International

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 20:16 UTC

  Pacific Ring Countries to Make Energy Sharing Plans

  

  Future cooperative agreements among the countries of the Pacific Ring could reduce electricity costs in Chile’s far north by up to 25 percent. Chile’s energy costs are currently the highest in the region.

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 19:02 UTC

  Merger Takes Place

  

  British Airways and Iberia have registered their merger, forming a holding company International Airlines Group SA.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 22:43 UTC

  Exit Polls Show Portuguese Leader Cavaco Silva is Re-elected

  

  Portuguese voters Sunday re-elected Anibal Cavaco Silva for a second term in office, showing that they want political stability. However, there are difficult months ahead asd the country has to face up to the European Union crisis.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 20:18 UTC

  Spain-China Expand Alliance

  

  Spanish Telefónica and Chinese operator Unicom agreed on Sunday to expand their alliance, both investing a further U$ 500 million in the other. Under the agreement, China Unicom could get a seat on Telefónica.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 20:13 UTC

  Thousands Bid Farewell to Ark Royal

  

  Around 250 sailors led crowds on a march through Portsmouth, to say a final farewell to the axed aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. Portsmouth is the Royal Navy flagship's home.

• Friday, January 21st 2011 - 18:58 UTC

  Tourism Forum to Focus on Growth and Development

  

  Senior representatives of the private sector, governments, and United Nations organizations will meet next March in the Principality of Andorra to analyze tourism and its key role in international economic growth and development at the Global Tourism Forum Andorra 2011 (March 6-7, 2011).

• Friday, January 21st 2011 - 13:08 UTC

  Unilateral Facts

  

  Argentina has recently stepped up pressure on Britain over the Falklands by criticising British actions as “unilateral” and hence a breach of UN Resolution 31/49. This article places this current phase of the Falklands dispute in perspective and considers which side’s unilateral acts have been more significant.

• Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 16:52 UTC

  UK Unemployment at Record High

  

  The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the number of unemployed in the UK has increased by 49,000 to 2.5 million, with a record number of young people out of work.

• Wednesday, January 19th 2011 - 22:29 UTC

  United States Welcomes China’s Success

  

  President Obama welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House on Wednesday and praised China’s success.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 14:03 UTC

  International tourism 2010: multi-speed recovery

  

  International tourism recovered strongly in 2010 according to the advance release of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Tourism Barometer.