International

• Monday, September 14th 2009 - 09:02 UTC

  Beijing reacts to higher tyre’ tariffs with probes into US poultry and cars

  

  Beijing announced it would launch anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into some United States imported vehicles and chicken products from the United States, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday, escalating a trade disputes which was triggered when the US decided to raise tariffs on Chinese-made tires.

• Monday, September 14th 2009 - 09:01 UTC

  Father of the Green Revolution and Nobel Peace Prize dies in Texas

  

  Norman Borlaug, the man known as the father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, died in Texas aged 95. Prof Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for agricultural innovation and the development of high-yield crops.

• Monday, September 14th 2009 - 08:57 UTC

  Australia signs 60 billion USD deal to supply gas to Japan and South Korea

  

  US oil firm Chevron has signed 60 billion US dollars worth of deals to supply natural gas to Japan and South Korea from its Gorgon project in Australia. Chevron Australia said it would supply Osaka Gas with 1.375 million tonnes of natural gas a year over 25 years.

• Monday, September 14th 2009 - 08:49 UTC

  Spain resumes Gibraltar-Algeciras maritime link 40 years later

  

  Maritime links between Gibraltar and Algeciras, Spain will be resumed next month after an interruption of 40 years, a spokesman for the Spanish shipping firm Transcoma confirmed to the Gibraltar Chronicle over the weekend.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:57 UTC

  France cautions Venezuela on “nuclear links” with Iran

  

  France cautioned Venezuela that any nuclear technology transfer from Iran would represent a “violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions”.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:41 UTC

  German ships making history cruising Asia to Europe via Russia’s Arctic

  

  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.

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 10:41 UTC

  Gibraltar reaffirms self determination on National Day celebrations

  

  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.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 10:33 UTC

  “Milk strike” and dairies blockades announce EU farmers

  

  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.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 10:30 UTC

  China boosts train industry with 42 new high-speed railway lines

  

  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.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 08:16 UTC

  Oil price climbs on expectations of global economic recovery

  

  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.