International

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 21:50 UTC

  Catholic Church insists in questioning Nobel Prize to in vitro fertilization

  

  International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations has declared its disagreement with Prof. Robert Edwards being awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work in developing in vitro fertilization. The problems of infertility, the group said in an official statement, must be solved within an ethical framework which respects the dignity of the embryo as a human being.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 22:40 UTC

  Zoellick calls for the reinstatement of emergency food aid program

  

  World Bank president Robert Zoellick expressed concern about the renewed speculation with agriculture commodities which in the last months have seen prices of food in developing countries soar

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 22:38 UTC

  World Bank sees “currency devaluations” tensions and “bubble” risks

  

  World Bank President Robert Zoellick said he sees tensions arising from currency devaluations as nations seek to boost their economies, though he doesn’t expect them to turn into “wars.”

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 01:19 UTC

  Spain on the steps of the Argentine crisis of 2001, warns Stiglitz

  

  Spain could face a crisis similar to that of Argentina back in 2001 because of its incapacity to create jobs and reduce the fiscal deficit, which makes it an easy prey for international speculators.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 01:05 UTC

  Spain to cooperate with Gibraltar on maritime law enforcement, ‘without affecting sovereignty’

  

  Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos recognised the need for cooperation with Gibraltar on maritime law enforcement in this area.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 00:58 UTC

  Most Irish believe the worst is yet to come; 50 billion Euros to clean bank mess

  

  Most Irish people think the worst is yet to come for their economy and only a minority thinks a change of government could improve the situation, a poll showed.

• Monday, October 4th 2010 - 00:49 UTC

  Germany celebrates 20 years of reunification and calls for new “solidarity”

  

  Germany has been celebrating the 20th anniversary of its reunification. Chancellor Angela Merkel led the official celebrations Sunday, hosted by the northern city of Bremen and attended by tens of thousands of people.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 18:20 UTC

  Chinese oil group Sinopec buys 40% of Repsol-YPF Brazil operations

  

  China’s Sinopec group, the country’s second-largest oil and gas producer, will invest 7.1 billion US dollars in Repsol-YPF’s Brazilian unit as the Spanish oil company raises funds to develop offshore projects.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 18:18 UTC

  Chevron given green light for exploratory drilling off Shetland Islands

  

  Oil firm Chevron has received government consent to drill an exploration well to evaluate a controversial prospect off Shetland. The deep-water Lagavulin prospect is 160 miles north of the islands.

• Friday, October 1st 2010 - 05:13 UTC

  Labour market recession ‘worsening’; recovery delayed until 2015

  

  A new report by the research arm of the International Labour Organization (ILO) says a long “labour market recession” is worsening the social outlook in many countries.