International

Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 00:03 UTC
Malvinas dispute anticipates visits of Cristina Fernandez and Hague to Chile

British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Argentine president Cristina Fernandez are expected to visit Chile in the near future as pressure mounts on the conservative government of President Sebastian Piñera because of the ongoing UK/Argentina diplomatic dispute over the Faklands/Malvinas issue.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 21:37 UTC
Portsmouth prepares to receive the Royal Navy’s biggest warships ever

Britain’s Portsmouth Naval Base is preparing to be the home of the biggest warships ever built for the Royal Navy. A specialist rig began six weeks of drilling on Friday, sampling the seabed in the harbour and in the Solent.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 19:48 UTC
“Leo” wines to support Messi’s Foundation programs to help children promoting sports

An Argentine winery will be launching next April a line of Sauvignon and Chardonnay with the brand name “Leo” in honour of the brilliant player and striker of the world’s currently greatest team Barcelona, Leonel Messi.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:59 UTC
Another setback for Carnival: several cruise vessels victims of the Norovirus

More than 100 people on board a cruise ship operated by a unit of Carnival Corp have fallen ill with a stomach virus, the latest setback facing the world's biggest cruise company, which came under scrutiny last month for the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster in Italy.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:51 UTC
Chavez supports Russia/China veto on UN Syrian resolution as “very positive”

While Western and Arab countries responded with outrage after Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up power, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez considered the veto as “very positive”.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:46 UTC
A majority of Germans feel Euro block would be better off without Greece

The majority of Germans feel the Euro currency bloc would be better off if debt-crippled Greece left it, a poll published in mass-selling newspaper Bild am Sonntag showed.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 06:37 UTC
Queen begins celebration of the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne

Queen Elizabeth II has said she is dedicating herself “anew to your service”, as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. In a message, she also said she felt “deeply moved” by the support shown for her Diamond Jubilee.
Sunday, February 5th 2012 - 08:02 UTC
Added sugar and sweeteners are “health risks as serious as alcohol and tobacco”

US experts have argued that sugars and sweeteners added to foods pose such a serious health risk that they should be controlled in the same way that alcohol and tobacco are, according to commentary in the journal Nature.
Sunday, February 5th 2012 - 07:26 UTC
Malvinas conflict is diplomatic: “unnecessary ostentation of firepower” from UK

Argentine Defence minister Arturo Puricelli described UK’s announcement to send state of the art and latest incorporation to the Royal Navy HMS Dauntless, and according to the London press a nuclear powered submersible, to the disputed Falklands/Malvinas Islands as “an unnecessary ostentation of fire power”
Saturday, February 4th 2012 - 19:46 UTC
Costa Cruises calls for tenders to remove the crippled Concordia cruise vessel

Plans have been put in place to start removing the wreck of the Costa Concordia after it run aground with 4.200 people on board last month. Costa Cruises confirmed that it has called for tenders from 10 specialist companies for the removal of the crippled vessel.