International

• Tuesday, July 21st 2009 - 22:40 UTC

  First Spanish minister visit to Gibraltar in 300 years

  

  Spain's foreign minister arrived Tuesday in Gibraltar for talks with his United Kingdom counterpart - the first visit by a Spanish minister for 300 years. Miguel Angel Moratinos and David Miliband will seek greater maritime, financial and judicial co-operation.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2009 - 22:36 UTC

  Top Israeli official Latinamerican tour: trade and “Iran influence” in the agenda

  

  Israel's foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman left on Monday on a ten day trip to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Argentina to increase trade and strengthen ties with several countries as well as stemming growing Iranian influence in the region, said Deputy minister Danny Avalon.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2009 - 12:01 UTC

  IMF implements plan to inject 250 billion SDR in liquidity boost

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is planning to inject 250 billion US dollars in Special Drawing Righst, SDR, into the global economy to bolster countries’ reserves as part of measures to combat the world economic crisis.

• Monday, July 20th 2009 - 12:47 UTC

  UK by election, anticipation of next year’s main scenario

  

  British Labour and Conservatives are shaping up for a battle to the finish in this week's crunch Norwich North by-election, with each hoping to seize the momentum which will see them through to the general election.

• Saturday, July 18th 2009 - 15:23 UTC

  Gibraltar, UK, Spain ministerial tripartite meeting next Tuesday

  

  United Kingdom, Spain and Gibraltar announced Friday in an official release that “following resolution of all relevant matters”, have agreed to meet in Gibraltar next Tuesday to continue talks on the Trilateral Forum of Dialogue on Gibraltar.

• Saturday, July 18th 2009 - 15:06 UTC

  Major celebration for SS Great Britain’s 40th anniversary return to Bristol

  

  A small army of volunteers will be collecting and sifting through thousands of memories over the next year in the run up to the 40th anniversary celebrations of the SS Great Britain’s return to Bristol from the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, July 18th 2009 - 14:19 UTC

  Falklands’ war Chinook involved in the Afghanistan choppers controversy

  

  The British Ministry of Defence has admitted one of its helicopters used in Afghanistan was a “cut and shut” – a combination of two aircraft, reported the London press on Friday.

• Friday, July 17th 2009 - 05:37 UTC

  Developed countries trade falls but at a more moderate rate

  

  Trade in developed countries continued to fall in the first three months of this year but the rate of decline moderated, the OECD said this week.

• Friday, July 17th 2009 - 05:33 UTC

  Argentina obtains Non-Aligned Movement observer status

  

  The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) leaders approved this week the admission of Argentina and the World Peace Council (WPC) as observers at the its 15th summit currently held in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

• Thursday, July 16th 2009 - 15:46 UTC

  OPS changes emphasis of A/H1N1 virus flu to “qualitative” info

  

  The Pan American Health organization, OPS, announced Wednesday it had changed its monitoring system for the A/H1N1 virus because figures released by the different countries do no really reflect the transmission of the pandemic.