International

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 06:10 UTC

  Repsol first quarter profits jumped 38% on the year mainly on higher production

  

  Spains’s Repsol SA said on Thursday its first-quarter profit jumped 38% on the year, mainly due to higher production and refining margins.

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 03:22 UTC

  With ‘gene-editing’ scientists have produced a disease resistant piglet

  

  A disease-resistant piglet has been produced using new genetic engineering described as ‘gene-editing’. The piglet was born four months ago at Edinburgh's Roslin Institute, and is known as ‘Pig 26’.

• Thursday, May 9th 2013 - 22:48 UTC

  Major South America cruise industry fair moves to the Pacific, in Chile

  

  Valparaíso, Chile’s main port will be hosting the continental version of the Sea Trade Fair next May 14/15, a major cruise industry event which is celebrated every three years and for the first time in Chile. The previous meetings were held in Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, May 9th 2013 - 00:13 UTC

  Falkland Island's self-determination: Queen out of touch with reality, says Argentina

  

  “The Queen is not aware that we are in the XXIst century and she follows the colonialist tradition of the United Kingdom”, claimed Argentine Senator Daniel Filmus, the first reaction to the Queen’s strong message in support of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar right to determine their political futures.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 23:33 UTC

  London honours HMS Edinburgh, the last of the Type 42 destroyers

  

  Royal Navy Veteran destroyer HMS Edinburgh and giant helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious brought London to a halt on Wednesday as they glided down the River Thames. HMS Edinburgh is the last of the Type 42 destroyers and is on her first stop on a round-Britain farewell tour which ends nearly 30 years of service.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 19:48 UTC

  Reassurance for Falklands and Gibraltar

  

  By Harold Briley from London - The Falkland Islands and Gibraltar have been reassured by the British Government that it will protect their right to choose their own way of government. The pledge was contained in the Government’s programmer and new laws for the forthcoming session of Parliament, outlined in the traditional Queen’s Speech to both Houses of Parliament.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 16:28 UTC

  Falklands/Gibraltar: Queen reaffirms protection and self determination of British Overseas Territories

  

  Britain reaffirmed on Wednesday that it will ensure and protect the right to the Falkland Islanders and Gibraltarians to determine their political futures. The strong message was included in HM Queen Elizabeth traditional annual address to Parliament setting out the legislative program for the government of PM David Cameron.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 09:40 UTC

  First Latinamerican and BRIC representative next head of WTO

  

  Brazil's Roberto Azevedo has won the race to become the next head of the World Trade Organization, the first candidate from Latinamerica and from the BRIC club of emerging economies to take the job.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 09:34 UTC

  Francis will visit a favela, meet young prisoners when he arrives in Brazil for World Day of Youth

  

  Pope Francis will visit a favela (slum) and meet young prisoners when he travels to Brazil on his first international trip as pontiff in July, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The Argentine born pope who has said he wants to make concern for the poor a hallmark of his papacy, will visit the Manguinhos slum in Rio de Janeiro on the fourth day of his July 22-29 trip to the world's largest Catholic country.

• Wednesday, May 8th 2013 - 09:29 UTC

  China fears a US/EU free trade area could become protectionist; looks to Latinamerica

  

  China has raised concerns about European Union plans to negotiate an ambitious free trade deal with the United States, fearing it is a protectionist move and at the same time Beijing new administration is doubling efforts towards Latinamerica and Africa.