International

Friday, September 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Cod size discard policy aggravates falling stocks

Despite cod stocks in the United Kingdom waters being at risk, fishermen are being forced to throw thousands of tonnes back into the sea dead while Iceland, an important supplier for much of Western Europe, is cutting the amount of cod it catches because of concern over falling stocks.
Friday, September 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Second UK FAM outbreak in a week triggers controversy

A second outbreak of foot and mouth disease has been confirmed in Britain at a Stroude Farm, Egham, near the scene of the previous outbreak discovered on Wednesday in Surrey.
Friday, September 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Role of credit agencies in financial turmoil to be probed

United Kingdom Chancellor Alistair Darling has joined growing calls –from the US Congress and EU leaders-- for a probe into the role that credit agencies have played in the current world financial turbulence.
Friday, September 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Corruption: review panel points to World Bank “ambivalence”

An independent review panel has found that the World Bank has not considered fighting corruption seriously and has defended itself against efforts taken by anti-graft investigators.
Friday, September 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
EU plans to increase grain crop by cutting on fallow land

The European Commission proposed this week to suspend for a year rules forcing grain farmers to leave a percentage of fallow land and thus helping to curb soaring prices of cereals such as wheat.
Friday, September 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Shrinking Artic ice makes Northwest Passage “fully navigable”

The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to its lowest level this week since satellite measurements began nearly 30 years ago, opening up the Northwest Passage – a long-sought short cut between Europe and Asia that has been historically impassable, the European Space Agency.
Friday, September 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN moves to advance ozone layer protection treaty by 10 years

As representatives from almost 200 Governments prepare to gather next week in Montreal, Canada on the 20th anniversary of the United Nations-backed treaty to protect the world's ozone layer, a senior UN official today called for intensified action to eliminate the use of hydro chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) which damage it.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK: Bid to find cause of virus outbreak

Scientists are trying to find the cause of the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak and establish whether it is the same strain which infected herds last month.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN landmark declaration outlines rights of indigenous peoples

The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the world's estimated 370 million indigenous people and outlawing discrimination against them – a move that followed more than two decades of debate.
Wednesday, September 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pushed by pork prices inflation in China keeps rising

Chinese inflation for the second consecutive month peaked a ten year high pushed by a sharp rise in meat prices. The consumer price index reached 6.5% in the year to August, up from 5.6% in July, said the National Bureau of Statistics.