International

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 09:41 UTC

  OIE world assembly begins on Sunday with representatives from 178 members

  

  The 82nd General Session of the World Assembly of OIE (Animal Health Organization) Delegates will be held from 25 to 30 May 2014, bringing together representatives of 178 OIE Members and observers from international organizations that have signed an official agreement with the OIE, as well as other international and regional organizations and invited guests.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 09:34 UTC

  Reducing fisheries wastage, harmful practices and improving traceability

  

  An estimated 1.3 billion tons of food are lost per year, which is up to about one-third of all food produced. This figure includes post-harvest fish losses, which tend to be greater in small-scale fisheries, according to the latest edition of FAO’s The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 09:25 UTC

  South Georgia releases three new coins: one of them to honor Prince George

  

  Three new South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands government coin designs have been released in recent months. The birth of His Royal Highness the Prince of Cambridge is marked by the release of a coin dated 2013, which is based on a coin originally released the previous year.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:43 UTC

  The 1978 'nominal' co-sovereignty secret project for Gibraltar, with UK, EEC and Spain's guarantee

  

  A form of “nominal” co-sovereignty to be guaranteed UK, Spain and the EEC was proposed by Gibraltar Chief Minister, the late Sir Joshua Hassan, in January 1978, according to papers newly-released to The National Archives.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:39 UTC

  FIFA warns about buying World Cup tickets from unauthorized sellers

  

  FIFA has told fans buying World Cup tickets from unauthorized sellers that they could be barred from stadiums. Three weeks from the opening match, FIFA said yesterday that it “cancels tickets discovered as illegally sold or re-sold with the bearers risking not being permitted entry.” FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil said some fans have already been affected.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:13 UTC

  British fans travelling to the Cup in Brazil warned about 'Argentine gangs'

  

  If the recent protests and demonstrations across Brazil prior to the World Cup are any indication of the domestic and public violence that is expected to happen, fans, of all nationalities must be cautious, as the Brazilian military police has warned.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:16 UTC

  Humpback whales in different oceans should be recognized as separate species, says genetic study

  

  A new genetic study has revealed that populations of humpback whales in the oceans of the North Pacific, North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere are much more distinct from each other than previously thought, and should be recognized as separate subspecies.

• Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:11 UTC

  Pescanova Falklands operation could be targeted by Argentina, says Spanish media

  

  Argentina’s government could at any stage now force Spanish seafood group Pescanova to divest its squid fishing operation based in the Falkland Islands, as it is reportedly breaching fishing legislation, said Spanish media.

• Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 23:38 UTC

  Bye, bye Argentina: Spain's Repsol sells all assets and end operations in the country

  

  Spanish oil company Repsol has ended its operations in Argentina, two years after the government seized its assets. Last month the Argentine congress gave final approval to pay 5bn dollars in compensation for Repsol's stake in Argentine oil firm YPF.

• Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 11:39 UTC

  “Soccer one of the strongest cultural links between Argentina and UK”

  

  A roundtable on soccer organized by the Argentine Embassy in London in the wake of World Cup, Argentina Ambassador, Alicia Castro, highlighted the “cultural links between Argentine and British people” and said “soccer is one of the strongest”.