International

• Saturday, April 20th 2013 - 06:00 UTC

  New strain of bird flu has capacity to mutate rapidly; could become transmissible among humans

  

  The new strain of bird flu that has killed 17 people in China has been circulating widely “under the radar” and has acquired significant genetic diversity that makes it more of a threat, warned scientists.

• Friday, April 19th 2013 - 05:46 UTC

  Argentina begins Washington round of contacts ahead of IMF-WB spring meeting

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino is in Washington ready to start his official activities in the margins of the 2013 International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring meeting.

• Friday, April 19th 2013 - 05:39 UTC

  IMF chief summoned to appear before French court over an arbitration payment

  

  IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been summoned to appear before a French magistrate on May 23 for questioning over an arbitration payment to a wealthy supporter of former President Nicholas Sarkozy, news website Mediapart reported.

• Friday, April 19th 2013 - 02:38 UTC

  France conditions EU/US trade talks to the exclusion of cultural items

  

  France said it would block proposed negotiations on a free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States unless cultural sectors, such as television and radio, were excluded from the talks.

• Friday, April 19th 2013 - 02:35 UTC

  Italy’s political stalemate extends to the election of a new president

  

  Italy's parliament failed to elect a new state president in the first two votes on Thursday with a centre-left rebellion against leader Pier Luigi Bersani torpedoing his official candidate and prolonging a political stalemate.

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 15:26 UTC

  US researchers develop super powerful micro-batteries

  

  United States researchers claim to have developed the world's most powerful batteries that can jump-start a dead car and recharge your phone in the blink of an eye.

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 02:47 UTC

  IMF admits price-asset bubbles tells Latam financial sector ‘to keep their guard up’

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated on Wednesday that both financial and banking sectors in Latin America “should keep their guards up” before the recent and fast growth of the credit, though the lender doesn’t see any overheat of the region’s economy.

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 02:24 UTC

  London Marathon is on next Sunday: 36.000 runners including UK Olympic champion

  

  The London Marathon will go ahead as planned in the British capital this Sunday despite the bomb attack on the Boston race which killed three people and wounded more than 100, police and officials said.

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 02:07 UTC

  Thousands turn out to pay their last respects to Baroness Thatcher in London

  

  Queen Elizabeth led mourners on Wednesday in St Paul's Cathedral at the funeral of Baroness Thatcher Britain's longest serving prime minister of modern times. More than 2,000 guests from around the world paid their last respects at the biggest such occasion since the Queen Mother's funeral in 2002.

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 01:50 UTC

  Falklands’ service to “the most theologically-minded Prime Minister’ of the XXth century”

  

  In the Falkland Islands Wednesday memorial and thanksgiving service to Baroness Thatcher, Reverend Dr Richard Hines led the congregation through the messages of the hymns and Bible readings she personally chose for the day of her funeral.