International

Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:58 UTC
Gibraltar launches three gold commemorative coins to celebrate coronation

The Government of Gibraltar has launched three “extremely limited edition” Gibraltar gold commemorative coins to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:52 UTC
Uruguay and UK sign agreement for Chevening-ANII scholarships

The British Ambassador in Montevideo, Ben Lyster-Binns, and the President of Uruguay’s National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII) Omar Macadar, signed this week an agreement to create the Chevening-ANII scholarships.
Friday, September 13th 2013 - 00:39 UTC
Celibacy ‘is not Church dogma’ and ‘can be discussed’, says Vatican’s number two

The Vatican’s new secretary of state has surprised many in the Catholic Church, after saying in an interview with a Venezuelan newspaper that the issue of priests remaining celibate is up for discussion.
Thursday, September 12th 2013 - 05:14 UTC
Mega-regional accords could lead “to redefinition of world trade rules by 2020”

One of the main features emerging with the current international economic situation is mega-regional negotiations linking the main world production networks: Europe, North America and Asia and sometimes skirting WTO, according to the latest report on the Latinamerican and Caribbean economy from Eclac (UN Economic commission for Latam and the Caribbean).
Thursday, September 12th 2013 - 05:07 UTC
US Supreme Court on September 30 will consider if it hears Argentina’s appeal on hedge funds

The US Supreme Court will use its Sept. 30 private conference to consider whether to hear Argentina’s appeal in a clash affecting billions of dollars in defaulted debt. The schedule, revealed on Wednesday on the court’s public docket, means the justices may say as early as Oct. 1 whether they will review a 2012 federal appeals court ruling that requires Argentina to pay holders of defaulted bonds if the country makes payments on restructured debt.
Thursday, September 12th 2013 - 01:55 UTC
Spanish government recommends Repsol ‘negotiations’ with Argentina over YPF

Spanish Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said that the ‘best solution’ for Spain and Argentina on the dispute over the seizure of a majority stake of YPF from Repsol is “negotiations” and emphasized that Madrid will back Spanish corporations in what it ‘considers convenient’.
Thursday, September 12th 2013 - 00:59 UTC
Catalonia human chain demands Madrid a referendum on independence

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans held hands in a 400-km human chain across their region to press the Spanish government to let them vote on breaking away and forming their own country.
Thursday, September 12th 2013 - 00:37 UTC
Tourism New Zealand picks Sao Paulo as base for Latin American activity

Tourism New Zealand will open a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil to serve as the base of its new Latin American activity. The announcement was made by Prime Minister John Key and the Minister of Tourism, at the Latin American Business Council lunch this week.
Wednesday, September 11th 2013 - 23:49 UTC
Chilean delegates at corruption-prevention forum in Panama partly financed by the Foreign Office

Chilean delegates are attending a regional forum to discuss techniques for tackling corruption and collusion in Latin American procurement taking place in Panama City. The conference is a joint initiative of the UK Foreign Office, several Panama government offices and a regional Central America body established by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
Wednesday, September 11th 2013 - 23:42 UTC
UK distributes LIBOR fines paid by banks among military charities

Almost £2.5 million to go to the British armed forces community, including those currently serving, veterans and families. Armed forces charities and good causes are to benefit from the latest tranche of funding from the £35 million Armed Forces Covenant (LIBOR) Fund, the government has announced.