International

Saturday, August 27th 2011 - 07:25 UTC
Ex IMF chief is given back passport and can travel a free man

Dominique Strauss-Kahn was given back his passport on Thursday, his legal team said, clearing the way for the former IMF head to travel abroad for the first time since his arrest three months ago on sex crime charges.
Saturday, August 27th 2011 - 07:01 UTC
Tim Cook, the man who replaces Steve Jobs as Apple’s CEO

Steve Jobs took home 1 dollar a year for serving as Apple's CEO. The company's new leader, Tim Cook, is getting a richer deal. Apple's board has given Cook a restricted stock grant of 1 million shares, Apple reported late Friday in a regulatory filing. Those shares have a market value of 383.6 million dollars, based on the stock's closing price on Friday.
Friday, August 26th 2011 - 13:01 UTC
Lager beer yeast arrived in Europe from Patagonia 500 years ago

The mystery behind the birth of lager beer has been solved. Scientists have successfully traced the origin of the popular alcoholic beverage to a type of yeast, believed to have travelled 11,000 kilometres from Patagonia, (Argentina) to Bavaria 500 years ago.
Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:22 UTC
Mercosur/Israel trade deal comes into effect following Argentina’s signature

A free trade agreement between Israel and Argentina is set to come into effect on September 9, the Israeli Industry, Trade and Labour Ministry announced this week.
Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:14 UTC
Greenpeace claims top-brand clothing garments tainted with toxic chemicals

Toxic chemicals harmful to the environment and to human health have been detected in products made by 14 top clothing manufacturers, Greenpeace said this week.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:31 UTC
Mexican billionaire Slim boosts stakes in Saks and New York Times

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim spent 8.8 million dollars to boost his stakes in Saks Inc. and New York Times adding to his biggest US holdings as the stock market slumped last week. Saks gained the most in almost a year.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:26 UTC
Australian entomologists find cheap way of neutralizing dengue virus mosquitoes

By infecting mosquitoes with bacteria from flies that commonly live in kitchen fruit bowls, researchers have stopped the insects spreading the dengue virus.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:13 UTC
Growing dissent in German government over ECB purchase of sovereign bonds

The German president has fueled concerns of a split in Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats after he criticized a move by the European Central Bank to resume buying Italian and Spanish sovereign bonds.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:08 UTC
Canada to overhaul and expand Argentine nuclear power plant

Argentina signed contracts worth 444 million dollars on Wednesday with a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Group, Canada's top engineering firm, to extend the shelf-life of its Embalse nuclear plant.
Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:04 UTC
Gibraltar territorial waters dispute postponed at least until after November

Spain’s Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenz has confirmed that there will be no further tripartite talks regarding Gibraltar whilst the dispute on issues related to sovereignty of Gibraltar territorial waters continues.