International

• Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 07:02 UTC

  Uruguay ranks as the most peaceful country in Latinamerica

  

  Figures published this week by the Global Peace Index, GPI, show homicide rates and violent crime had increased around the world, particularly in Latin America, where levels of peacefulness showed the biggest slip over the past 12 months. According to that criteria Uruguay (24) ranks as the most peaceful country of the region and Colombia (138) the most violent out of a world total of 149.

• Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 06:47 UTC

  Chinese exports displace Brazilian goods overseas and at home

  

  Brazil lost an estimated 12.6 billion US dollars in exports between 2004 and 2009 because of Chinese penetration in the country’s main international markets according to a report from the powerful Federation of Sao Paulo States industries, FIESP, released Wednesday.

• Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 06:42 UTC

  Annual plunder of developing countries could finance 48.000 km of paved roads

  

  At a time of global economic hardship, corruption fighters from around the world convened this week in Paris to work against further plundering of developing countries, by supporting efforts against asset theft and safe havens for ill-gotten gains.

• Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 06:39 UTC

  China’s exports soar 48.5% in May, the highest in more than six years

  

  China’s exports jumped 48.5% in May from a year earlier, the biggest gain in more than six years. However the impact of the European crisis is still to be seen following on this week’s IMF warning that global economic risks have risen significantly.

• Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 06:33 UTC

  World Bank warns European crisis could derail global recovery

  

  The global economic recovery continues to advance, but Europe’s debt crisis has created new hurdles on the road to sustainable medium term growth, cautions the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects 2010, released Thursday online.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 21:18 UTC

  UK reaffirms Falklands’ self determination and British sovereignty

  

  The British Foreign Office reaffirmed Wednesday the right to self determination of the Falkland Islands and dismissed the latest statements calling for sovereignty negotiations over the Islands with Argentina.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 19:35 UTC

  Long time close friend of Gibraltar named Commons’ Deputy Speaker

  

  Britain’ House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has unveiled his three deputies as Labour’s Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle, Dawn Primarolo MP and, and Tory Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans. The deputy speakers were elected by MPs in a secret ballot for the first time.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 19:33 UTC

  Top IMF official warns Asia to prepare for European developments’ consequences

  

  Risks to the global economic outlook have “risen significantly” and policy makers have limited room to provide support to growth warned International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara during a conference Wednesday in Singapore.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 06:06 UTC

  China concerned with global impact of EU sovereign debt crisis

  

  China's central bank reiterated on Tuesday it would continue to implement the relatively easy monetary policy according to changing situations in a bid to facilitate the ongoing development transformation model, as well as reinforce the country's sound and relatively fast economic growth.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2010 - 23:58 UTC

  PM Cameron hosts Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed Conservative predecessor Baroness Thatcher back to 10 Downing Street for a reception in her honour.