International

Saturday, August 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK: Foot-and-mouth restrictions eased

Farmers are able to begin moving calving cows again after the Government's foot-and-mouth transport restrictions were eased.
Saturday, August 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Sub-prime quake: EU will review credit rating industry

The European Commission is planning to review the credit rating industry after suggestions the sector was too slow to warn on the US sub-prime loans crisis, according to The Financial Times.
Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN Tourism organization plans “carbon-neutral” conference

The United Nations World Tourism Organization has announced that it will try to make all travel, accommodation and activities related to a climate change conference it is staging in early October “carbon neutral” to set an example about the benefits of offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.
Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Fears of worse to come make markets immune to liquidity injections

A week after share prices around the world first began to fall markets in Asia on Thursday were still on the way down following on the volatility that has gripped United States and European markets.
Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK: Foot-and-mouth control zones lifted but relentless vigilance still needed

Defra has confirmed that two temporary control zones in Kent and Surrey, set up to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease, have been lifted.
Thursday, August 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
RN super destroyer surpasses all expectations in trials

A Royal Navy warship built in Clyde shipyards and billed as the world's most advanced destroyer finished Thursday its first test run on the open sea. HMS Daring, the first in a batch of six destroyers ordered by the Royal Navy, has completed a month of sea trials and arrived at the town of Largs on the west coast.
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.