International

Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:57 UTC
British team recovers U$S50m trove of silver coins from sunken ship south of St Helena

A British-led team has recovered a $50m trove of silver coins that has lain on the seabed since the steamship carrying them from Bombay to England was sunk in 1942. The SS City of Cairo was torpedoed 772km south of St Helena by a German U-boat and sank to 5,150m. The 100 tons of coins, recovered in the deepest salvage operation in history, belonged to HM Treasury.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:54 UTC
The 1.1 trillion Euro bond buying program is 'effective' says ECB' president Dragui

A protester crashed a press briefing as the European Central Bank (ECB) explained the success of its 1.1 trillion euro bond buying plan. ECB President Mario Draghi said: “There is clear evidence that the monetary policy measures we have put in place are effective.”
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:45 UTC
EU parliament Armenia resolution “mutilates history and law” blasts Turkey

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry slammed the European Parliament’s decision to adopt a resolution that urges all EU member states and Turkey to recognize the 1915 events as ‘genocide’ and accused the resolution of mutilating history and law, Daily Sabah reports.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:39 UTC
EU accuses Google of 'cheating competitors' to favor its shopping service

The European Union accused Google Inc on Wednesday of cheating competitors by distorting Internet search results to favor its shopping service, and launched another antitrust investigation into its Android mobile operating system.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:34 UTC
British embassy in Montevideo awards scholarships to young football players

A football player doesn’t only depend on their sporting attributes on the pitch, but also needs to have the skills to be competitive out of the stadium. For those who start playing football, English can be the key to access to new opportunities, or to put it another way, it can be like a Goal to the Future.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:30 UTC
Norovirus outbreak on two cruise ships off the coasts of Mexico and California

Hundreds of Royal Caribbean passengers were stricken with acute gastrointestinal ailments, including vomiting and diarrhea, on two cruise ships off the coasts of Mexico and California earlier this week. The debilitating illness was identified as norovirus, outbreaks of which aren’t uncommon on cruise ships, especially during the winter season.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:12 UTC
Brazil questions Argentina's approach to China in military procurement

Brazil's minister of defense Jacques Wagner questioned Argentina's approach to China regarding military procurement, but discarded any conflict with Buenos Aires, since the country is a 'strategic and important partner' of Brazil. Apparently the issue was brought up by Jacques when he visited his counterpart Agustín Rossi in Buenos Aires last week.
Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 02:22 UTC
Falklands people's “democratic rights” will be upheld, pledges Tories' manifesto

With less than a month to UK's election the Conservative party released its manifesto which explicitly declares that a Tory government “will uphold the democratic rights of the people of Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands to remain British, for as long as that is their wish, and protect our Overseas Territories”.
Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 08:57 UTC
St. Helena prepares for airport opening with boutique hotel and South African airline

Two South African companies, Mantis in the hotel business and Comair airline, will be playing a vital role in developing St Helena's economy through increased communications and the tourist industry, once the international airport is opened next February, according to the latest news from the British Overseas Territory in mid South Atlantic.
Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 08:19 UTC
Turkey warns Pope Francis not to repeat the 'mistake' of using 'genocide' for mass killings of Armenians

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned Pope Francis, warning him to not repeat the “mistake” of describing the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians as “genocide.”