International

Thursday, January 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Global unemployment set to increase this year syas ILO

Economic turbulence largely due to credit market turmoil and rising oil prices could spur an increase in global unemployment by an estimated 5 million persons in 2008, the International Labour Office (ILO) said Thursday in its annual Global Employment Trends report (GET).
Thursday, January 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brucellosis outbreak hits Italy's mozzarella producing buffalos

The production of one of Italy's best known exports, mozzarella, is under threat from an infection of brucellosis spreading through herds of water buffalo. The Italian government has set up an emergency commission to try and stop the spread of the disease, which affects milk production.
Thursday, January 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
HMS Endurance visit rejected by Ushuaia Malvinas veterans

Argentine Malvinas veterans from Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south of Argentina made public their dissatisfaction with the coming visit of Britain's ice patrol HMS Endurance to the port of Ushuaia next January 26.
Thursday, January 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Whalers hand militant conservationists to Australian officials

Japanese whalers are praising the Australian government for its help to resolve a stand-off with militant conservationists in Antarctic waters. The whalers handed over the Australian and British protesters to Australian officials overnight
Wednesday, January 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
HMS Endurance breaks ice North of James Ross Island

HMS ENDURANCE breaking through the ice North of James Ross Island, the ship is currently transferring scientist to Mount Haddington where they will be carrying out ice drilling for the next 2 months.
Wednesday, January 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
OPEC: no oil shortage; investors abandoning US dollar

OPEC is ready to increase its output if the fundamentals of supply and demand justify such a move, but does not believe there is a current shortage of oil in the market, the cartel's secretary-general Abdallah el-Badri said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Three more bull market years for farm commodities

Agricultural commodity prices will advance for at least three more years, bolstered by demand that's expanding faster than supply, according to a report by Jeffrey Currie from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s.
Wednesday, January 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Salmon disease and risky krill fishery, investors' nightmare

The Norwegian born shipping and salmon farming magnate, now living in Cyprus, Kjell Inge RÃÃ‚Â¸kke, not only has recorded heavy losses on his large share in the world's largest salmon farming company, Marine Harvest ASA.
Wednesday, January 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Invasive Pacific salmon threatens S. Atlantic marine life

While in North America there are growing concerns about the possible extinction of chinook salmon in Puget Sound and the Columbia River, significant numbers of chinook from the Pacific Ocean have moved around the tip of South America and are invading streams in Argentina, where they don't belong.
Tuesday, January 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Spanish government calls for general elections March 9

The Spanish government called general elections for March 9, formally launching Monday what is shaping up as a close race between the ruling Socialists and opposition conservatives.