International

• Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 20:31 UTC

  Lagarde admits volatility in global markets as strong economies tighten monetary policy

  

  Monetary policy tightening in advanced economies will cause volatility in international markets this year and impact the monetary situation of some emerging economies, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde cautioned on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 22:44 UTC

  Hedge fund CEO says that dispute with Argentina could be settled 'in an afternoon'

  

  Paul Singer, CEO of hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation and who is litigating Argentina demanding full payment of defaulted bonds described Argentina's government policies as 'horrendous' and stated that 'talking' he could settle the dispute 'in an afternoon'.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 21:58 UTC

  World Cup infrastructure delay is “a joke” says Brazil assistant coach

  

  A Brazil assistant coach says it is “a joke” that the country’s government took so long to begin the infrastructure work needed for this year’s World Cup which is scheduled to begin in June.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 19:48 UTC

  HMS Portland begins her Atlantic deployment visiting England's centuries old ally Portugal

  

  HMS Portland has called into the Portuguese capital, the first stop of her Atlantic deployment that will take her to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 19:20 UTC

  Anglo-Colombian defense conference onboard HMS Richmond in Cartagena

  

  The third annual Anglo-Colombian Strategic Defense Conference was held this week onboard HMS Richmond in Cartagena. The Portsmouth based type 23 returning from her Atlantic deployment also supported Defense and Security Industry Day while alongside in the Colombian port.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 05:45 UTC

  Fears that a drifting Russian cruise vessel, full of rats, could reach UK shores

  

  An abandoned cruise ship allegedly brimming with cannibal rats, which has been drifting in the Atlantic Ocean for around 12 months might end up in the shores of Great Britain. According to experts, the Russian liner Lyubov Orlova that once carried 100 passengers, might drift on the west coast of Cornwall, Scotland, or Ireland.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 05:34 UTC

  NY Times: the influential Minister behind Argentina’s economic shift

  

  The following piece from The New York Times, written by Simon Romero and Jonathan Gilbertjan gives an insight into the life and thinking of the most powerful Economics minister Argentina has had in a decade: Axel Kicillof and the brains behind the current rather eclectic policies.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 05:17 UTC

  Market disruptor: nuclear restarts spells trouble for LNG

  

  By Nick Cunningham of Oilprice.com - There are two major factors that have emerged in the last five years that have sparked a surge in LNG investments. First is the shale gas “revolution” in the United States, which allowed the U.S. to vault to the top spot in the world for natural gas production.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 04:27 UTC

  Falklands lawmaker on political visit to New Zealand and Australia

  

  Mike Summers Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands will visit New Zealand and Australia this week as part of a regional tour where he will present the Falklands as a modern, thriving democracy and address the Falkland Islanders right to self determination. There are long-standing links between the countries, and this tour hopes to build upon existing relationships.

• Monday, January 27th 2014 - 19:26 UTC

  Coca Cola CEO warns youth unemployment is a great risk for social peace

  

  Unemployment among teens and young adults represents a huge global problem, says Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca-Cola. In the United States, teenage unemployment totaled 20.2 percent in December and if the situation isn't addressed, the results could be devastating, the social peace and fabric of the world is in danger.