International

• Thursday, June 20th 2013 - 03:12 UTC

  Scientists expect large ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico caused by excessive nutrient pollution

  

  Scientists are expecting a very large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico based on several NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency)-supported forecast models.

• Thursday, June 20th 2013 - 03:03 UTC

  Swiss lawmakers defy Washington reject deal to lift banking secrecy and expose US tax dodgers

  

  Swiss lawmakers rejected Wednesday a deal proposed by Washington to halt ruinous US legal action provided that Swiss banks that helped stash cash expose American tax dodgers and pay hefty fines.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 23:54 UTC

  Gibraltar invites Spanish treasury inspectors to dispel claims of tax evasion money

  

  Spanish treasury inspectors tasked with “tightening the noose” on Gibraltar have been invited to travel to the British Overseas Territory and talk to officials in a bid to debunk claims that the Rock is harbouring tax dodgers from Spain.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 23:33 UTC

  Plans to restore historic trawler from the ‘Great War’ rusting in South Georgia

  

  An historic trawler, originally from the city of Hull could be returned to the city as part of commemorations to mark the centenary of the First World War. The ‘Viola’, which is currently rusting in South Georgia, is the last remaining boat of its kind to have fought in what was known as the “Great War”.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 23:23 UTC

  Australian red meat exports to China break new record in May: 20.964 tons

  

  Australian red meat exports (beef, lamb, mutton and goat meat) to China continue to go from strength to strength, with total shipments for May surpassing the previous all-time high registered in February.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 06:11 UTC

  G8 summit agrees on new measure to clamp money laundering and corporate tax avoiders

  

  Leaders of the G8 major economies have agreed new measures to clamp down on money launderers, illegal tax evaders and corporate tax avoiders. Governments agreed to give each other automatic access to information on their residents' tax affairs. They will also require shell companies - often used to exploit tax loopholes and invest money anonymously - to identify their effective owners.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 06:02 UTC

  Paraguayan president elect Cartes will visit Spain and European Union institutions

  

  In a strong display of support for Paraguayan president-elect Horacio Cartes, European Union ambassadors confirmed the leader will be travelling next week to Brussels, seat of the EU in what will be his first contacts out of the region.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 05:48 UTC

  Argentina bans British made ejection seats from local jet trainer IA-63 Pampa III

  

  Argentine jet trainer manufacturer FAdeA has been banned from installing a British made ejection seat in a new version of the Pampa by the government of President Cristina Fernandez, according to company boss Raul Arganaraz.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 02:56 UTC

  Malvinas C24 Argentina petitioners: Maria Angelia Vernet and Alejandro Betts

  

  Maria Angelica Vernet and Falklands’ born Alejandro Betts will be Argentina’s petitioners at Thursday’s June 20 United Nations Decolonization Committee session in New York when the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute will be addressed.

• Wednesday, June 19th 2013 - 00:14 UTC

  India-Argentina pledge to improve trade; Timerman thanks Delhi support on Malvinas dispute

  

  India and Argentina pledged to improve trade relations, particularly in “non-traditional areas” said Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman alongside his counterpart, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, at the end of his visit to India. Timerman also thanked New Delhi for its support in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute.