International

Friday, January 9th 2015 - 06:51 UTC
A new family of antibiotics to kill serious infections, discovered by US, UK and German scientists

Scientists have discovered a new family of antibiotics, teixobactin that can kill serious infections in mice without encountering any detectable resistance offering a potential new way to get ahead of dangerous evolving superbugs.
Friday, January 9th 2015 - 06:42 UTC
Merkel said Germany wants Greece in the Euro-zone, but Athens must abide bailout terms

Germany's Angela Merkel has played down the chances of a Greek exit from the Euro zone, but made clear she expected Athens to stick to the terms of its international bailouts after this month's election.
Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 06:36 UTC
Top five factors affecting oil prices in 2015

As we ring in the New Year, let's take stock of where we are at with the oil markets. 2014 proved to be a momentous one for the oil markets, having seen prices cut in half in just six months.
Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 06:28 UTC
Euro zone inflation turns negative putting more pressure for ECB stimulus

Inflation in the Euro-zone has turned negative, official figures have shown, with prices in December 0.2% lower than the same month a year earlier. The tip into deflation adds pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to take further action to stimulate the bloc's economy.
Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 05:34 UTC
Maduro announces 20bn dollars in investment credits from China

President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he had secured a total of more than 20 billion dollars in investment from major creditor China for economic, social, and oil-related projects.
Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 05:21 UTC
Fears in Europe of violent retaliation and Islamophobia following Paris killings

The terror attack that killed 12 people in Paris on Wednesday will have come as little surprise to Europe's police and intelligence services. For months, they've regarded the prospect of a mass killing in Europe by isolated gunmen or small groups of Islamist terrorists as a question of when rather than if.
Wednesday, January 7th 2015 - 06:20 UTC
Brazil sends foreign minister to China/Celac meeting in Beijing

Brazil's new foreign minister Mauro Vieira has left for Beijing to attend the first ministerial meeting between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, according to reports from Brasilia.
Wednesday, January 7th 2015 - 04:42 UTC
FIFA vice-president will challenge Blatter for the presidency in May 29 election

FIFA Vice-President Prince Ali bin Al Hussein said on Tuesday he would stand against Sepp Blatter for presidency of football's world governing body, declaring that years of controversy surrounding “the beautiful sport” must end.
Wednesday, January 7th 2015 - 04:29 UTC
IAATO Environmental Manager is former BAS official and 2013 Queen's Polar Medal

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) announced the appointment of Tudor Morgan to the full-time position of Environmental Manager. Tudor’s overall role is to support safe and environmentally responsible tourism to Antarctica, with a particular focus on field operations.
Tuesday, January 6th 2015 - 23:11 UTC
Energy crisis as early as 2016

Low oil prices today may be setting the world up for an oil shortage as early as 2016. Today we have just 2% more crude oil supply than demand and the price of gasoline is under $2.00/gallon in Texas. If oil supply falls too far, we could see gasoline prices doubling within 18 months. For a commodity as critical to our standard of living as oil is, it only takes a small shortage to drive up the price.