International

Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 07:05 UTC
Argentina confirms customs imports restrictions despite WTO ruling

The administration of president Cristina Fernandez confirmed to Argentine business leaders that customs restrictions on imports will stay in place, despite strong international pressure for barriers to be lifted.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 06:51 UTC
Explosive report on world's wealth from Oxfam: 1% of super rich own 48%

More than half the world’s wealth will be owned by just one percent of the population by next year as global inequality soars, anti-poverty charity Oxfam predicted on Tuesday in an explosive document on the eve of a major meeting of the world’s political and business elite.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 06:44 UTC
China last year grew at its weakest in 24 years, but could be bouncing back

China's economic growth slowed to its weakest in 24 years, expanding 7.4% last year from 7.7% in 2013. Growth in the world's second largest economy missed its official annual growth target of 7.5% for the first time in 15 years. But, the annual growth figures still came in higher than market expectations of about 7.2%.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 06:33 UTC
Denmark, following on Switzerland, forecasted to remove Krone's peg to the Euro

Denmark has cut its key interest rate to prevent the Krone from strengthening in the wake of Switzerland's decision to scrap the franc's peg to the Euro. There has been speculation that Denmark could follow the Swiss move by removing the Krone's link to the Euro.
Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 07:08 UTC
Falklands 'holds a place in my heart', says UK presenter Sue Cook

British TV presenter and author Sue Cook has been on what she described as an incredible three-week journey to Antarctica which relived Sir Ernest Shackleton’s unique voyage 100 years ago, but admits to have fallen in love with the amazing Falklands, according to a report from the Banbury Guardian.
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.