International

Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 06:48 UTC
Moody's cuts 2016 global economic forecast; no commodities rebound in near future

Credit rating firm Moody’s cut its 2016 global economic growth forecasts, with China and United States both trimmed and Russia and Brazil seen staying in recession.
Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 06:26 UTC
Rolls Royce cooperating with Petrobras corruption investigators

Britain's Rolls-Royce is cooperating with investigators in a massive corruption scandal at Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras, a spokesman said. The engineering company confirmed it had been contacted by investigators involved in the probe, which has engulfed Brazil's political and business establishment amid allegations of a massive kickbacks scheme.
Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 06:12 UTC
China's factory activity contracts at its fastest in three years in August

China's factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in three years in August, confirming fears that the country's growth is continuing to slow. The official manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped to 49.7 from 50 in July.
Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 03:58 UTC
Malvinas Argentine veterans demand justice of abuse suffered at the hands of their officers

Argentine Veterans from the 1982 Malvinas war will continue to voice their condemnation of abuse suffered at the hands of their superior officers as a legal team reiterate their demands for recognition and justice before federal courts in Río Grande on Monday.
Monday, August 31st 2015 - 12:04 UTC
Norway is testing the world's first electric fishing vessel

Norwegian boat builder Selfa Arctic AS is now supplying the world's first electric fishing vessel. In effect Norwegian fishing company Øra AS has order the world’s first electric fishing vessel, which has been under construction since last autumn.
Monday, August 31st 2015 - 07:11 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Sarkozy willing to bring sides together to address the issue

Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy, visiting Buenos Aires, has offered to bring sides together regarding the Falklands/Malvinas Islands dispute between Argentina, the United Kingdom and the Islanders, according to the incumbent presidential candidate Daniel Scioli.
Monday, August 31st 2015 - 06:52 UTC
Spain 'willing' to improve cross-border law enforcement with Gibraltar

Spain has signaled its “full willingness” to improve cross-border law enforcement cooperation with Gibraltar, according to a press report in Spain. 'El Pais' said Madrid was seeking to defuse the fallout from last Saturday’s incident at sea, during which warning shots were fired by officers of the Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera (Customs) who tried to board a local pleasure boat in British waters.
Monday, August 31st 2015 - 06:43 UTC
Uruguayan youngster faces Dutch challenge

By Patrick Watts in Eindhoven. - 20 year old Uruguayan sensation Gaston Periero is loving every minute of his new footballing career in the city of Eindhoven, where he now plays for the Netherlands Champions PSV before crowds of 50,000 fanatical supporters.
Saturday, August 29th 2015 - 06:33 UTC
Falklands' MLAs confident they can 'educate' UK politicians who have swallowed the Argentine story

Falkland Islands elected lawmakers believe that the election of MP Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Labor would be harmful for that party, but anyhow they are confident that as happened before, they can 'educate' detractors who argue that Britain and Argentina should negotiate over the Falklands.
Saturday, August 29th 2015 - 06:05 UTC
Shame on you Father Benedettini: Malvinas-dialogue poster support was real

Shame and double confession for the Vatican's deputy spokesman father Ciro Benedettini: it has now clearly emerged that Pope Francis was well aware he was holding a poster calling for “Malvinas dialogue between the UK and Argentina”, and furthermore the Holy Father encouraged the man who setup the stage to continue strongly with the campaign.