International

• Sunday, May 20th 2012 - 22:28 UTC

  SS Britain “floated” on a sea of neon-green jelly for UK Museum at Night season

  

  The SS Great Britain that in the seventies was recovered from the Falkland Islands and is currently moored in Bristol has been “floated” in a sea of neon-green jelly as part of a cultural festival.

• Sunday, May 20th 2012 - 22:24 UTC

  Repsol working with a Chinese rig drills dry well off the coast of Cuba

  

  Spanish oil company Repsol has announced a first attempt to find oil in Cuban waters has failed. Repsol spokesman Kristian Rix said an exploratory well it drilled some 50km off Cuba was unsuccessful and would be abandoned.

• Sunday, May 20th 2012 - 22:20 UTC

  Obama, , Hollande and Monti push for growth and debt reduction at G8 summit

  

  President Barack Obama pledged at the G8 summit on Saturday to work with Europe on a package that balances growth with debt reduction as world leaders try to prevent the worsening Euro zone crisis from destabilizing the global economy.

• Sunday, May 20th 2012 - 22:15 UTC

  Armed Forces parade at Windsor Castle to mark Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee

  

  Queen Elizabeth II watched as thousands of Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force troops paraded outside her Windsor Castle home Saturday to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 23:03 UTC

  World’s 29 biggest banks need to raise 566bn dollars of common equity by 2019

  

  The world’s biggest banks may have to raise about 566 billion dollars of common equity to meet rules on capital to be implemented by 2019, curtailing shareholder returns, according to analysts at Fitch Ratings.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:59 UTC

  Olympic flame begins Saturday from Land’s end the 8.000 mile relay to London

  

  The Olympic flame landed in the UK ready for the London 2012 torch relay after being flown from Athens, Greece. David Beckham used it to light a cauldron after the plane, also carrying Princess Anne and London Games organizers chair Lord Coe, arrived at a Cornish air base.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:54 UTC

  EU ambassador in Argentina suggests “negotiated agreement” for the Repsol/YPF dispute

  

  The European Ambassador to Argentina, Spanish native Alfonso Díez Torres, stressed on Friday that the solution for the YPF seizure conflict would be “a negotiated agreement” between Argentina and Repsol.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:39 UTC

  Repsol cancels contract to supply Argentina with LNG; YPF ensures supply

  

  Spain’s Repsol has cancelled its contract to supply Argentina with liquefied natural gas (LNG), just weeks after the country seized control of the company's majority stake in YPF, a document obtained by international news agency Reuters showed.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 22:35 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez insisted in Angola on the South Atlantic as “an area of peace”

  

  President Cristina Fernández highlighted the importance of keeping the South Atlantic region as ”an area of peace, free of militarization,” during her speech before the National Assembly of Angola on Friday.

• Friday, May 18th 2012 - 18:03 UTC

  CFK highlights “magnificent opportunity” for Angola/Argentina trade

  

  President Cristina Fernández highlighted the “magnificent opportunity” Argentina and Angola had in coming together on future business transactions, particularly in the face of the global financial crisis, while addressing a meeting with businessmen in Angloa where she is on a three day official visit.