International

Thursday, August 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Standard Chartered opens representation office in Santiago

Britain's Standard Chartered Bank has been authorized to open a representation office in Chile, according to an official release from the country's banking regulator, Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras, SBIF
Wednesday, August 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UK presents before UN sea bed claim around Ascension Is

Britain is to formally present its case to the United Nations in New York for extending its territorial rights around Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. States have rights over their resources, including oil or gas reserves, up to 200 nautical miles from the shoreline.
Wednesday, August 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US scientists say Arctic sea ice melting at record pace

Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its second lowest level since satellite observations began according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. The extent of sea ice in the Arctic is down to 2.03 million square miles and the lowest point since 1979 is 1.65 million square miles set last September.
Wednesday, August 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Listerosis scare in Canada and class action lawsuit

Canadian Maple Leaf Foods faces millions of dollars in demands from a class action lawsuit following an outbreak of listerosis (meat poisoning) linked to the company's Toronto meat plant and which allegedly is responsible for the death of at least 15 people.
Wednesday, August 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Polar bears detected swimming in high seas miles from shore

An aerial survey by United States government scientists in Alaska's Chukchi Sea has recently found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water, with one at least 60 miles from shore, raising concern among wildlife experts about their survival, reports Science Daily.
Wednesday, August 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Canada reaffirms Arctic presence mapping resources

A major initiative that involves mapping out the geological resources in Canada's Arctic was announced with great media display this week in Ottawa. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said state-of-the-art geological science and technology will be used to map the energy and mineral potential of the North.
Tuesday, August 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Australia extends China, Rio Tinto “aluminum medal”

Australia has backed Chinese aluminum giant Chinalco's recent purchase of an 11% stake in Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto.
Tuesday, August 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Grazing cattle shown to align north-south direction

Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction.
Tuesday, August 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US median household income: USD 50.233; poverty 12.5%

Real median household income in the United States climbed 1.3% between 2006 and 2007, reaching 50,233 US dollars according to a report released Tuesday by the US Census Bureau. This is the third annual increase in real median household income.
Tuesday, August 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Fossil fuel subsidies and growth: UN changes criteria

Challenging the widely-held view that fossil fuel subsidies benefit the poor, a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, calls for cutting back on such mechanisms to curb on greenhouse gas emissions and propel economic growth.