International

Thursday, June 16th 2011 - 23:08 UTC
US scientists close to producing super-wheat resistant to deadly-rust variants

United States scientists say they are close to producing super varieties of wheat that will resist from variants of Ug99, a new and deadly form of wheat rust and at the same time boost yields by as much as 15%.
Thursday, June 16th 2011 - 19:23 UTC
UN Secretary General praises Uruguay’s contribution to peace keeping worldwide

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon thanked Uruguay for being one of the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping worldwide. Ban Ki-moon is currently on a South American round of visits that included Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Thursday, June 16th 2011 - 19:09 UTC
Uruguay supports Ban Ki-moon re-election because of his commitment to multilateralism

Uruguay’s support for the re-election of Mr Ban Ki-moon as Secretary General is based on his decisive efforts to impulse multilateralism since taking office in 2007, said Uruguayan Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro.
Thursday, June 16th 2011 - 15:10 UTC
Falklands: Argentina deplores PM Cameron’s “regrettable act of arrogance”

The Argentine Government said it “deplores that, in a regrettable act of arrogance, the United Kingdom claims to have the authority to ‘put an end’ to the unresolved conflict regarding the Malvinas Islands sovereignty, a case that is currently being recognized by the United Nations.”
Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 22:46 UTC
Argentina attracted 40% of all Chinese investments in the region in last 12 months

Argentina attracted 40% of all Chinese investments in the region in the last twelve months (June 2010/May 2011) and prospects remain “optimistic” reveals a report from Deloitte.
Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 21:53 UTC
French giant oil group Total invests heavily in solar energy

French oil and gas giant Total completed its 1.3 billion US dollars tender offer to buy a controlling 60% stake in SunPower, a California provider of solar power systems, the two companies announced Wednesday.
Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 21:08 UTC
Spain accuses Gibraltar before the C 24 of “colonialism by consent”

Spain has told the United Nations Committee of 24 (C24) that despite the “impasse afflicting the Brussels process”, Madrid's goodwill allows regional co-operation with Gibraltar and UK to continue under the Tripartite Forum.
Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 19:45 UTC
Gibraltar calls on opposition to forget about C24, ‘they will never de-colonize’

The Gibraltar Government called this week on the Opposition “to abandon attendance at the Committee of 24 and support Chief Minister Peter Caruana at the United Nations in October.”
Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 19:36 UTC
Major economies, except the US, loosing recovery momentum, says OECD report

Major economies, with the exception of the United States, are losing momentum as the outlook for growth worsens in European and developing countries, the OECD's leading indicator for April showed on Wednesday.
Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 18:36 UTC
Falklands’ sovereignty “is not negotiable. Period”, says British PM Cameron

British Prime Minister, David Cameron, sent a clear message on Wednesday during a Parliamentary speech regarding Argentina’s claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands as the British leader stated that sovereignty “is not negotiable. Period!”