International

• Tuesday, July 16th 2013 - 05:23 UTC

  Falklands united as a political community thus a ‘micro-nation’ says SAC

  

  The, “orthodox,” view that the Falkland Islands referendum was little more than British voters choosing to remain British, as pedalled by the Argentine government, is not enough to explain the result of the Falkland Islands referendum argues Professor Peter Willetts in his ‘A Report on the Referendum on the Political Status of the Falkland Islands’.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2013 - 03:58 UTC

  China confirms economy is slowing down after second quarter weaker expansion

  

  China's economic growth slowed in the April to June period, the second straight quarter of weaker expansion. The world's second biggest economy grew by 7.5% compared to the previous year, down from 7.7% in the January to March period, data showed. The figures were in line with analyst expectations.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2013 - 03:55 UTC

  Closer to discovering how genetic flaws increase obesity risks

  

  The mystery of a genetic flaw which greatly increases the risk of obesity in one in six people has been solved by an international group of scientists. A version of an obesity gene, called FTO, had been linked to a bigger belly, but the reason why was uncertain.

• Monday, July 15th 2013 - 15:08 UTC

  Falklands’ iconic communications Cable & Wireless changes name to Sure

  

  In April this year Cable & Wireless South Atlantic Ltd, along with the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Diego Garcia were acquired by the Batelco Group (*), a leading telecommunications provider to 16 markets spanning the Middle East & Northern Africa, Europe and the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

• Monday, July 15th 2013 - 14:53 UTC

  Brazil: internet providers will have to store domestic communications in the country

  

  Brazil may soon require global Internet service providers (ISPs) to store domestic communications data in the country in response to reports that the US widely spies on telephone and Internet traffic across Latin America.

• Monday, July 15th 2013 - 12:39 UTC

  Spanish vessel allegedly illegally fishing in Argentine waters must pay 1.1 million Euros

  

  The Argentine government confirmed a fine of 5.3 million Pesos (approx 800.000 Euros) and another 300.000 Euros to liberate the forfeited catch on board, mostly squid, of the Spanish flagged vessel ‘Piscator’ caught last 2 July allegedly illegally operating in Argentine waters and which remains retained in Puerto Madryn.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 15:57 UTC

  Francis sweeping reforms to Vatican legal system include from child abuse to money laundering

  

  Pope Francis is introducing changes to the Vatican legal system and has announced reforms on laws governing child abuse to penalties for staff who leak confidential information. The latest overhaul of the Holy See comes after years of scandals which have damaged the image of the Catholic Church.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 13:55 UTC

  UK confirms policy of no support for World Bank and IADB loans to Argentina

  

  UK Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening has confirmed that due to recent actions by the Argentine government she is no longer confident that further investments in Argentina would be consistent with the objectives she laid out in February this year, in an answer to a House of Commons Written Parliamentary Question.

• Friday, July 12th 2013 - 21:06 UTC

  Five-time champion Fangio Formula 1 Mercedes 196 auctioned for £ 19.6 million

  

  Automotive history was made at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale on Friday when the car that took five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio to the second of his Formula 1 world titles achieved a record-breaking figure of £19,601,500 (US$29,650,095, €22,701,864).

• Friday, July 12th 2013 - 08:08 UTC

  World banks lining up submissions for the nationalized 39% holding in Lloyds

  

  Top banks are putting their submissions to the UK Treasury to run a potential £20bn sale of the nationalised part of Lloyds Bank. Banks have until Monday to make their pitch to handle the sell-off of the government's 39% holding in Lloyds, with the sale of RBS, which is 81% owned by the taxpayer, to come later.