe haven for corrupt money from around the world

Foreigners must be stopped from buying UK homes with “plundered or laundered cash” and a “global effort” launched to defeat corruption, David Cameron will say in a speech later. Cameron will vow to expose the use of “anonymous shell companies” to buy luxury UK properties - often in London.
Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 06:27 UTC
Falkland Islanders under Argentina 'will elect their own members to Congress and enjoy oil benefits'

'Some day' Argentina will recover sovereignty over the Malvinas and in no way will the Falkland Islanders or their culture, traditions or language be discriminated, and furthermore they will be able to elect their members to congress, governor and fully enjoy the benefits of oil production.
Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 06:21 UTC
Di Caprio in Ushuaia for the final scenes of “The Revenant”

U.S. actor Leonardo Di Caprio is in far southern Argentina to shoot the final scenes of “The Revenant,” directed by Mexican Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, the recent winner of the Oscar for Best Picture for “Birdman.”
Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 05:38 UTC
Carwyn Jones grateful to Chubut for helping preserve Welsh language and culture

Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said it was an honor and a privilege to be in Chubut for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first Welsh settlers arrival in Patagonia, and thanked provincial governor Martin Buzzi for organizing the event and helping to preserve Welsh traditions, culture and language.
Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 05:31 UTC
“A diplomatic success” the presence of Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones

As a day of great celebration, Argentine ambassador in the UK, Alicia Castro described the festivities for the 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers arrival to Patagonia, taking place in Chubut with the attendance of Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones, Argentine cabinet ministers and members of the Welsh-Argentine community.
Tuesday, July 28th 2015 - 05:07 UTC
'The Welsh are fully integrated to Argentina and have preserved their culture'

Argentina's Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez and the Presidential Legal and Technical secretary Carlos Zannini led on Monday celebrations in Chubut to mark the 150th anniversary of the Welsh community that settled in the Patagonian province. The event took place in Puerto Madryn overlooking the Golfo Nuevo.
Monday, July 27th 2015 - 11:58 UTC
Pearson prepared to sell 50% stake in The Economist; deal should be over b by end of summer

Publishing company Pearson has confirmed plans to sell its 50% stake in the Economist Group. The statement from the firm came just days after it announced the sale of the Financial Times to Japan's Nikkei.
Monday, July 27th 2015 - 05:53 UTC
“Second referendum on Scottish independence inevitable; question is timing”

A second referendum on Scottish independence is inevitable, according to former first minister Alex Salmond. Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr program, he said the question was over the timing which was “in the hands of Nicola Sturgeon”.
Monday, July 27th 2015 - 05:30 UTC
Gibraltar complains about queues at the border with Spain; drop in tourism expenditure

The Gibraltar Government has included the long queues of last Thursday afternoon at the frontier with Spain in its latest report to the European Union. Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia said the report will be presented “in order to draw attention to the manner in which the Spanish government is implementing the recommendations made by the commission”.