Two German merchant ships are sailing from Asia to Europe via Russia's Arctic coast, having negotiated the once impassable North East Passage. This route is usually frozen but rising temperatures in the region caused by global warming have melted much of the ice allowing large ships to go through.
Gibraltar celebrated on September 10th its National Day reaffirming its right to determine its future in accordance with the people’s wishes, rights and aspirations.
The European Milk Board, representing milk producer organisations from eight European countries, has announced a far-reaching revolt, including farmer blockades of dairies and the withholding of milk from the market.
China has announced plans to build 42 new high-speed railway lines over the next three years. In a breakthrough, China has developed trains that can run on both high-speed and normal lines, said railway official Zhang Shuguang.
Oil prices closed Thursday above 72 US dollars a barrel following the meeting of the producers' cartel OPEC on Wednesday and the International Energy Agency forecast of stronger demand as the global economy recovers.
The Bank of England held the United Kingdom’s base rate at 0.5% Thursday, marking the sixth consecutive month of record low rates. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee also made no changes to its quantitative easing policy.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Friday told the Israeli people not to support their genocidal government that killed 1434 Palestinians, a third of them civilians, during the latest war on Gaza.
General Motors (GM) has announced that it has chosen the Canadian car parts manufacturer Magna to buy Opel and its sister company Vauxhall. The decision was welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who said she was very pleased about it.
Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez revealed in an interview with the French daily Le Figaro that he has signed an agreement with his Iranian peer Mahmud Ahmadinejad to develop a nuclear program with the help of the Teheran regime.
The United Nations has stepped into the debate on the future of the US Dollar, mainly that it be replaced as the world's reserve currency. The idea has been floating for some time in world capitals, such as Beijing, Moscow, Tehran and Brasilia but is the first time the world organisation openly takes position.