International

• Tuesday, March 1st 2011 - 02:27 UTC

  Oil and gas companies report anti-corruption programs, but do they apply them?

  

  Oil and gas companies have improved the transparency of how they report revenues and information about anti-corruption programs but should take bolder actions to stop corruption, according to a new report released Monday by Transparency International (TI) and Revenue Watch Institute (RWI).

• Tuesday, March 1st 2011 - 00:09 UTC

  UK government recommends cutting back on processed meat to reduce cancer risk

  

  Consumers should cut back on red and processed meat to reduce their risk of getting cancer, according to the British government. New advice recommends eating no more than 70g a day - equivalent to three rashers of bacon or two sausages.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2011 - 00:07 UTC

  China lowers annual economic growth target from 7.5% to 7%

  

  China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao says China is lowering its annual economic growth target from 7.5% to 7% and is determined to contain soaring prices. He was speaking in a question and answer session with internet users in what has become an annual online chat. Mr Wen said China needed to ensure that growth was sustainable.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  And the Winner is...“The King’s Speech”

  

  “The King’s Speech,” a regal period drama about an English monarch’s triumph over stuttering, took the big honors Sunday at the 83rd annual Academy Awards.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 02:14 UTC

  World famous solo regatta surprise returns to Uruguay; deterred by violence in Brazil

  

  Velux 5 Oceans. The Ultimate Solo Change is unexpectedly returning to Uruguay after twelve years. The four solo competitors are currently sailing along the South Atlantic and the leading yacht is expected to arrive in Uruguay’s renowned international resort of Punta del Este late Monday.

• Monday, February 28th 2011 - 01:30 UTC

  UK threatens to pull out of FAO unless it improves its ‘patchy’ performance

  

  Britain threatened to pull out of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), unless it improves its “patchy” performance. The announcement follows a review of British overseas aid ordered by the coalition government.

• Sunday, February 27th 2011 - 23:23 UTC

  Cuba elected as vice-president of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization

  

  Cuba was elected last week vice president of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, also known as the Committee of the 24, exclusively in charge of promoting a decolonization agenda.

• Sunday, February 27th 2011 - 23:14 UTC

  China plans to build 45 new airports in the next five years

  

  China plans to build at least 45 new airports in the next five years to serve booming travel, the top industry regulator said last week.

• Sunday, February 27th 2011 - 23:10 UTC

  India interested in reaching out to Latin America and Mercosur

  

  India is reaching out to emerging markets and Latin America, and more precisely Mercosur is a strategic priority, said India’s Minister for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) India-Uruguay business conference that hosted a large Uruguayan business delegation led by the country’s Vice-President, Danilo Astori.

• Saturday, February 26th 2011 - 05:57 UTC

  BBC ends Spanish broadcasts for Latin America; major role in Falklands war

  

  The BBC has ended its radio broadcasts in Spanish for Latin America, 73 years after they first went on air. The service faced its greatest challenge during the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina in 1982.