International

Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:07 UTC
Japan's economy contracted 1.8% in second quarter; fall blamed on consumer sales tax

Japan's economy shrank 1.8% in the April-to-June period, worse than forecast and raising more questions about the government's economic policy. The official data confirmed that the world's third largest economy suffered its sharpest quarterly contraction since the 2011 earthquake disaster.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 04:00 UTC
China exports up 9.4% in August over a year ago, but imports were down 2.4%

China's latest export numbers rose by 9.4% in August from a year earlier, beating forecasts of about 8% growth. The official data showed imports dropped by 2.4% from the year before, though, which left the country with a record surplus of 49.8bn dollars.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 03:44 UTC
UK Coca Cola adopts color coded labeling with nutritional information

Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) is adopting the UK Government’s voluntary front of pack nutrition labeling scheme, which combines nutrient amounts and percentage Reference Intakes (RIs) with color-coding to show how much fat, saturated fat, salt, sugar and energy (calories) is in a product.
Tuesday, September 9th 2014 - 03:35 UTC
William and Kate expecting their second baby and fourth-in-line to British throne

Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate are expecting their second baby, his office announced on Monday. The baby will be fourth-in-line to the British throne, after grandfather Prince Charles, father William and elder brother George, the couple's first child who was born in July last year.
Monday, September 8th 2014 - 07:22 UTC
“Smart-cruise” will have all passengers connected on RFID the moment they step on board

With technology that has never been used on cruise ships before, including high-tech “WOWband” bracelets and apps that put everything at passengers’ fingertips, Royal Caribbean’s 'Quantum of the Seas' has been dubbed “The World’s First Smart-ship.”
Monday, September 8th 2014 - 07:07 UTC
Malvinas Argentine sovereignty policy launches book recalling first speech before UN C24

Foreign minister Hector Timerman and Malvinas affairs Secretary Daniel Filmus, made the official presentation of the book “Malvinas Argentine sovereignty; 50 years since ambassador Ruda's speech” which recalls the fiftieth anniversary of the first Argentine presentation on the question of the Malvinas Islands before the UN Decolonization Committee, or C24.
Monday, September 8th 2014 - 06:35 UTC
China aids Argentina: a billion dollars in Yuan pledged by end of the year

Argentina's central bank chief, Juan Carlos Fabrega, met his Chinese counterpart Zhou Xiaochuan in Basilea, Switzerland on Sunday to discuss how a currency swap worth billions of dollars will be put into action, the Argentine monetary authority said.
Monday, September 8th 2014 - 06:23 UTC
London offers greater fiscal autonomy as Scotland poll shows pro-independence is tied with NO vote

The British government on Sunday pledged greater fiscal autonomy for Scotland, after a poll put the pro-independence camp ahead for the first time ahead of the September 18 referendum on separation. Only Scottish residents can vote in the referendum.
Monday, September 8th 2014 - 06:15 UTC
Gibraltar's debut in the 2016 European Championship ends in 7-0 loss with Poland

Gibraltar's competitive football debut ended in a predictably one-sided 7-0 loss to Poland on Sunday when the team predominantly made up of amateurs started 2016 European Championship qualifying.
Saturday, September 6th 2014 - 06:23 UTC
Latin America has the worst homicide and abuse stats in children and teenagers

Latin America and the Caribbean have the largest share of homicides among children and adolescents in the world, revealed a UNICEF report released yesterday. According to the study, in 2012 alone, “more than 25,000 homicide victims in the region were below the age of 20 — representing about one quarter of all homicide victims worldwide.”