International

Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 06:53 UTC
Dramatic rescue of a passenger vessel who fell overboard triggers safety debate

A Disney cruise ship’s dramatic rescue of a Royal Caribbean passenger after he fell overboard apparently unnoticed has raised questions as to whether cruise ships have adequate technology to detect when someone goes overboard.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 06:15 UTC
US/UK helicopters to support Falklands UK defense ministry operations

United States helicopter operator, AAR Airlift and partner British International Helicopters (BIH) have grabbed a £180 million ($275 million) helicopter deal to support U.K. defense ministry operations in the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 06:05 UTC
Falklands receives Pan-American science delegation including Chile, Brazil and Colombia

Following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, who first visited the Islands in 1833, the first ever Pan–American Science Delegation to the Falkland Islands arrived in Stanley on Saturday, January 17.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 05:57 UTC
WHO calls for urgent action to reduce burden of non communicable diseases

Urgent government action is needed to meet global targets to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and prevent the annual toll of 16 million people dying prematurely—before the age of 70 – from heart and lung diseases, stroke, cancer and diabetes, according to a new World Health Organization report.
Monday, January 19th 2015 - 07:25 UTC
Value of London's real estate is worth as much as Brazil's annual GDP

The real estate boom has added 1.5 trillion dollars to the value of British homes over the past five years and left London residential property worth as much as Brazil's economy. Research by estate agents Savills shows U.K. houses and apartments were worth £5.75 trillion (8.7 trillion) in 2014, an increase of almost one trillion pounds since 2009.
Monday, January 19th 2015 - 06:02 UTC
Rousseff 'dismayed' with Indonesia for execution of Brazilian; ambassador recalled

President Dilma Rousseff expressed Saturday her “dismay” and “indignation” after learning of the execution of Brazilian Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira in Indonesia and recalled her country's ambassador to Jakarta for consultations.
Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 09:20 UTC
Cristina Fernandez first twit reaction to 'Iran plot' claim; Nisman to Congress next week

Argentine President Cristina Fernández made her first public statement since AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman accused her of allegedly covering up Iran’s role in the 1994 attack that left 85 dead and 300 injured. Nisman is scheduled to visit congress next week invited by opposition lawmakers to reveal further details of the alleged plot.
Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 08:17 UTC
UK visa applications in Uruguay will be decided in Bogotá

As of 26 January 2015, applications for visas for the United Kingdom made in Uruguay will be decided in Bogota. United Kingdom Visas and Immigration, which has the responsibility for issuing UK visas overseas, is introducing a change to its network as part of a broader change program.
Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 08:10 UTC
Last year was the hottest on Earth since record-keeping began in 1880

Last year was the hottest on Earth since record-keeping began in 1880, scientists reported on Friday, underscoring warnings about the risks of runaway greenhouse gas emissions and undermining claims by climate change contrarians that global warming had somehow stopped.
Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
Argentina downplays WTO adverse ruling and considers possible negotiations with litigants

The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against Argentina triggers “no immediate modification” of the country’s trade administration, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich pointed out adding a “comprehensive and detailed analysis of the ruling’s terms” is needed.