International

• Friday, July 17th 2015 - 06:42 UTC

  Falklands' Premier secures two blocks in Mexico's oil industry privatization

  

  Premier Oil, with strong involvement in the development of the Falkland Islands' oil and gas industry is among the winners in the first round of Mexico’s oil and gas privatization. The two licences secured by the London listed oil firm’s consortium were the only assets successfully auctioned by the Mexican authorities.

• Friday, July 17th 2015 - 06:19 UTC

  Argentine economy showing slight improvement but still delicate, says IMF

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) slightly improved its outlook on Argentina’s economy saying the country will grow 0.1% in 2015 and will remain stagnant in 2016. Nevertheless, IMF warned the country is going through a “very delicate” situation and insisted that the improved outlook doesn’t change its views regarding Argentina.

• Friday, July 17th 2015 - 05:49 UTC

  “Sea for Bolivia” and “Malvinas for Argentina” pledges president Evo Morales

  

  Bolivian president Evo Morales defended his claim of “sea for Bolivia” and “Malvinas for Argentina”, during the last of his two-day very militant visit to Argentina before flying late Thursday to Brazil for the Mercosur summit.

• Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 09:15 UTC

  CFK and Morales unveil a 16 meters high statue of independence heroine

  

  The presidents of Argentina and Bolivia have unveiled a statue of Bolivian war of independence heroine Juana Azurduy. The 25-ton, 16-meter-high statue replaces a controversial statue of Christopher Columbus that was taken down in 2013 after ninety years.

• Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 08:15 UTC

  Aphids beat latest 'odor' efforts to repel them and protect GM crops

  

  In what is described as a major blow to genetic modification of crops, a variety of wheat developed in the UK to repel pests has failed in field trials. The variety engineered to produce an odor that repels aphids, failed in the field test after it was successfully tested in the lab, proving a wide gap between lab and commercial application of the process.

• Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 07:52 UTC

  “Cordial” meeting of Gibraltar Chief minister and C24 chairman Lasso Mendoza

  

  Chief Minister Fabian Picardo explained in detail Gibraltar’s views on self-determination during a ‘cordial’ meeting with Ecuadorian diplomat Xavier Lasso Mendoza, the Chairman of the United Nations Decolonization Committee of 24, in New York on Tuesday, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 07:51 UTC

  US female will take the helm of 91.000-ton Celebrity Summit in August

  

  For the first time in the cruise industry, an American female will take the helm of a mega-ton cruise ship. At 37 years of age, San Francisco native Kate McCue will command Celebrity Summit, a 91,000-ton, 965-foot ship in the Celebrity Cruises fleet, sailing between the eastern United States and Bermuda. As Captain, she will be responsible for the navigation of the ship and the onboard experience of its 2,158 guests and 952 crew members.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 06:53 UTC

  Exposed C24 chairman agrees to receive Gibraltar's Picardo to match a meeting with Spanish minister

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo is in New York for a meeting with the Chairman of the UN’s Decolonization Committee of 24, ambassador Xavier Lasso Mendoza. The meeting arose from the Chief Minister’s intervention before the C24 last month, during which the Ecuadorian diplomat confirmed he had met with a Spanish government minister to discuss Gibraltar, according or a report from the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 06:40 UTC

  Greek parliament must vote on Wednesday Euro zone bailout conditions

  

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he does not believe in a bailout offered by Euro zone leaders, but is willing to implement it. Tsipras described the deal as “harsh”, but said it was the only way for Greece to remain in the Euro.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 06:33 UTC

  Relief from China as economy expands 7% in second quarter from a year ago

  

  Growth in the world's second largest economy, China, beat expectations in the second quarter, but it was still the weakest showing since the global financial crisis. The economy grew 7% from a year ago - matching growth in the first three months of the year, which was the lowest since 2009 when it fell to 6.6%.