International

Tuesday, August 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Markets begin positive reaction to massive liquidity injection

Central banks in the world's leading economies pumped extra money into the financial system for a third straight trading day on Monday helping to soothe markets and scare the dangers of a credit crunch.
Monday, August 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
No all-clear on foot and mouth till end of week

Farmers were warned yesterday they will have to wait until the end of the week before the all clear can be sounded on the foot and mouth outbreak.
Monday, August 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
China missing inflation target could hike interest rates

Inflation in China, the world's fastest-growing major economy, accelerated to its highest level in more than 10 years, fuelling speculation that the Government may raise interest rates for the fourth time this year.
Monday, August 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Amnesty pessimistic about turning around the rich/poor gap

The gap between rich and poor jumped fourfold globally in the last decade: while in the nineties a wealthy person had 30 times richer than a poor person, the rate has currently ballooned to 130 to one, according to the latest report from Amnesty International Council.
Sunday, August 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Keep clear of the penguins!

Dutchman Johannes Huber is the executive secretary of Antarctic Treaty System, which has its headquarters in Downtown Buenos Aires.
Saturday, August 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brown says FAM outbreak limited to small area of England

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that foot-and-mouth disease had been stopped from spreading outside a small area of England, despite tests for a suspected new outbreak in a herd several kilometers from the initial cluster of cases.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Seven months of unusual global climatic catastrophes

In line with the forecasts from experts and international agencies in the first seven months of this year the world experienced unusual climatic catastrophes including heat waves in Europe, snow falls in Africa and record floods in Asia according to the latest report from the United Nations Meteorological Organization.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Great Britain: Foot-and-mouth restrictions eased

Restrictions on the movement of animals imposed in the wake of the foot-and-mouth outbreak have been eased.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Central banks inject funds to contain fears of global credit crunch

The European Central Bank, ECB, pumped 94.8 billion Euros into the Euro zone banking market Thursday in an attempt to contain fears about a sub-prime credit crunch spilling over from United States.
Thursday, August 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Yuan clash: China threatens with massive sale of US bonds

The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, hinting that it may liquidate its vast holding of US treasury bonds if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force a Yuan revaluation.