International

Friday, June 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Whaling meeting tries to freeze and delay divisive issues

The International Whaling Commission voted down Thursday a request by indigenous Greenland fishermen to kill 10 humpback whales a year. IWC is holding its annual assembly for the first time in Santiago de Chile.
Friday, June 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN calls on rich nations to lead in fighting global crises

The world's major industrialized nations must take the lead in efforts to tackle the three interrelated crises of global food insecurity, climate change and development in poor countries, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on the eve of an official trip that will include his participation in next month's G-8 summit in Japan.
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Heathrow plans 'vital for economy' said CEO operator BAA

Heathrow is vital to the well-being of Britain, an air chief will tell a conference in London.
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN predicts climate change will trigger “green” (trade) war

Former Chilean president and currently UN Climate Change special envoy Ricardo Lagos said that industrialized countries would be imposing “green” barriers as a future strategy to combat climate change, basically taxing imports according to the contamination generated by the production of the goods involved.
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Euro zone rate rise next July, but will it be an only time?

The European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said that the ECB remains in “full alert” because of the continued inflation in the Euro zone and suggested that a rate hike, next July 3 “is possible”. However he emphasised that this would not signal the first step for a ladder of rate hikes.
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
WTO plans final push for Doha round talks next July 21

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy called on Wednesday for a group of ministers from thirty main countries to meet from July 21 to push the Doha round of global free trade talks toward conclusion, diplomats said.
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Global food crisis, key issue in agenda of coming G8 summit

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he will focus his attention on raising the issue of food security at the G8 summit of major industrialized nations in Japan early next month, as well as the challenges of climate change and the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Talented workforce becoming growingly borderless and global

Manpower Inc. released this week the results of its Borderless Workforce survey of nearly 28.000 employers across 27 countries and territories revealing that 31% of employers worldwide are concerned about the impact on the labor market from talent leaving their country to work abroad
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US 2008/09 soybean crop larger than 2007/08 harvest

The US 2008-09 soybean crop is forecast at 81.90 million tons, down 2.5 million tons from a previous estimate after heavy rain in the US Midwest, according to Hamburg-based oilseeds analysts Oil World.
Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
ECB member wants “tough” reply to “alarming” inflation

European Central Bank council member Klaus Liebscher said the bank has to be “tough” when deciding on interest rates and described the current inflation in the Euro zone as “alarming”, according to an interview with Market News International.