International

• Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 06:13 UTC

  World’s oldest drinkable champagne recovered from the Baltic Sea

  

  Divers have salvaged 70 bottles of what may be the world's oldest drinkable champagne from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea off Finland's Aland archipelago, Swedish media reports said.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 05:40 UTC

  Unemployment in Euro zone 10% and 9.6% in EU; worst case Spain with 20.3%

  

  As many as 23 million men and women in the EU were unemployed in July, according to data released by Eurostat on Tuesday. Of these, 15.833 million are from the Eurozone countries.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 00:36 UTC

  London denies UK and France could share aircraft carriers

  

  The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Defence Secretary Liam Fox is to meet his French counterpart to discuss further defence co-operation. But a senior MoD source has told the BBC there are no plans for the two countries to share aircraft carriers.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2010 - 03:44 UTC

  UK press reports Britain and France could share aircraft carrier capability

  

  Britain and France could share their aircraft carrier capability in a dramatic co-operation pact designed to maintain military power while cutting costs, it has been reported, reports the UK Press Association.

• Monday, August 30th 2010 - 06:59 UTC

  UK scientists decode wheat genome; vital to help feed growing population

  

  British scientists have released draft sequences of the wheat genome, which they think could make a vital contribution to securing global food supplies. The researchers say their efforts could help British farmers to develop new strains with greater yields.

• Monday, August 30th 2010 - 06:43 UTC

  IMF proposes a short term liquidity facility to prevent financial crises

  

  A top International Monetary Fund official called for the creation of an emergency lending facility as part of a global toolkit aimed at preventing the spread of financial crises.

• Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 07:08 UTC

  UK most powerful attack submarine HMS Astute officially commissioned

  

  The UK’s most powerful attack submarine, HMS Astute, was welcomed into the Royal Navy on Friday. In a Commissioning ceremony overseen by the boat's patron the Duchess of Cornwall, Astute officially became 'Her Majesty's Ship'.

• Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 06:32 UTC

  Russian gas tanker making history sailing through the Arctic Northeast Passage

  

  A Russian gas tanker is making history as the famed Arctic Northeast Passage receding ice opens up an elusive trade route from Asia to the West sought for centuries by explorers.

• Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 06:12 UTC

  Surprise performance of UK economy, “but don’t get carried away”

  

  The UK economy grew by more than initially thought in the second quarter of 2010, boosted by a strong performance by the construction sector. The economy grew by 1.2% in the quarter, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, revising up its initial estimate of 1.1% growth.

• Thursday, August 26th 2010 - 00:55 UTC

  Several countries petitioning Mediterranean diet be listed as cultural heritage

  

  The Mediterranean nations of Italy, Greece, Morocco, and Spain are petitioning to have their staple diet listed as a cultural heritage item by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).