International

Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 06:12 UTC
China and Brazil confirm closer trade and investment ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff in Australia on the sidelines of the G20 summit, calling for substantial progress in China-Brazil railway cooperation and further expanding trade and investment.
Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:50 UTC
IEA says oil supplies may not keep up with demand

Despite what appears to be a saturated oil market in 2014, oil producers around the world will struggle to meet rising demand over the next few decades.
Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:34 UTC
Top Gibraltar delegation after trade and political contacts in US

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia are in Washington DC for a series of commercial and political meetings, which took off at the US Chamber of Commerce building in order to support the formal accreditation of AmCham Gibraltar.
Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:23 UTC
Falklands' giant mural paying tribute to the Royal Navy painted by school in Hampshire

Students from a Hampshire college in the UK have completed a giant mural paying tribute to the Royal Navy’s role in the Falklands Conflict. Twenty students from South Downs College at Waterlooville spent a week completing the 12ft square artwork on a wall in the Warrant Officers and Senior Rates Mess at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth.
Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:06 UTC
UK will not support World Bank loans to Argentina; British public opinion against such aid

The United Kingdom contributions mostly through World Bank loans and aid to Argentina have again been questioned in Britain with demands on Prime Minister David Cameron to block British taxpayers cash going to the country which has 'precarious finances' and a long standing demand over the Falkland Islands sovereignty.
Monday, November 17th 2014 - 06:01 UTC
Thousands march in Buenos Aires marathon in support for Falklands' dialogue

Thousands of people participated Sunday in a race organized by Argentina's government to press for a dialogue with Britain over the Falkland Islands, officials said.“#YoCorroPorMalvinas was a success! More than 10 thousand people came out today to say Yes to a dialogue for the Malvinas,” Malvinas Islands Affairs Secretary Daniel Filmus said in a Twitter post.
Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 05:24 UTC
Falklands' naval exercises: “regular routine training”, says Ministry of Defense

UK described recent combined military exercises in and around the Falkland Islands as part of regular routine training. The statement follows on Thursday's strong Argentine protest, (which claims sovereignty over the (Malvinas) Islands), and called the military exercises a “new provocation”.
Friday, November 14th 2014 - 19:04 UTC
When Germany promised 'the return of Texas' if Mexico declared war on US

The United States of America entered World War I in April 1917 and it is widely believed that turned the tide of the conflict. The wartime leader was Woodrow Wilson, whose progressive accomplishments were significant between 1912 and his re-election in 1916.
Friday, November 14th 2014 - 08:03 UTC
Fears of a new Chikungunya viral strain in Brazil with the coming of summer

The Chikungunya outbreak which continues to affect thousands of Caribbean residents since it first appeared in St. Martin last year has been relatively self-limiting in the United States, due to the fact that the current strain only spreads through the Aedes egypti mosquito vector, which is uncommon on the US Eastern seaboard.
Friday, November 14th 2014 - 07:46 UTC
UK ratifies position on new Security Council permanent members but wants to limit veto right

The UK supports new permanent seats for Brazil, Germany, India, Japan and an African representation as part of the reforms to the United Nations Security Council, said Ambassador Sir Mark Lyall Grant of the UK Mission to the UN, during a debate at the General Assembly.