International

Thursday, February 12th 2015 - 05:34 UTC
UK's Customs request information on Argentina's criminal case against HSBC

Britain's HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department has requested Argentina’s AFIP tax bureau information on the criminal report filed in Buenos Aires against HSBC on allegations the bank helped more than 4,000 clients to evade taxes by stashing their money in secret Swiss bank accounts.
Thursday, February 12th 2015 - 05:26 UTC
Costa Concordia cruise captain sentenced to 16 years in prison for 2012 shipwreck

The former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the 2012 shipwreck, which killed 32 people off the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio. Francesco Schettino was commanding the vessel, a floating hotel as long as three football pitches, when it hit rocks off the island, tearing a hole in its side.
Wednesday, February 11th 2015 - 15:31 UTC
Arctic oil on life support

Oil companies have eyed the Arctic for years. With an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil lying north of the Arctic Circle, the circumpolar north is arguably the last corner of the globe that is still almost entirely unexplored.
Wednesday, February 11th 2015 - 15:26 UTC
Norway's Statoil appoints new CEO and identifies three main challenges

Statoil’s board of directors has appointed Eldar Sætre as the company’s new president and CEO. Sætre, who has 35 years’ experience from Norway's' Statoil and the oil and gas industry, has been acting as president and CEO since October, and assumes the role with immediate effect.
Wednesday, February 11th 2015 - 06:39 UTC
English Premier League TV rights break all records: £ 4.2 billion

Pay-TV group Sky has agreed to pay 4.2 billion pounds (6.4 billion dollars) to show 126 live English Premier League matches a season from 2016 to 2019, pressured by fierce rival BT to smash analysts' forecasts and secure the best games.
Wednesday, February 11th 2015 - 05:30 UTC
“Our democracy is young, but nor fragile” ambassador Castro tells the FT

Following the publication of an article in the British press under the heading of “Democracy in Argentina dented by mysterious murder”, Argentine ambassador in London Alicia Castro, sent a letter to the editor of the Financial Times basically arguing that “our democracy is young, but not fragile” and describing the article as “most groundless and offensive” accusation.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 19:27 UTC
Falklands' familiarization visit for UK ambassadors from Brazil, Chile and Uruguay

British ambassadors to Chile, Brazil and Uruguay respectively, Fiona Clouder, Alex Ellis and Ben Lyster-Binns are currently visiting the Falkland Islands to familiarise themselves with the people and economy and to discover what opportunities there are to increase links between the Islands and their host countries.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:40 UTC
Foreign Secretary Hammond opens first FCO “Diplomatic Academy”

United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond will open the Diplomatic Academy in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Tuesday 10th February. The Academy, the first in the Foreign Office’s history, will be a centre of excellence and has been established to equip Foreign Office staff with the essential skills for diplomacy in the modern world.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:35 UTC
Falklands pensions' scheme receives top qualification from UK HM Revenue & Customs

The Falklands Islands Pensions Board is pleased to announce that HM Revenue & Customs in the United Kingdom has approved the Falkland Islands Pensions Scheme (FIPS) as a Qualifying Recognized Overseas Pensions Scheme (QROPS).
Monday, February 9th 2015 - 13:26 UTC
Researchers fear Ebola virus has mutated and are studying contagion degree

More than 22,000 people have been infected and about 9,000 are known to have died in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since what evolved into the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola was identified last March.