Tag: United Kingdom

• Thursday, June 28th 2012 - 20:13 UTC

  Grilled calamari the sensation of UK summer boosted by the Dukan diet

  

  As Brits become more adventurous in the kitchen, sales of squid have soared. Calamari is set to be a summer sensation, due in part to the popularity of the Dukan diet.

• Monday, June 25th 2012 - 19:59 UTC

  PM Cameron: Argentina’s behaviour on the Falklands and trade remains “unacceptable”

  

  During a speech at the House of Commons in London on Monday, United Kingdom’s Prime Minister David Cameron blasted Argentina for its “unacceptable behaviour” regarding the Falkland Islands sovereignty claim.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 17:52 UTC

  UK to reopen embassy in Paraguay and new embassy in Haiti

  

  Following on the UK policy to establish closer ties with Latin America, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced plans to re-open the British Embassy in Paraguay and a new British Embassy in Haiti.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 06:00 UTC

  Welsh nationalist party rebuffs Argentine approach on Falklands’ dispute

  

  Diplomats from the Argentine embassy in London invited senior representatives from Plaid Cymru, for talks in the past six months, reports The Daily Telegraph.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 05:07 UTC

  UK largest corporations will have to report greenhouse-gas emissions in profit reports

  

  UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that starting next April, all companies that list on the London Stock Exchange will be required to publish their greenhouse gas emissions in corporate earnings reports.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 10:54 UTC

  Falkland Islanders fight for their sovereignty

  

  (By COHA*) - Taking advantage of the 30th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War (April 2/June 14), Argentine President Cristina Fernández and her administration have become increasingly confrontational toward the United Kingdom regarding the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 00:48 UTC

  UK and Overseas Territories sign agreement on conservation of sharks

  

  Endangered sharks will be given greater protection following Monday’s signing of an international agreement on the conservation of sharks, according to an announcement made by UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 22:45 UTC

  Falklands at G20: brief exchange between Cameron and Cristina Fernandez

  

  UK PM David Cameron has refused to accept a letter from Argentina's president about her country's claim to the Falklands Islands. PM Cameron approached President Cristina Fernandez before the first session of the G20 summit in Mexico, No 10 said.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:51 UTC

  Spain warns UN Decolonization Committee not to de-list Gibraltar

  

  Spain made a calm but classic contribution before the United Nations Decolonization Committee (C24) last week defending territorial integrity arguments but also warning the Committee not to de-list Gibraltar without sticking to the current UN criteria.

• Tuesday, June 19th 2012 - 06:35 UTC

  Cameron promises red carpet for ‘over-taxed’ rich French citizens

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron cheekily declared that Britain would open its door wide to France's rich if they flee abroad from steep tax hikes proposed by the new French government.