International

• Wednesday, February 25th 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Gibraltar “nothing to fear” from tougher EU controls

  As European Union leaders met over the weekend in Berlin ahead of the G20 summit in April, Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana has welcomed the call for a tightening of regulatory standards, transparency and co-operation of financial markets on a global basis.

• Wednesday, February 25th 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Success of Polar Year confirms worst climate change fears

  

  Scientists and policymakers marked the official end of the International Polar Year (IPY) Wednesday at the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva. The 60-country, 1.2 billion US dollars effort has seen knowledge about the poles - and their influence on the rest of the planet - increase hugely.

• Wednesday, February 25th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  UK Jan car production plummets 58.7% over a year ago

  

  United Kingdom car production for January fell 58.7% against the same month the previous year, latest figures show. A total of 61,404 cars were manufactured in January 2009, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said.

• Tuesday, February 24th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Madrid makes formal protest over royal visit to Gibraltar

  

  Spain has complained officially to Britain over next week's visit of Princess Anne to Gibraltar, labelling it as “inopportune” reported Tuesday the Gibraltar Chronicle. The Princess Royal is due to open a medical centre named after her but which Spain says is particularly sensitive to them because it is on “the disputed isthmus”.

• Tuesday, February 24th 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  World Bank downgrades Latam 2009 growth to 0.3%

  

  Latinamerican growth will plunge strongly this year to 0.3% forecasted Pamela Cox, World Bank vice-president for Latinamerica and the Caribbean. Last September the WB forecast was 2.7%, in January it was down to 1% and now 0.3%.

• Monday, February 23rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  European leaders agree to regulate all financial markets

  

  European leaders in Berlin have agreed on the need to regulate all financial markets including hedge funds and underlined that a global solution was needed to the current financial crisis.

• Monday, February 23rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Canadian Coast Guard rescues crew from sunken Spanish trawler

  

  A Canadian Coast Guard vessel rescued on Sunday 22 fishermen from the frigid waters off Newfoundland on Sunday after the Spanish trawler Monte Galineiro caught fire and later sank.

• Sunday, February 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  PM Gordon Brown to hold US talks with Pte. Barak Obama

  

  Gordon Brown has won his first coveted meeting with Barack Obama as president of the United States, it was announced.

• Sunday, February 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Saab under creditors protection plans to cut ties with GM

  

  Swedish car maker Saab Automobile Friday was granted protection from its creditors so that it can be reorganized and said it will seek to separate from its owner, General Motors Corp.

• Sunday, February 22nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC

  Spain readies for Princess Anne coming visit to Gibraltar

  

  Next month's visit to Gibraltar by the Princess Anne could derail the tripartite talks if it is a high profile one, according to a senator from the Spanish ruling party PSOE, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.