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    BBC News

  • Fallen soldiers honoured by town

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    Two UK servicemen who were shot by an Afghan police trainee are brought back to North East Lincolnshire.

  • Mumbai suspects arrested in Italy

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:07 am
    Italian police arrest a Pakistani father and son suspected of providing logistical support for last year's Mumbai attacks.

  • DUP 'cannot guarantee assembly'

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:52 am
    Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson admits he cannot guarantee the future of the assembly.

  • UK region braces for more rain

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:47 am
    Prime Minister Gordon Brown visits displaced residents in flood-hit Cumbria, as the UK braces itself for more rain.

  • Midnight record for Twilight film

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:39 am
    The new Twilight vampire movie took a record $26.3m (£15.9m) in midnight showings at North American box offices, studio Summit Entertainment says.
 
 
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    The Economist

  • This week's top stories [20 November 2009]

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Our top articles ranked by reader popularity.The Spanish prisonersAny drop to drink?Dollars, cents and sensibilityImposing limitsThis week's top stories [13 November 2009]The week aheadPleased to meet youWell connectedA job to doThe rise of slime

  • Sod it

    19 Nov 2009 | 11:48 pm
    The latest plastic pitches are a goal-scorer’s delightIT’S official: the grass is greener in Europe. International football’s governing body, FIFA, has ruled that the soccer pitches in South Africa where the World Cup will be played next summer are not fit enough for the month-long competition. Pitches planted with locally grown kikuyu grass will have to be dug up and replanted with lush European rye grass. No matter that the European turf, bred for a damper and cooler climate, will require more water, fertiliser and maintenance. FIFA is adamant: the hardy local stuff is not…

  • Name a famous Belgian

    19 Nov 2009 | 10:17 am
    Two minor but competent figures will be president and high representative of the EUA MAN who has been Belgian prime minister for less than a year and a British technocrat who has never held elected office were chosen by European Union leaders on Thursday November 19th to represent their 27 countries around the world, and lead their policymaking at the highest level. It seems odd to appoint people as little-known as Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton to such big jobs. For nearly a decade, EU politicians have been wrangling about a new rule book, calling for Europe to equip itself with…

  • Settling for less

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:57 am
    The latest row over Israeli settlements in Palestinian territoryBINYAMIN NETANYAHU, Israel’s prime minister, came under pressure this week when news leaked of a new plan to build 900 homes in the occupied Jerusalem suburb of Gilo. His aides say that he knew nothing about the scheme before a local planning committee considered it.True or not, the latest settlement expansion is exasperating for those who have been involved, for several months, in negotiations between the United States and Israel. Mr Netanyahu’s colleagues are bristling that previous efforts to prevent new building…

  • Caught early

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:49 am
    Despite more suspected jihadist terrorist plots on western soil, there are still few attacks THE number of jihadist terror plots in Europe, North America and Australia has risen alarmingly in 2009, according to a report from Control Risks, a security consultancy. But plots are rarely successful, probably because of improved gathering and sharing of intelligence, better security (especially at airports) and bad planning. According to newspaper reports and court records, seven planned attacks were exposed between January and October this year and only one (a small and inconsequential attack on…
 
 
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    Wide Angle

  • World Links: Equatorial Guinea Pardons Simon Mann, Claude Levi-Strauss Dies at 100

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    3 Nov 2009 | 9:34 am
    Czech President Vaclav Klaus signs the Lisbon Treaty, an agreement meant to streamline European Union decision-making that includes the establishment of an E.U. president. Klaus was the last hold out on the document, which required the unanimous support of all 27 E.U. member states. The treaty could now take effect as early as December. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appears at his war crimes trial at the Hague after having boycotted it last week, but asks for 10 months to prepare his defense. Judges temporarily adjourn the case while they decide what to do. The European Court of…

  • World Links: Karzai Declared Winner in Afghanistan, Opposition to Renew Challenge in Iran

    lauren feeney
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:58 pm
    President Hamid Karzai is declared winner of Afghanistan’s disputed elections after his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, withdraws from the race. Suicide attacks hit two of Pakistan’s largest cities — thirty people are killed in a blast in near  Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi, and two suicide bombers and a policeman are killed in a car bombing at a police checkpoint in Lahore. French-Senegalese writer Marie NDiaye becomes the first black woman to win France’s top literary award, the Prix Goncourt, for her book Trois Femmes Puissantes (Three Powerful…

  • World Links: Haitian PM Ousted, Honduran Rivals Agree to Deal

    lauren feeney
    30 Oct 2009 | 9:08 am
    Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and defacto leader Roberto Micheletti agree to a deal that could lead to the creation of a power-sharing government with Zelaya resotred to the presidency. The deal, already hailed as “an historic agreement” by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, must now be approved by the Honduran congress. In one of the biggest changes in the forty-year history of the Internet, web addresses written in non-Latin characters will soon be allowed. Former French President Jacques Chirac is ordered to stand trial on corruption charges dating back to his…

  • World Links: Iran Responds to Nuclear Deal, Race for E.U. President Begins

    lauren feeney
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:36 pm
    Iran hands over an initial response to a draft deal with the U.N. under which the country’s uranium would be sent abroad for processing. Iran is seeking two crucial changes to the plan — a slower timetable for delivery and the “simultaneous exchange” of nuclear fuel in return — but Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the country is ready to cooperate. The Taliban and Al Qaeda deny involvement in yesterday’s bombing that killed over 100 people in a crowded market in Peshawar, Pakistan. Kuwait’s highest court rules that female parliamentarians do…

  • World Links: Nearly 100 Dead in Peshawar Blast, Six U.N. Staffers Killed in Kabul

    lauren feeney
    28 Oct 2009 | 10:07 am
    Nearly 100 people are killed in a massive car bombing in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier. The blast hit a popular market full of fabric and clothing shops frequented mostly by women, and many of the dead are women and children. The attack comes as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits the country. Six U.N. staffers and two Afghan security guards are killed in an attack on their guest house in central Kabul. A Taliban spokesman takes credit, siting the U.N.’s involvement in Afghanistan’s presidential elections as the reason for the…
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    NowPublic

  • DoD Op Enduring Freedom Casualty update as of 10am 20th Nov 2009

    albertacowpoke
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:24 am
    Here is this weeks update on Casualties in Afghanistan.  Another 3 soldiers lost their lives this week.  President Obama has delayed his decision until after the Thanksgiving weekend on the new strategy...read more

  • Canada introduces express business visas for Indians

    israeli.agent
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:17 am
    There was an incident sometimes back when two Indian motor bike enthusiasts on a world tour denied Canadian visa. The reason - Canadian authorities feared that they are planning to get into US through...read more

  • NDP Surges ahead in Polls- Ipsos Poll suggests

    albertacowpoke
    21 Nov 2009 | 4:57 am
    Over the past week, an IPSOS Reid poll suggests that, the New Democratic Party has risen by 3% in popularity.  They now have 19% approval rating up from16%. The Conservative Party slipped by 3% to 37%,...read more

  • Kate Moss' motto gives comfort to 'pro-anorexic' community

    generaldecay
    21 Nov 2009 | 2:47 am
    "When the supermodel Kate Moss, in a rare online interview this week, told readers that one of her mottos was "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels", the fallout was instant, vitriolic and damning." How horribly ill-conceived was this remark by Kate Moss? (Let's face it,...read more

  • Italy Arrests Two Pakistanis;Suspects involment in Mumbai attacks

    israeli.agent
    21 Nov 2009 | 1:25 am
    Two Pakistani nationals -a father and a son - were arrested in a police raid from Brescia,northern Italy. Italian police says that these two allegedly did a money transfer to fund Nov 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks...read more
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    FRONTLINE Editors' Notes

  • Doomsday Thinking?

    18 Nov 2009 | 2:22 pm
    Forget about asteroids or 2012. The threat that's been intimately with us for eons is viruses and bacteria -- mankind's only remaining 'predators.' A clip...

  • Where Are You On This One?

    8 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm
    Should kids who kill get life without parole? The U.S. Supreme Court announced it'll wrestle with it next session. Meanwhile -- some video, and our reporting...

  • Branded by War

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:12 am
    On this Veteran's Day, Nov. 11th, Americans and the U.S. military are more aware than ever of war's impact on the soldier. View--

  • Kahrdinal Sins

    2 Nov 2009 | 8:17 am
    --a response to Andrew Kahr by Jim Blaine, State Employees' Credit Union, North Carolina Andrew Kahr sure takes Messieurs Bubb and Kaufman to task in his blog response! Perhaps he should be more gentle, a bit more patient. After all, Bubb and Kaufman are admittedly just young, budding, novice economists; give them some space, surely their worst work still lies ahead! Actually, I was well pleased with both the tone and stridency of Mr. Kahr's rebuttal. Having watched his interview on FRONTLINE's 2004 program, Secret History of the Credit Card, I had always assumed that Mr. Kahr's views had…

  • Look Back

    1 Nov 2009 | 6:43 am
    A year ago, Obama was elected president, and we aired a report on his life and career. Stats show this is the most watched section from that film...
 
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    PRI'S The World

  • Entire program - November 20, 2009

    Public Radio International
    Today on The World What if the US loses in Afghanistan? Also, a visit to one of many rural town in Mexico caught in the crossfire of that country's drug war; And how India's power companies are battling widespread electricity theft.

  • New violence in Afghanistan (2:30)

    Public Radio International
    Hamid Karzai is getting a deadly start to his second term as Afghanistan's president. More than 20 people have been killed in separate bomb attacks. The bombs come a day after Karzai was sworn in for another term yesterday. Anchor Jeb Sharp finds out more from reporter Kathy Gannon, who's in Kabul for the Associated Press.

  • What if US loses in Afghanistan? (4:00)

    Public Radio International
    The World's Katy Clark looks at the question: what if the US loses in Afghanistan? What will that mean for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India?

  • Murders in Peru recall ancient myth (6:20)

    Public Radio International
    A criminal gang in Peru is suspected in a string of horrific murders that include extracting body fat from their victims. Police in Peru have dubbed the gang "pistacos" after a mythical being known to many Peruvians. Anchor Jeb Sharp finds out about the ancient myth from Harvard professor Gary Urton.

  • Mexico's drug wars spill into small towns (5:00)

    Public Radio International
    In Mexico, drug-related violence is affecting life in countless rural towns that used to be peaceful. Reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe visits one such town 6 hours from the U-S border in the northern state of Chihuahua.
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    New Yorker

  • Ariel Levy: Sports, sex, and the case of Caster Semenya.

    Ariel Levy
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    When people in South Africa say “Limpopo,” they mean the middle of nowhere. They are referring to the northernmost province of the country, along the border with Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, where few people have cars or running water or opportunities for greatness. The members of the Moletjie . . .

  • Adam Gopnik: Our hunger for cookbooks.

    Adam Gopnik
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    A man and a woman lie in bed at night in the short hour between kid sleep and parent sleep, turning down page corners as they read. She is leafing through a fashion magazine, he through a cookbook. Why they read these things mystifies even the readers. The closet and . . .

  • Sam Shepard: "Indianapolis (Highway 74)"

    Sam Shepard
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    I’ve been crisscrossing the country again, without much reason. Sometimes a place will just pop into my head and I’ll take off. This time, down through Normal, Illinois, from high up in white Minnesota, dead of winter, icy roads, wind blowing sideways across the empty cornfields . . .

  • Goings on About Town: Dance

    newyorker.com
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    class=goatTitle-->NEW YORK CITY BALLET The company ushers in its “Nutcracker” season (Nov. 27-Jan. 3) with a gala evening, in a newly renovated theatre that features a greatly expanded pit, acoustical improvements, new side aisles, and a squared-off stage. In addition to a premiè . . .

  • Peter Schjeldahl: "1969" at P.S. 1.

    Peter Schjeldahl
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    In 1969, we were very free. I turned twenty-seven—too old to be a hippie, after having been too young to pull off being a beatnik—and was so free as to be practically useless, writing just enough to finance days abed in a tiny Sullivan Street . . .
 
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    ProPublica: Articles and Investigations

  • GAO Audit Provides Ammo for Both Sides

    ProPublica
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:26 am
    by Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica - November 20, 2009 12:26 pm EST Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage: Yesterday’s GAO report (PDF), looking at errors and inaccuracies in the first round of reports provided by recipients of stimulus money, is covered from a variety of angles. Reuters’ Lisa Lambert looks at the audit itself, while and the New York Times’ Michael Cooper notes the accompanying Congressional testimony of Earl Devaney, the chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, that the actual job numbers could be higher or lower than claimed.

  • Pa. Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns

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    20 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica - Pennsylvania residents whose streams and fields have been damaged by toxic spills and whose drinking water has allegedly been contaminated by drilling for natural gas are suing the Houston-based energy company that drilled the wells. A worker at the company is among the 15 families bringing suit. The civil case, filed Thursday in U.S District Court in Scranton, Pa., seeks to stop future drilling in the Marcellus Shale by Cabot Oil and Gas near the town of Dimock. It also seeks to set up a trust fund to cover medical treatment for residents who say they have…

  • California Adopts Stricter Rules for Drug Abusers in the Health Industry

    ProPublica
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:47 am
    by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, ProPublica - In a major shift, California will impose tough new standards (PDF) on drug-abusing health professionals, strictly scrutinizing those in treatment and immediately removing from practice anyone who relapses. "The bottom line is we're in the business of protecting consumers," said Brian Stiger, director of the state Department of Consumer Affairs, which announced the rules Thursday. "We're not in the business of rehabilitation." The rules will require nurses, dentists and other health workers in state-run recovery programs to take at least 104…

  • GAO Takes Stock of Recovery.gov Stimulus Glitches

    ProPublica
    19 Nov 2009 | 12:09 pm
    by Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica - November 19, 2009 3:09 pm EST The Government Accountability Office released a report (PDF) today criticizing the quality of the data used to calculate how many jobs have been generated by the stimulus.  Welcome to the club, GAO. Here are some of the highlights: Nearly 4,000 reports filed by recipients of stimulus money showed no dollar amount received. Yet those same reports claimed to have created or saved more than 50,000 jobs. Some 9,200 reports showed no jobs, even though they spent a total of almost $1 billion in stimulus money. Nearly one in 10…

  • When News Falls in the Forest

    ProPublica
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:09 am
    by Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica - Please note that our Creative Commons license does NOT apply to this story. On June 26, a joint ProPublica-Washington Post story included what turned out to be startling news. The Obama administration, we reported, was "strongly considering criminal charges in federal court for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and three other detainees accused of involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.’’ This line, in a page-one story in one of America’s leading newspapers, provoked hardly a ripple. There were no impassioned speeches on…
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    CNN

  • Pope to meet Anglican leader amid tensions

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:28 pm
    Pope Benedict XVI is expected to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday, the first meeting between the religious leaders since a Catholic overture to disaffected Anglicans that some commentators compared to a hostile takeover on Wall Street.

  • Scores missing after China mine blast

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:23 pm
    An explosion at a coal mine in northeastern China killed at least 11 workers and trapped nearly 128 underground early Saturday, state-run media reported.

  • Prosecutor: Knox taunted, killed victim

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:09 pm
    Accompanied by two smitten young men vying to impress her, a resentful Amanda Knox toyed with a knife and then plunged it into her roommate's neck, killing her, an Italian prosecutor charged in closing arguments Friday.

  • Peru: Arrests made in ring that sold human fat

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:58 pm
    Peruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling fat obtained from dead humans.

  • Bacteria prompts nasal spray recall in U.S., Europe

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:56 pm
    Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said.
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  • For Irans Leaders

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:17 am
    "God warned you" You're deaths will be quick”Love,Prophet Norman

  • New NATO command activated in Kabul; continues Afghan training

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am
    NATO Training Mission Afghanistan formally activated, Kabul Central Workshop-Transportation Workshop, and Afghan National Police Personnel Assets Inventory.

  • For Israel, England, and the Pope

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:45 am
    "God received you're prayers-as we ALL have a forgiving God"... Love,Prophet Norman

  • Saturday Morning Fun: Kids, Dogs and Offbeat Shots

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:41 am
    Another sunny Saturday morning in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Families are out at the parks with their children and dogs, what a great day for a walk, or, for a ride? Look at those colorful little bikes that were all over the park today's morning. Children and parents were enjoying their ride along those beautiful trails while I tried to catch a great shot.

  • Obama Ignores India?

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:29 am
     Prime Minister of India Mr. Manmohan Singh is visiting Washington this week and the Indian media is gung –ho about this trip. Maybe we the people of South Asian stock are excited by platitude. Look at the real picture.When he visited Asia recently, Obama conveyed messages of hope and upbeat trend in relationship with Asia pacific. In an elegant speech delivered in Tokyo, he ran through the gamut of nations as he articulated his Asian policy in Tokyo. President Obama ran through the gamut of nations - China, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Conspicuous by its…
 
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    Wall Street Journal

  • U.S. Enlists Allies in New Surge

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    The U.S. and NATO are in talks for a coordinated rollout of a new Afghan strategy that could include a European commitment to send thousands of additional troops.

  • Bringing the Buzz Back to the Caf é

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:01 am
    Once they plotted revolutions, now they're typing blogs. Today's cafe society is a weak decaf, says Michael Idov.

  • Deflation's Return Weighs on Japan

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:29 pm
    The Bank of Japan faces mounting pressure to loosen its policy as deflation tightens its grip on the nation's economy.

  • The Henry Ford of Heart Surgery

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:23 pm
    In India, Devi Shetty's heart hospital offers cutting-edge medical care at a fraction of what it costs elsewhere in the world.

  • ECB Takes Step Toward Crisis Exit

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    The European Central Bank announced its first active step to unwind the stimulus measures it has used to support the financial sector since the global crisis last year.
 
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  • Senate Armed Services Cmte. Briefing on Fort Hood Shooting Suspect

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Senate Armed Services Cmte. Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) spoke to reporters following a briefing on the Army's rules and procedures relevant to Major Nidal Malik Hasan's personnel records and the sharing of information with the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Major Hasan is alleged to have killed 13 people in the Fort Hood, TX shooting on November 5, 2009.Length: 13 min.Published: Friday at 2pm (ET)

  • NPC Luncheon Address by Fmr. Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA)

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    Former Congressman Jim Leach (R-IA), now Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities delivered remarks on the subject of multiculturalism at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington.Length: 1 hr.Published: Friday at 1pm (ET)

  • State Department Press Briefing

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    The U.S. and other countries negotiating with Iran criticized that country for failing to formally respond to a tentative deal on the production of nuclear fuel. State Department Spokesman Robert Wood read the formal statement from the negotiators at this daily briefing.Length: 30 min.Published: Friday at 1pm (ET)

  • Senate Republicans Press Conference on Health Care

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:30 am
    Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was joined by members of the Republican leadership at a press conference at the Capitol to discuss the Democrats' health care proposal.Length: 26 min.Published: Friday at 11:30am (ET)

  • Senate Finance Cmte. Hearing on Treasury Dept. Nominations

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Sitting in for Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) chaired a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing for three Treasury Department nominees. Members questioned the administration’s choices for Under Secretary for Int'l Affairs and to two Assistant Treasury Secretaries. Length: 54 min.Published: Friday at 10am (ET)
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  • President Obama's approval rating drops below 50%

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:53 pm
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. Gallup said 49 percent of Americans approved of Obama's job performance. A survey by Quinnipiac University on Wednesday had a similar finding, putting him at 48 percent support. It was the first time he had fallen below majority support in those two polls. He had been polling in the low 50s for months after taking office in January with an approval…

  • Only in LA: An opera about a freeway

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:19 pm
    Los Angeles Opera said today that it will present two workshop performances of a new commission called "The 110 Project," an opera that tells the stories of the communities along L.A.'s 110 Freeway, which runs from the Pasadena area, past downtown and all the way to San Pedro. The new work features music by Laura Karpman and a libretto by author MG Lord (who is a contributor to The Times) and Shannon Halwes. The opera was commissioned by the company's Education and Community Programs department. According to L.A. Opera, "The 110 Project" tells the story of four…

  • Galileo's fingers, tooth are found

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:54 pm
    Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday. Three fingers, a vertebra and a tooth were removed from the astronomer's body by admirers in 1737, 95 years after his death, as his corpse was being moved from a storage place to a monumental tomb — opposite that of Michelangelo, in Santa Croce Basilica in Florence. One of the fingers was recovered soon afterward and is now part of the collection of the…

  • Intel wants brain implants in its customers' heads by 2020

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:52 pm
    If the idea of turning consumers into true cyborgs sounds creepy, don't tell Intel researchers. Intel's Pittsburgh lab aims to develop brain implants that can control all sorts of gadgets directly via brain waves by 2020. The scientists anticipate that consumers will adapt quickly to the idea, and indeed crave the freedom of not requiring a keyboard, mouse, or remote control for surfing the Web or changing channels. They also predict that people will tire of multi-touch devices such as our precious iPhones, Android smart phones and even Microsoft's wacky Surface Table. Turning…

  • State Medical Association says pot prohibition is 'failed public health policy'

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:51 am
    In a laudable nod to the obvious, members of the California Medical Association's (CMA) House of Delegates have endorsed a resolution stating that the criminal prohibition of marijuana is a "failed public health policy." http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/11/chronic_city_its_obvious_--_ca.php added by: JackHerer 13 comments
 
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    Digital Journal

  • Chicago Mayor Says Media 'Kicked' Oprah Out of Town

    21 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am
    Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, weighed in on the story that every Chicagoan has an opinion about, Oprah's departure, in eighteen months (the longest denouement in television history). Yesterday, Mayor Daley placed the burden of shame on the fifth estate.

  • Both media and UN can’t read own copy on Swine Flu mutation deaths

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:35 am
    The H1N1 virus has been showing signs of mutation and resistance to the Tamiflu medication. This is a new twist in a picture that’s been getting fuzzier.

  • Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai Sworn in with Clinton in Attendance

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:22 am
    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Afghanistan Wednesday to attend the swearing-in ceremonies of reelected Afghan President Hamid Karzai as the US prepares to send more troops to the troubled country to fight its war on insurgency.

  • Calgary's Jewish community in shock as more hate graffiti found

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:09 am
    Even as Calgary's Jewish community expressed shock and horror at anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi graffiti painted on multiple community institutions, a second disturbing case has come to light. The targets this time are schools.

  • Protesters at UC Berkeley Arrested

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm
    More than 40 protesters at UC Berkeley have been arrested Friday after they moved into Wheeler's Hall on campus. The protest is over the 32 percent fee hike that is university wide.
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    Associated Press

  • GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul....

  • US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday....

  • Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials....

  • Obama trumpets Asia trip as boost to US economy

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of job and open new markets for American goods in the future....

  • 1st Senate vote looms on health legislation

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige....
 
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  • Protests, Arrests Follow UC's 32 Percent Fee Hike

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:45 am
    Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Postal Service To Resume North Pole Santa Letters

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:41 am
    Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Tracking A 'Missing' Man By Virtual Bread Crumbs

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:18 pm
    Evan Ratliff eschewed his identity and picked up a new one, challenging Wired readers to find him in 30 days in a contest sponsored by the magazine. Lured by a cash price, readers mobilized online in a mad dash to locate Ratliff — who got a little too cocksure for his own good.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Military Unaware Of Hasan E-Mails To Radical Cleric

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pm
    Sen. Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, said there may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the alleged Fort Hood shooter before the deadly rampage.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Feds To Drop Charges Against Blackwater Guard

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:57 pm
    The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
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  • A teen party, a mysterious death -- and a town's unanswered grief

    22 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Joe Loudon attended a gathering in Orinda, drank some beer and later died. Miscues in the investigation led to finger-pointing, igniting a debate over whether his death was an accident or a crime. The telephone rang shortly after 8 a.m. on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. The caller was a friend of my son's who said he needed to speak to him. "It's important," he said.

  • Candy Spelling stands firm on $150-million asking price

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    The widow of TV producer Aaron Spelling can afford to be patient for someone to make an offer on her 56,500-square-foot Holmby Hills mansion. Eight months ago when Candy Spelling, widow of legendary TV producer Aaron Spelling, put her 4.7-acre estate in Holmby Hills up for sale, the $150-million listing price raised more than a few eyebrows.

  • Cancer screening: What could it hurt? A lot, actually

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Routine cancer testing saves lives, but it also leads to biopsies, surgeries, radiation, even deaths that otherwise would not have occurred. But experts' reevaluations are met with public angst. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

  • Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Stocks fell for a third straight day Friday as a drop in the price of oil depressed shares of energy and raw-material producers and a pair of disappointing earning reports added to doubts about the economic recovery.

  • California gains jobs, but unemployment still rises to 12.5%

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    More seek work amid hopes that companies are finally hiring again. Meanwhile, prospects for job growth in key industries, such as construction and manufacturing, remain weak. California employers added workers to their payrolls in October for the first time in more than a year, but the state's unemployment rate ticked higher as more job seekers entered the labor pool amid hopes that companies are finally hiring again.
 
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    GroundReport.com

  • Be Kashmiri & Speak Kashmiri

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:46 am
        Srinagar, November 21 (Vijay Kumar) - J&K Minister for Higher Education, Abdul Gani Malik ON Saturday asserting that the University of Kashmir is “global headquarter of Kashmiri language,” Addressing academics and students at a seminar in the Kashmir University campus in Srinagar,Malik called for “close co-ordination” between academics, government and civil society to promote the language in an effective manner. He said, “It is an indisputable fact that this highest chair of learning is a global epicentre of Kashmiri language. The academics,…

  • Morocco: War on Press Continues

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:31 pm
     The Moroccan authorities are ratcheting up their attacks on independent journalists. A week rarely passes without the authorities hitting hard on the press for alleged infractions, cracking down on printed as well as online media. Press freedom watchdogs like Reporters Without Borders judge the situation of Press freedom in the country now as “difficult,” condemning a “judicial system [that] deploys an arsenal of sanctions designed to intimidate and financially asphyxiate the independent press.” The latest attack on record has been a jail sentence…

  • Sri Lanka To Import Swine Flu Vaccine

    19 Nov 2009 | 1:01 pm
    Sri Lanka is planning to Import Swine Flu Vaccine to the Country with courtesy from   the World Health Organization(WHO) according to the Epidemiology Unit.Officials of  Epidemiology Department and the Ministry Of Health are currently holding discussions with WHO in this regard. Ministry Of Health decided to import the Swine Flu Vaccine due to the Deaths Reported from Matara,Kandy and Anuradhapura Districts which were related to the Flu. Even this Vaccine is Imported here it will be given to the High Risk Groups vunerable to Develop Complications after getting Swine Flu such as…

  • J&K CM expressed hope ties between Civil & Military are good & will grow further to serve State

    19 Nov 2009 | 6:18 am
             Jammu,November 19 (Vijay Kumar) -  Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the relation between the armed forces and the civil administration particularly with Army and expressed hope that the ties between the two will grow further to serve the state and its people in the best way. “The working relations between the two are good and we have to further strengthen these to create a homogenous thought process in settling various issues and carrying forward activities of mutual…

  • Greek Social worker still not recovered from Taliban

    18 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm
    Tanveer Usman  Chitrali Advocate selected as Civil Judge. CHITRAL: Prominent Lawyer and General Secretary of District Bar Association Chitral Tanveer Usman Advocate was selected as Civil Judge who was recommended by Public Service Commission NWFP. Some 11 candidates appeared in written test from Chitral against the vacant posts of Civil Judge at NWFP Public Service Commission. Total seats were 60. Three candidates of Chitral  qualified written test for the post of civil judge they were Khwaja Saeed, Khalid Bini Wali and Tanveer Usman. Hence the remaining 2 candidates could not pass…
 
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    Nobosh

  • Tila Tequila Continues Her Ustream Video Meltdown LIVE VIDEO

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:02 am
    Social media is a double-edged sword. Due to its unfiltered nature it can be a powerful promotional tool. However it can also publicly expose our problems. Former reality TV star Tila Tequila is an unfortunate but prime example.Some backstory Tila Tequila is one of the most popular artists on MySpace was the subject of an MTV reality show and most recently filed assault charges against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman which were subsequently dropped.Fastforward to Wednesday November 18th. That night Tila had a very public meltdown on her Ustream page. She waved around a gun…

  • Naspers Could Be The Next Owner Of ICQ And Why That Would Make Sense

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:02 am
    Last week it was reported that AOL - amid restructuring efforts in the lead-up to the imminent Time Warner spin-off and IPO - was putting its instant messaging service unit ICQ on the block and had hired bankers Allen &#038 Co. and Morgan Stanley to assist in the sales process. According to the reports AOL was looking to offload the asset for $300 million and talking to a pair of non-US companies about an acquisition likely in a part cash part stock transaction. Question is who are those potential buyers?Source: TechCrunch

  • Calix Files IPO. Will Cyan Be Mike Hatfields Next Big Hit?

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:01 am
    After years of rumors Calix Inc. finally filed to go public today.Heres the filing which is sure to put CEO Carl Russo back in the spotlight. Besides being one of the funniest most free-wheeling executives one is likely to meet hes also famous for having sold start-up Cerent Inc. to Cisco Systems in 1999 for $7 billion. Cerent had already filed for its IPO before Cisco came calling paying one of the frothiest valuations of the late 1990s.But while Russo may have been the front-man for Cerent and now for Calix the founder of both companies was Mike Hatfield. While less well-known hes got a…

  • Fido Factor Finds Dog-Friendly Places in Your City

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:03 pm
    This post is part of Mashable&#8217s Spark of Genius series which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.Name Fido FactorQuick Pitch Fido Factor is a dog-specific local search and review site and iPhone app built for dog owners. It&#8217s a &#8220Yelp for dogs.&#8221Genius Idea We dog owners love our canines it&#8217s really that simple. We raise them feed them play with them sleep with them and fall in love with them. We want to…

  • This Week On TechCrunch Real-time distractions Indian outsourcing rumours layoffs and Scobles brave new world of tweets

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:02 pm
    Honestly its impossible to work in these conditions. Im writing this from the TechCrunch Real-Time CrunchUp a one-day event in San Francisco celebrating the joys of the real-time web. Sounds awesome right? It is. Ive been on stage heckling participants on the marketing panel Ive been Tweeting from the audience Ive been following the live-blogging of the panels. Generally Ive been living the real time dream - which probably explains why I havent done any actual work all day. And now Im twenty minutes away from my deadline and I still have to read a week of TechCrunch and figure out everything…
 
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    United Press International

  • UPI NewsTrack TopNews

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:21 am
    News from United Press International, around the world around the clock ...

  • Kidnappers demand $7M for yacht couple

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:14 am
    LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Somali kidnappers of a British yachting couple say they want $7 million for their release, the BBC reported Saturday.

  • Italians arrest 2 in Mumbai terror probe

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:44 am
    BRESCIA, Italy, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Two Pakstani men suspected of helping terrorists carry out last year's attacks in Mumbai were arrested in Saturday Italy, authorities said.

  • China mine blast death toll at 46

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:43 am
    HARBIN, China, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A gas explosion at a mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang province killed at least 46 workers and trapped 66 more Saturday, officials said.

  • Obama: U.S. to strive to increase exports

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:00 am
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday his administration would strive to increase American exports to Asia-Pacific countries to create jobs back home.
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    Arts & Letters

  • Arts & Letters Daily (20 Nov 2009)

    19 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Dogs do it, lions do it, even babies in the womb do it, and though weird theories abound, nobody really knows why we yawn... more Françoise d'Aubigné: born in a prison to a murderer, was a child beggar, then later on governess to Louis XIV's children, and finally his mistress and wife... more When Jane Austen doesn't like a character in one of her novels, she ceases to be the subtle, witty ironist everyone adores and turns into a vicious moral harridan... more

  • Arts & Letters Daily (19 Nov 2009)

    18 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Lew Wallace, General in the Civil War, a man Billy the Kid wanted to kill, wrote a favorite 19th-century novel, made into a 20th-century movie: Ben-Hur... more "Earth is the cradle of mankind, but one does not stay in the cradle forever." Space pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovskii had a vision... more The Mumbai attacks: sixty harrowing hours. Jason Motlagh's minute-by-minute account shows us scenes of great heroism and horrifying cruelty... more

  • Arts & Letters Daily (18 Nov 2009)

    17 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Should historic art be repatriated to its land of origin? Imagine the Renaissance without the spell of "looted" antiquities from Greece... more Friedrich Nietzsche cultivated the alien form of Dionysus on the soil of his native Pietism. In truth, he never overcame his childhood religion... more Louis Armstrong, even as a little boy, "could easily see the ungodly treatment White Folks were handing the poor Jewish family I worked for"... more

  • Arts & Letters Daily (17 Nov 2009)

    16 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Wherever they go, Michelin guides smile on restaurants that are fussily French. Can they adapt their exacting critical criteria to American fare?... more He was a skeptic? Oh, spare us, puhleeze! Arthur Koestler was a man suckered by an endless line of political, intellectual, and paranormal con jobs... more Journalism and philosophy: how is it that the two humanistic intellectual activities that most boldly proclaim devotion to truth are barely on speaking terms?... more

  • Arts & Letters Daily (16 Nov 2009)

    15 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm
    Religion reduces corruption and acts to increase respect for law in ways that boost economic growth in societies where it is present... more Malcolm Gladwell's little cherry-picked anecdotes, post-hoc sophistry, and false dichotomies do annoy. But when he stops playing social scientist... more The Arabian Nights, Brahma, Zoroaster, the Turkish Pasha: Mozart's operatic orientalism was part of a European tradition of tireless intellectual curiosity and scholarship... more
 
 
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    The Guardian

  • Cumbria braces for more rain as clean-up continues

    David Batty
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:05 am
    Met Office predicting up to 50mm and warns of waters rising again as county reels from evacuations and policeman's deathFlood-damaged parts of the UK are bracing themselves for more heavy rain today after two days of downpours that inundated homes, swept away bridges, sparked evacuations and claimed the life of a policeman.The Met Office predicts there will be another 15mm (0.5in) to 40mm (1.6in) of rain in Cumbria, north-west England, where PC Bill Barker died after a bridge collapsed. Cumbria police said about 100 people spent last night in emergency shelters after the biggest downpour in…

  • Liverpool v Manchester City

    Tom Lutz, Minute-by-minute report
    21 Nov 2009 | 2:32 am
    Hit refresh for the latest news or tick the auto-update button below. Email any thoughts and suggestions to tom.lutz@guardian.co.uk40 min: Lovely flowing football from Liverpool, as they sweep the ball from left to right. It ends with Kuyt's shot being blocked. Or maybe it was a pass, I was just lost in the majesty of sweep. 38 min: Mascherano reckons the best way to beat one of the best keepers in the world is to shoot straight at him from 35-yards. It doesn't work.36 min: "Are both teams giving 100 placenta?" asks Steven Whitehead. The best pun today gets a free sheep womb massage from…

  • The EU's nice stitch-up

    Ilana Bet-El
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:50 pm
    Lady Ashton is apparently a perfectly personable woman, but she was only chosen because she ticked the right boxesIf someone held the patent for the word "nice" they would make a fortune today: the only thing anyone can find to say about Lady Ashton is that she's nice. Sometimes she's just nice, other times she's nice in comparison to Lord Mandelson, her predecessor as EU trade commissioner. She also has nice people skills, and is nice to work with. Perhaps a fashion journalist will cast her eye over her soon and pronounce her dress sense nice; but maybe not. Or maybe one of those "EU…

  • UK to use injunctions against gangs

    Alan Travis
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:44 pm
    New injunctions against gangs and action on wheelclampers included in Alan Johnson's crime billNew antisocial behaviour injunctions – dubbed gangbos – aimed at tackling teenage gang members as young as 14 are to be introduced as part of the new crime and security bill, the home secretary disclosed yesterday.The civil injunctions will include bans on meeting other gang members, wearing gang colours, going to certain locations or having a violent dog in a public place.Breaching a gangbo could require the offender to report to the police regularly, obey a curfew enforced by an electronic tag…

  • The Hermès scarf: Hip to be square

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:12 pm
    Desired by many and beloved by elegant celebrities, the Hermès scarf is an iconic piece of fashion history. But how the deuce are you meant to tie it?Many designers strive to close the gap between fashion and art, but few succeed. With the creation of its famous scarf in 1937, the House of Hermès invented wearable art at one brilliantly simple stroke. Develop the finest screen-printing techniques possible, cultivate a stable of the most talented graphic designers and textile artists, unleash a riot of creativity and colour laced with motifs drawn from…
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    The Independent

  • Tchaikovsky, The Tsarina’s Slippers, Royal Opera House

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:07 am
    The words Tchaikovsky and Comedy don’t usually occur in the same sentence – and you may still be of that opinion after sitting through this expensively gift-wrapped but decidedly bland and singularly unfunny staging of the composer’s big-hearted Gogol adaptation. Related StoriesErrors & Omissions: The Cost of War in AfghanistanAllium, 1 London Road, Market Place, Fairford, Gloucestershire

  • Brown visits flood devastation region

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:18 am
    Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Cumbria today to see flood damage and meet people affected by the record breaking rainfall in the area. Related Stories'For some people, everything has gone'The office Christmas party is cancelledBank loses appeal over wheelchair access caseThe 'biblical' deluge that broke all the recordsFlood Chaos: 'For some people, everything has gone'

  • Sports car maker switches manufacturing to Britain

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:12 am
    A Dutch-based luxury sports car-maker is to switch its assembly plant from Holland to Britain to reduce its cost base. Related StoriesSmoker in Florida awarded $300m damages against Philip MorrisUK car production reverses more slowlyUKFI's Kingman heads to RothschildAnother 1,900 jobs to be cut at ThreshersNationwide says revival in housing market set to end

  • Man dies after nightclub shooting

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:51 am
    A man has died in hospital and another victim is being treated for gunshot wounds after a shooting at a nightclub early today. Related StoriesCarjacker who crippled mother told he faces jail'Killed on wife's orders to settle debts'Husband was 'killed on wife's orders to settle debts''EastEnders' festive scripts stolen from writerMan who killed his wife while sleeping goes free

  • Italian police arrest two linked to Mumbai attacks

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:17 am
    Italian police today arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Related StoriesBlair 'happy to be out of race for Europe job'Basques of the net: Bilbao's iconic football teamHerman? The world greets new EU PresidentA warm welcome from the Pope sows Anglican uneaseKercher murder accused could face life sentences
 
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    International Herald Tribune

  • Sri Lanka to Free War-Displaced Tamils From Camps

    By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:21 am
    MANIK FARM, Sri Lanka (AP) -- An senior Sri Lankan official says all ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps Dec. 1.

  • China Mine Explosion Kills 37; Scores Trapped

    By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    21 Nov 2009 | 5:10 am
    The deadly gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, trapping scores of workers nearly a third of a mile underground, authorities said.

  • ‘Lost Decade’ Feared for British Economy

    By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:40 am
    Even as the British economy seems to be improving, some analysts worry that its underlying structural flaws could mean the country won’t be able to sustain its recovery.

  • Proton Beams Are on Track at Collider

    By DENNIS OVERBYE
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:39 am
    The successful operation of the Large Hadron Collider marked the resumption of the world’s biggest and most expensive physics experiment.

  • Italy Arrests 2 Linked to Mumbai Attacks

    By REUTERS
    21 Nov 2009 | 3:35 am
    MILAN (Reuters) - Italian anti-terrorist police have arrested two Pakistanis suspected of helping to finance the Islamic militant group responsible for the attacks on Mumbai in November 2008, that killed 166 people.
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    Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

  • CAW, Johnson Controls reach tentative deal

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:12 pm
    After a successful late-night bargaining session, the Canadian Auto Workers Union and management at Johnson Controls have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year labour deal.

  • 1 in 10 Americans delinquent in paying mortgage

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:34 pm
    New statistics indicate one in 10 American homeowners is now delinquent by at least one mortgage payment and one in seven is now either delinquent or in foreclosure.

  • Hundreds rescued from U.K. flooding

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:12 pm
    Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain. A police officer died and hundreds of people were forced to evacuate.

  • Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:07 pm
    Rather than turning off the stimulus taps or pouring more fuel on the economic fire, Ottawa will stand pat with the $61 billion in stimulus spending announced in January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says.

  • Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pm
    The Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners.
 
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    The Hindu

  • UP hikes bus fares

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday approved a proposal for increasing bus fares by 21 per cent in the urban areas. However, fares of districts and rural bus services have not been hiked, an official statement released here ...

  • Sena activists attack IBN offices in Mumbai, Pune

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Journalists, including women, beaten up; property damaged

  • Arrest warrant against Koda aide

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Ranchi: In a boost to the Enforcement Directorate, a court here issued an arrest warrant against Binod Sinha, close associate of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda in connection with the multi-crore illegal investments and hawala case. ...

  • Panel: stop illegal mining activities in A.P.

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    New Delhi: The Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court has recommended to the court that illegal mining be stopped in six mines in Obulapuram and H. Siddapuram villages of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. The recommendation ...

  • Rs.19 to retain mobile number

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday fixed Rs.19 as portability fee to be charged from users for changing operator while retaining the number. By December 31, operators should ready their networks for porting of numbers in metros. ...
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    The Times of India

  • Aamir Khan's 'funeral' song

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am
    If you think we are kidding, let's tell you that Aamir's funeral song is ready and out in the market. The song has been written by famous lyricist Swanand Kirkire and composed by Shantanu Moitra.

  • Pak faces a 'demographic disaster': Report

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:07 am
    Pakistan faces a demographic disaster if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical about democracy, a report commissioned by the British Council said.

  • Priyanka, Shahid 'cell' shocked!

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:55 am
    Rumour has it that Priyanka Chopra and Shahid Kapoor, who were “good friends” during the making of Kaminey, are no longer on talking terms. But Shahid and Priyanka destiny continues to play cruel games with them.

  • The changing face of 'love'

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:49 am
    'But love is blind, and lovers cannot see. The pretty follies that they themselves commit,’ wrote Shakespeare. It’s such a romantic quote and might Do we 'beleive' in love? But in today’s world do people still believe in it?

  • PM 'assures' Mahesh Bhatt of justice in son Rahul's case

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:31 am
    Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt had written to PM Manmohan Singh on Nov 15 that the probe agencies in the Headley case had been grossly unfair to his son Rahul. In reply to his letter, PM said, "Home minister has been told to look into the matter.''
 
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    Women News Links

  • "General Hospital" Most Violent Show on TV

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:31 pm
    Culture maven Willa Paskin takes on the venerable daytime soap "General Hospital" in this intelligent rant for doubleX. Here's the gist:"...these two mobsters [Sonny Corinthos and Jason Morgan] are not the show’s villains, or even its anti-heroes: They are just its heroes. They are the most glamorous, admirable, lusted after, manly men in town. The show signals this by giving them some ameliorating qualities to balance out all the bloodshed. They refuse to deal drugs. Sonny has donated millions of dollars to the hospital. They ran a nice coffee shop until it burned to the ground. (Coffee is…

  • Mammogram Guideline Change - What?

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:37 am
    There's going to be a lot of ink and chatter about the new official guidelines for breast cancer screening, but an initial survey pointed WNL to this outstanding entry by blogger jluther, writing at feministing.com's community site, who says not only"what?" but "WTF!"What got her attention were the parts of the new guidelines that explained that unnecessary biopsies (those that turned out to be benign) were stressful for women, causing them anxiety and other psychosocial problems."What the hell is psychological harm? Are they seriously telling me that dealing with false positives and…

  • Why Not Raise Some Chickens?

    14 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Check out Susan Orlean giving us a tour of her modest city-girl raises chickens effort in conjunction with an article in The New Yorker on the same subject. In passing, she mentions that it was a documentary film which piqued her interest in the humble chicken in the first place.After watching her charming video you might be a bit curious yourself. Mark Lewis' documentary "The Natural History of the Chicken" is available on Netflix and, by the way, gets 4 stars. It's already in my queue.

  • Intrauterine Insemination - Reasons Not To Do It.

    13 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    The New York Times interviewed several highly respected fertility doctors to get the low-down on intrauterine insemination, the method of getting pregnant most women use before going to IVF because it's less invasive, cheaper, and more likely to be covered by insurance. Bottom line: Intrauterine insemination is where all those multiple births come from, from twins to octuplets, and, contrary to prominent media-exposed examples, the results are scary. Why? Read the doctors' frank discussion of selective reduction, premature birth, heart failure in the mother, extended ICU stays, long-term…

  • What Happens to Your Facebook Profile When You Die?

    13 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    This is one of those questions you hopefully won't need to know about, and of course if it's YOU that dies you won't be caring what happens to your Facebook profile anyway. This Time Magazine article is actually for those who have lost somebody or want to memorialize them on Facebook - something which will probably become a widely accepted form of grieving and remembering, if it's not already.
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    Global Voices Online » Weblog

  • Poland: Catholics Propose Adding Cross to National Emblem

    Sylwia Presley
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm
    The recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Soile Lautsi, who was offended by crucifixes displayed in her child's school in Italy, states: The compulsory display of a symbol of a given confession in premises used by the public authorities… restricted the right of parents to educate their children in conformity with their convictions. The Polish parliament, however, has decided [POL] to continue allowing handing out crosses in Polish classrooms and on other public premises. And a Polish association of Catholics, Unum Principium, has also proposed including…

  • Poland: Online Campaigning for the Rights of Employees

    Sylwia Presley
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm
    ‘Security. Is IKEA OK?' On Nov. 3, I noticed that a new Twitter account was following me on that microblogging site, and its name intrigued me: @czyIKEAjestOK [is IKEA OK?]. It turns out that the account set up only a day before, on Nov. 2, belongs to an initiative of Polish citizens who work for IKEA via another, smaller, company called Solid Security, and who claim to be mistreated by those. They claim to be earning amounts below the national minimal wage, being assigned to work up to 16 hours daily and lacking the basic benefits, as we read on their Facebook page [POL]: Our…

  • Brazil: The loss of a pioneer digital activist

    Diego Casaes
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm
    Daniel Pádua was a well-known digital activist in Brazil. Photo brought by Cátia Kitahara in Wordpress-BR. Brazil lost today one of its pioneers digital activists. Daniel Pádua [pt] (also known as @dpadua on Twitter) had been recently diagnosed with cancer and lost the battle this morning, in Brasília. Always present in open source software and free culture events in Brazil, he was a strong reference for many bloggers in posts about ciberactivism and freedom of speech on the Internet. On the Wordpress-Br blog, Cátia Kitahara wrote [pt]: Hoje perdemos um amigo queridíssimo, aqui da…

  • Russia: Local Authorities Slow Broadband Development

    Alexey Sidorenko
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:35 pm
    Town of Kraskovo coat of arms (from the official site) Russian activists gathered in Kraskovo, a small town near Moscow, to call for increasing broadband Internet access and protest against Internet provider monopoly.  The activists also talked about superficial regulations that slow down the development of wide Internet access in the country. The story goes back to the beginning of 2008 when an Internet service provider (ISP) “CDMS, Ltd” ( “Creative Direct Marketing Solutions”) announced its plans to offer broadband Internet access to the residents of Kraskovo. …

  • Colombia: Tensions and ‘Winds of War' with Venezuela

    Julián Ortega Martínez
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am
    Tensions have been escalating in the last few weeks between Colombia and Venezuela, two neighboring countries which already have strained relations. In mid-October, 8 Colombians were kidnapped and murdered execution-style after playing an amateur football match across the border in Venezuela. In addition, the bodies of 1 Peruvian and 1 Venezuelan were also found in the Western Venezuelan state of Táchira. No one has been found responsible for the killings so far. However, Venezuelan authorities claim that the soccer players were paramiltaries, and these claims have added to the conflict…
 
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    Border Reporter – News That Crossed The Line

  • Old Stories Never Die; Even When its Characters Do

    Michel Marizco
    2 Nov 2009 | 10:56 am
    THE BORDER REPORT I first met Margarito Montes Parra two years ago, spring 2007 or so; his son had just been murdered in the little town of Cocorít, near Cd. Obregón, Sonora. It was a strange murder in a town notorious for its power structure and its involucrations to the world’s richest drug lords. Former Sonora Gov. [...]

  • ¿Van por los Gringos?

    Michel Marizco
    29 Oct 2009 | 3:39 pm
    THE BORDER REPORT Not really sure what to make of this warning from the U.S. Consulate offices in Juárez. Does State Department think yesterday was any more dangerous than any other day in this poor city? In short, the U.S. Consul in Juárez received information that cartels were going to start targeting random vehicles with drive-bys [...]

  • What’s it Worth?

    Michel Marizco
    27 Sep 2009 | 10:56 am
    THE BORDER REPORT How hard up would you need to be to sell someone’s life for $2,000? The question came up over coffee with an old friend this morning. The answer, I guess, depends on your situation. One answer may be given during the corruption case against Richard P. Cramer, the high level Immigration and Customs Enforcement [...]

  • ¿Dos Mil de Nuevo?

    Michel Marizco
    25 Sep 2009 | 10:24 pm
    THE BORDER REPORT Mexican Army officials have detained four men in the killing of a state police commander in southern Sonora last week. But in addition to the four they’ve identified, the law enforcement community along the border is wondering if Francisco Hernandez Garcia, aka Dos Mil, was also arrested. (Thank you, Gordo, for bringing it [...]

  • Another Top Border Official Taken Down

    Michel Marizco
    25 Sep 2009 | 10:01 pm
    THE BORDER REPORT For the second time in a month, a high level border official has been indicted, this time accused of shredding evidence for the Stanford Financial Group, a group busted by the Feds last year for bilking investors out of nearly $7 billion. Lesser known but arguably more profound, the investment group had been [...]
 
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    Environmental News Network

  • US Army Corps Found Negligent in Katrina Floods

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am
    A US judge has ruled that negligence by the US Army Corps of Engineers led to massive floods in parts of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. It was the first time a US court has found the federal government directly responsible for some of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

  • "Extinct" Crocodile Claws Its Way Back to Survival

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am
    Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center in Cambodia.

  • Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:33 am
    Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. In a paper published in Science, they warned that this has serious implications for ecosystems in the Arctic.

  • Armed With Many Weapons, We Are Killing Our Oceans

    19 Nov 2009 | 8:58 am
    It's not just ruthless whaling and foolhardy fishing practices that are plaguing the world's oceans. Underwater, things are bad all over — from the acidifying Atlantic to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A perfect storm of climate change, pollution, and rapacious global fishing practices has the potential to gravely imperil Earth's oceans and their intricate, highly sensitive ecosystems.

  • Smart Grid Riding On the Information Superhighway

    19 Nov 2009 | 8:08 am
    If Internet companies and some utilities have their way, the smart grid will rely on the existing infrastructure of the information superhighway in order to function. They argue that by relying on existing standards like Internet Protocol (IP), the smart grid will grow faster and more organically than if utilities adopt an assortment of proprietary methods.
 
 
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  • Children in Need passes £20m mark

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:10 am
    The BBC's annual Children in Need show featuring a host of stars has raised £20.3 million.Related StoriesKatie Price missing Peter Andre in the jungle?'Outnumbered' in the lead for Comedy gongTurnaround specialist Archie Norman to chair ITVKatie Price: 'I'm ready to leave the jungle'Animated stars unite for charity single

  • Jordan expects Schumacher F1 return

    21 Nov 2009 | 5:06 am
    Eddie Jordan believes Michael Schumacher will replace Jenson Button at the newly-named Mercedes team for next season.Related StoriesMercedes to take over Brawn GPButton signs for McLarenButton explains McLaren move

  • Life term move in Meredith Kercher murder trial

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:47 am
    Prosecutors are expected to request a life sentence for Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito who are accused of killing Meredith Kercher.Related StoriesSix years for poison abortion doctorItaly hosts world 'hunger summit'Meredith Kercher's killer begins appeal

  • Allardyce to have operation

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:58 am
    Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce will miss the next three Premier League matches as he is to have an operation.Related StoriesCity face LiverpoolFerguson believes the league starts now

  • Brown visits flooded areas as more rain forecast

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:42 am
    The emergency services are searching homes in Cumbria, as residents brace themselves for more rain after England's wettest day on record.Related StoriesFlood warnings issued as heavy rain batters UKPC dies in Cockermouth floodsBrown pays tribute to flood tragedy PC
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  • Protests, Arrests Follow UC's 32 Percent Fee Hike

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:45 am
    Dozens of demonstrators who barricaded themselves inside a campus building at the University of California, Berkeley in a protest over fee hikes and budget cuts were removed late Friday, bringing the daylong occupation to an end, university officials said.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Postal Service To Resume North Pole Santa Letters

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:41 am
    Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Tracking A 'Missing' Man By Virtual Bread Crumbs

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:18 pm
    Evan Ratliff eschewed his identity and picked up a new one, challenging Wired readers to find him in 30 days in a contest sponsored by the magazine. Lured by a cash price, readers mobilized online in a mad dash to locate Ratliff — who got a little too cocksure for his own good.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Military Unaware Of Hasan E-Mails To Radical Cleric

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pm
    Sen. Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee, said there may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the alleged Fort Hood shooter before the deadly rampage.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Feds To Drop Charges Against Blackwater Guard

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:57 pm
    The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
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  • MuscleTech Hydroxycut Sold to Bodybuilders As A Diet supplement

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:28 am
    http://www.legaltube.com/BREAKING-NEWS-HOT-LIST/HydroxyCut/MuscleTech-Hydroxycut-Sold-to-Bodybuilders-Is-a-Good-Physique-Worth-Liver-Damage.aspx The diet supplement MuscleTech Hydroxycut may harm you.Author: eenloopgeweerKeywords: MuscleTech hydroxycut hydroxycut hardcore diet supplement fda recall diet pills defective product side effects fda warning class action lawsuit Added: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:28:54 GMTVideo codes to display this video on your website!http://www.livevideo.com

  • PROPHET JESUS IN FOUR SCHOOLS

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:18 am
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  • PROPHET JESUS WILL ABIDE BY QURAN

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:15 am
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  • PROPHET JESUS WILL BE CONCEALED

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:11 am
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  • WHEN WILL PROPHET JESUS RETURN

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:08 am
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  • John Mayer's Sports Car Sadness

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:01 am
    Musician John Mayer claims he went out and bought a Ferrari sports car on a day when he was feeling low.

  • Sandra Bullock's Private Embarrassment

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:01 am
    Sandra Bullock has revealed she accidentally flashed her private parts on the set of her latest film 'The Proposal' - in which she starred opposite Ryan Reynolds.

  • Jennifer Lopez's 'menacing' Dog

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    Jennifer Lopez's personal guard dog has been branded a ''menace'' for allegedly attacking flight attendant Lisa Wilson on a jet in 2006.

  • Taio Cruz Told To Stop Hits

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    Taio Cruz was told by his record company to stop writing so many hit songs for other artists, because he should be saving them for himself.

  • Fan Catcher Michael Buble

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    Michael Buble claims fans regularly faint when they meet him, and he has had to catch several girls who have passed out through excitement.
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  • Global Transatlanticism: Where the Allies Are

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:10 am
    Global Transatlanticism: Where the Allies Are Experience in Afghanistan demonstrates clearly that transatlantic security is increasingly indistinguishable from global security. Indeed, threats to North America and Europe can emerge from anywhere on the globe. NATO remains the fundamental leader in confronting those challenges, but meeting global threats requires cooperation from like-minded nations from around the world. Some NATO allies have argued that NATO should recognize these facts and respond with more active efforts to cooperate with partners with shared interests and/or values around…

  • Sam Tanenhaus: The Death of Conservatism

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:38 pm
    Sam Tanenhaus: The Death of Conservatism Sam Tanenhaus discusses his new book, The Death of Conservatism. For 75 years, Tanenhaus argues, the right has been split into two factions: consensus-driven "realists," who believe in the virtue of government and its power to adjust to changing conditions, and movement "revanchists," who distrust government and society and often find themselves at war with America itself.Eventually, Tanenhaus writes, the revanchists prevailed, and their success resulted in todays decadent "movement conservatism," a defunct ideology that is "profoundly and defiantly…

  • The Talent Gap: A Leadership Opportunity

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:26 pm
    Acumen Fund: The Talent Gap: A Leadership Opportunity Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund, uses entrepreneurial approaches to tackle problems associated with poverty. Established in 2001 by Jacqueline Novogratz, Acumen Fund has pioneered the use of market-based approaches to bringing critical goods and services to low-income people. Working with innovative entrepreneurs in impoverished regions throughout the world, the businesses that Acumen supports focus on water, health, housing, energy, and agriculture.Through its work Acumen Fund seeks to prove that small amounts of…

  • How Soccer Explains Soviet Life

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:58 pm
    How Soccer Explains Soviet Life Robert Edelman, Professor of Russian History, University of California, San Diego, discusses his recently published, Spartak Moscow: A History of the People's Team in a Workers' State, a history of the USSR's most popular football team.Edelman's other books include Serious Fun: A History of Spectator Sports in the USSR, Proletarian Peasants: The Revolution of 1905 in Russia's Southwest, and Gentry Politics on the Eve of the Russian Revolution: The Nationalist Party, 1905-1917. Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Location: New York, NY, CUNY Graduate Center,…

  • The Goddess of the Market: The Meaning of Ayn Rand

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:56 pm
    The Goddess of the Market: The Meaning of Ayn Rand Two major new books on Ayn Rand testify to the continuing impact of America's most influential novelist of ideas. Sales of Rand's books have been impressive for 66 years -- more than 25 million -- and have recently surged, perhaps in response to the dramatic increase in government intrusion into the free market. Rand remains a major influence on both libertarian and conservative communities, and these two new studies illustrate the growing scholarly interest in her impact.Jennifer Burns, a professor of history at the University of Virginia,…
 
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  • Levi's First Spread Posted on Playgirl.com

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:22 am
    Following weeks of intense media speculation, Levi Johnston's first set of Playgirl pics, featuring the Hockey player and Palin scourge posing on a Manhattan rooftop and getting sudsy in the shower, hit the online publication's website early this...

  • Marv Albert Scuffles with 50 Cent's Posse

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:13 am
    Longtime sportscaster and lead basketball play-by-play announcer for TNT Marv Albert was "rejected" by 50 Cent and his entourage on Thursday night when the rapper's protective posse failed to recognize the anchor. It's unclear what exactly started the...

  • Pope to Meet Anglican Leader

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:11 am
    Pope Benedict XVI will try to smooth things over with Anglican leader Rowan Williams after a combative speech by Williams in response to efforts by the Catholic Church to absorb disaffected Anglicans. In October, the Vatican announced a new process by...

  • Obese Students May Be Barred from Degree

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:47 am
    Some two dozen Lincoln University seniors may not receive their degrees this spring, thanks to a graduation requirement stipulating that students who enter college with a BMI over 30 must either prove to the school that they've lost weight, or take a...

  • Egyptians Riot After Soccer Game

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:43 am
    Prompted by a 1-0 soccer loss to archrival Algeria and unconfirmed reports of violence against Egyptian fans, a mob burned Algerian flags and injured 35 police officers in Cairo. The riot was sparked by unconfirmed reports that Egyptian fans had been...
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  • What Do You Think of the EU's New Leaders?

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:44 am
    Editorial Team: After weeks of debate, the current Belgian prime minister and the EU trade commissioner were chosen for the top positions created under the Lisbon Treaty. Therefore, we would like to invite our members to discuss these appointments.

  • Turkey is Key to Europe's Energy Diversification

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:45 am
    Sonja Davidovic: Turkey can play a key role in overcoming existing hurdles to the realization of the Nabucco pipeline project, which will augment Europe's energy security. In return the EU should assist Turkey on its path to EU membership.

  • Ankara: Looking West, Moving East?

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:31 am
    Gamze Avci: Turkey's fatigue with the EU has accommodated the diversification of its foreign policy. The perceived uncertainty about the accession process has slowed down reforms and has reduced Europe's leverage over Ankara. But, at present the mainstay of Turkish foreign policy remains EU membership.

  • Europe: Prevent Turkey Turning East

    19 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am
    Ghassan Dahhan: Europe should be alerted by Turkey's foreign policy shift and start treating Turkey as a respected ally, by offering Turkey real EU membership prospects. Turkey is of major strategic importance to Europe and it is up to the politicians of EU member states to alter public opinion.

  • Turkey: Still a Bridge Between West and East?

    19 Nov 2009 | 12:40 am
    Editorial Team: Turkey tops the agenda at atlantic-community.org for the next week as fears of a shift away from the West become more widespread. We invite our members to reflect on and debate Ankara's ‘alleged’ shift and consider the importance of Turkey as a regional player to the US and Europe.
 
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  • Thousands protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow

    TEHRAN, Iran - Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said.

  • Worst violence since US pullback hits Iraq

    BAGHDAD - Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents.

  • US hands over Iranian officials detained in Iraq

    BAGHDAD - Five Iranian officials detained by the U.S. military in Iraq for up to two years were released on Thursday and handed over to Iranian embassy staff by Iraqi authorities, Iranian state television said.

  • Cyber attacks on South Korea came from 16 countries

    SEOUL - This week's cyber attacks on South Korea are believed to have been mounted from 16 different countries but North Korea was not among them, Seoul's spy agency was quoted as saying Friday.

  • Blast outside school in Afghanistan kills 25

    KABUL - An explosion outside a school south of the Afghan capital on Thursday killed at least 25 people, including 15 students, officials said, and Taliban fighters overran a district near the Pakistan border after heavy fighting.
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  • THE Q&A: CARLENE BAUER, WRITER, FORMER EVANGELICAL

    Emily Bobrow
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:12 am
    There is such ease in the language of "Not That Kind of Girl", Carlene Bauer's memoir, that readers may be lulled into underestimating the alchemy that is taking place. Bauer has managed to transform the raw, melancholic, alienating challenges of religious scepticism and literary ambition into a readable story of one woman's messy struggle for authenticity. Like all coming-of-age tales, this one mixes the painfully familiar ("we were exhilarated by our loneliness because it meant we were being tested, or destined, or chosen") with the exotic ("my heart would…

  • A PALESTINIAN RAPPER FOR CHANGE

    Yael Friedman
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:02 am
    Not all great art is born of rebellion, but a little angst certainly never hurt. When art evolves to speak to for the disenfranchised, as did rap and hip hop, rebellion is a necessary condition. Yet the core message of mainstream American hip hop has become a casualty of its own success. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before such music strayed from its defiant roots to become a more complacent soundtrack of cars, guns and girls.But American hip hop always served to inspire oppressed youth elsewhere, not least in the Arab world, now abuzz with many voices eager to take up the…

  • RODIN'S SONNETS IN STONE

    Allison Pearson
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm
    The stuff of school trips is not often the stuff of romantic weekends too. As part of our Authors on Museums series, Allison Pearson rediscovers the magic of the Musée Rodin ... From INTELLIGENT LIFE Magazine, Autumn 2009 You never forget your first kiss. Mine happened on a school trip to Paris over 30 years ago and it was either a happy coincidence or a divine joke that, during that same Easter, I encountered another unforgettable Kiss. The awkward, though increasingly absorbing, snog with Dave from Oadby on a hummocky camp-bed in a dormitory pungent with teenage socks retains a place…

  • THE SUN KING AND HIS MANY THINGS

    Marisa Mazria-Katz
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:44 am
    The more than 300 pieces honouring Louis XIV that now hang in the gilded halls of Versailles attest to a life of opulence that now seems not only extraordinary but almost extra-terrestrial. “Louis  XIV was a world unto himself,” Nicolas Milovanovic, the show's curator, has said about the works, which were unveiled at the palace in late October in "Louis XIV: The Man and the King".“He had his official collection, which by tradition had to be of a splendour rivalling those of Europe’s other sovereigns," Milovanovic explains. But the king "also…

  • MOLECULAR GASTRONOMY AT HOME

    Molly Young
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:59 pm
    What is xanthan gum and what is it good for? After consulting with some chefs, Molly Young buys a bag to experiment with in her own laboratory kitchen ...Special to MORE INTELLIGENT LIFEXanthan gum is that strange species of food additive, the high-low hybrid. On the one hand, it has a chemical formula that resembles a tangled ball of thread. On the other, it is available at supermarkets in handy 8oz bags, priced at a reasonable $12 (you only need a teaspoon per recipe). Wylie Dufresne uses xanthan gum at his restaurant in preparations like cilantro oil and faux foie gras; Ferran Adria uses…
 
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  • The greed of the generals (II): two questions

    Thomas E. Ricks
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:26 am
    I'm interested that in all the e-mails I've gotten, and responses posted on this blog about triple-dipping retired generals getting paid to "mentor" the active duty military while at the same time working in the defense industry, and also collecting their pensions, not a single person has contended that, yes, George Marshall would approve of this behavior. As a friend of mine says, this is a good gut-check: WWGMD?Also, another friend points out that one of the dangers of this whole "mentoring" this is that if you are not careful, you wind up bringing in people who simply…

  • The Fort Hood shooter: How the Army dropped the ball

    Thomas E. Ricks
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am
    This exchange from a Senate hearing yesterday about how and why the Army dropped the ball on the Fort Hood shooter is worth reading:Sen. Lieberman: . . . . General Keane, do you -- and obviously this is speculation but the military is most sensitive of any organization I know to any taint or allegation or impression of being discriminatory which is appropriate. Do you think that political correctness may have played some role in the fact that these dots were not connected? Gen. Keane: Yes, absolutely and also I think a factor here is Hasan's position as an officer and also his position as a…

  • You learn something every day

    Thomas E. Ricks
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:20 am
    Pakistan's top female squash player hails from Waziristan. She has had to defy the Taliban to play. Photo: Defense.Pk

  • REMFs (IV): a Navy officer’s ancillary observation

    Thomas E. Ricks
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:23 am
    I've been learning from this discussion of what constitutes a front-line soldier in our current wars. Here's an observation in a different direction from my CNAS colleague Cmdr. Herb Carmen, a naval aviator who most recently commanded those high-morale video pioneers, the VAW-116 Sun Kings, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.  Looking at your post about the smackdown video today fits my own reflection. The real heart of the matter isn't whether someone is unworthy because they are a JAG officer or a combat support soldier or a "black shoe" or a Hawkeye pilot. And it's okay for anyone…

  • Iraq, the unraveling (XXXIII): the Anbar killings

    Thomas E. Ricks
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:22 am
    Iraq's vice president, a Sunni Arab, says the recent killing of 13 people associated with a local political leader in eastern Anbar province was carried out by Iraqi army troops commanded by Colonel Raheem Kareem Resan. This somewhat undercuts the "those crazy Anbaris and their wacky tribal disputes" line previously issued by the Baghdad government. Also someone is bombing the houses of policemen in Fallujah. It looks to me like relations between Iraqi security forces and the people of al Anbar are deteriorating. If this is the wave of the future, fasten your seatbelts for 2010.
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  • Unemployment to stay high in the US, Europe until 2011

    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that unemployment rates are expected to stay high in the US and Europe until 2011, in spite of almost all countries coming out from the global financial crisis. The OECD‘s Economic Outlook also states that there is still time until ...

  • Zimbabwean economy stabilizing

    The occupancy of Zimbabwean hotels has almost doubled in the last year which shows that tourists are returning to the south-African nation as its economic and political condition has begun to stabilize. According to the Zimbabwe Council of Tourism president Emmanuel Fundira, hotels in Zimbabwe have had 60 percent occupancy rates as ...

  • APEC says global economy recovering

    The leaders of 21 APEC economies, in a recently concluded two-day summit in Singapore, have said that the global economy is now beginning to revive, and the Asia- Pacific region is leading from the front. The forum of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) vowed for the promotion of a ‘balanced, inclusive and ...

  • US policies creating speculation: China

    The constant decline in the dollar and the Federal government’s policies of keeping interest rates low has created great speculation in the foreign exchange, property and stock market, and has dramatically affected the prices of assets on a worldwide scale, according to Liu Mingkang, the chairman of the China Banking Regulatory ...

  • European economy out of recession

    The euro-area economy came out from recession in the third quarter as consumers’ unwillingness to increase spending was compensated by growth in exports from France and Germany. Gross Domestic Product rose 0.4 percent in the economy of the 16 countries that use the euro. It had fallen by 0.2 percent in ...
 
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  • World Powers Gather to Discuss Iran Nuclear Deal

    Two days ago Iranian Foreign Minister Manochehr Mottaki stated that Iran will not send its uranium abroad, and also noted that the country will only consider a uranium-for-fuel swap program inside Iran. These latest developments have prompted five representatives from the United Nations Security Council: Britain, France, China, the United States, Russia plus Germany, to meet in Brussels Friday to discuss Iran's latest stand on its nuclear program. Despite deals and three sanctions placed by the UN security council, Iran has not changed its stance on its nuclear program. Threats of embargo…

  • UN Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary of Child Rights Convention

    Ceremonies around the world are being held today to mark the 20th anniversary of a historical child protection agreement. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, signed in 1989, guarantees children the right to life, to education, the right to play and to be protected from abuse. The convention, ratified by 193 countries, all except the U.S. and Somalia, has had major effects on children around the world according to the UN. The UN notes that as a result of the convention, 30% more children live beyond the age of five and more than 80% of children now attend primary school. Elizabeth…

  • 8 Militants Killed in Pakistan by US Air Strike

    Eight militants are believed to be dead after a U.S. missile strike hit northwestern Pakistan Friday. U.S. officials operating under anonymity reported to The Associated Press that a U.S. drone fired two missiles at a compound where suspected Taliban militants have gathered in a village near Mir Ali in North Waziristan. The compound was destroyed in the ensuing explosion, with eight bodies pulled from the rubble, according to the officials. Two other suspected militants were wounded in the attack, which occurred shortly after another strike in North Waziristan killed three militants and…

  • Policeman Missing in Cumbria Floods

    Cumbria has been hit hard by major flooding, forcing rescue workers to scramble to rescue as many trapped individuals as possible. Police officer Bill Barker, 45, may have become a victim himself after falling into the River Derwent when the overlying bridge was destroyed by flooding in Workington. According to police officials Barker, a roads policing officer, was directing motorists off the bridge when it collapsed. A body dressed in a police uniform was found by rescue teams Friday. Although the identity of the body has yet to be confirmed, Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Graham fears the…

  • Senator Reid Hopes to Persuade Three Undecided Democrats

    A Senate vote will be casted on Saturday night that will serve as the first hurdle for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill. In order for the bill to advance to the next step in the process, Senator Reid will need every Democratic and independent Senator to vote in favor of the legislation since Republicans will all but certainly oppose it unanimously. There are three moderate Democrats who are unsatisfied with various components of the bill, and Senator Reid is undergoing the process of trying to persuade them to vote in favor of the legislation, according to Mercury…
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  • Manchester United fans top Smokefree United league

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:30 pm
    While Chelsea may be top of the Premier League, Manchester United are celebrating a different win. They’re number one in the Smokefree United league, a virtual club encouraging players and supporters to quit. 274 Manchester United fans have pledged to quit, while only 77 Chelsea fans are signed up. Premier League Head of Community Simon Morgan said: “The Premier League is right behind Smokefree United. We are fully committed to improving the quality of thousands of people’s lives through the many health initiatives that our clubs run. For example, our Premier League Health…

  • Susan Boyle album makes history for pre-ordering on Amazon

    NATHAN ADAM
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm
    The Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who was discovered on the last series of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, has made history on online supermarket Amazon after her new album became the biggest CD pre-order in their history. The album, named ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ will be released by Sony on Monday. It is named after Boyle’s first performance of the Les Misérables song in April on the ITV talent show. Amazon have said that the album quickly became the biggest CD pre-order in their 14 year history. Julian Monaghan, head of music buying at Amazon.co.uk, said: “She…

  • Russian police investigating body sale to kebab shop

    NATHAN ADAM
    14 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm
    Russian police are investigating a case involving three vagrants killing a man and then eating parts of his body. After this they sold it on to a kebab shop. The three men involved have been arrested and charged with murdering a 25-year-old. Police say that the attack was out of “personal hostility”. They are being held in Perm, a Russian city which is 1,400km east of the capital Moscow. The men have not been named. It is not immediately known if any human body parts have been consumed by customers of the kebab shop. Was there something sinister in any of their kebabs?

  • Ex-Congressman Jefferson sentenced to 13 years in prison

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    13 Nov 2009 | 2:51 pm
    Former Congressman William Jefferson has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for 16 counts of crimes including solicitation of bribes, money laundering and racketeering, according to Fox News. This is a developing story – please check back for updates. Related Posts:'Chuckie' Taylor sentenced to 97 years in prison13-Year-Old Accused Of Robbing BankGreek Convicts Escape High Security PrisonMurderer Escapes From Western Maryland PrisonMadoff Gets 150 Years

  • Harry Potter star denies drug allegations from the Daily Mirror

    NATHAN ADAM
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
    The Daily Mirror, a tabloid newspaper in the UK, has posted photos of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe allegedly smoking cannabis at a party. Radcliffe has strongly denied these allegations. The Daily Mirror published a photo of Radcliffe which is believed to show the star smoking cannabis, whilst donning a comedy moustache. The newspaper claims they received their information from a “fellow reveller” at the party. A spokesperson for Daniel Radcliffe said, “We categorically deny the allegations regarding Daniel Radcliffe published in today’s Daily Mirror.”…
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  • Afghanistan, Jurassic Park

    16 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    Steve Kroft, Lesley Stahl, Bob Simon, Morley Safer, Byron Pitts, Scott Pelley, Andy Rooney LENGTH: 43:00 LEAD: Byron Pitts and 60 Minutes cameras spend two days on the road with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan as they encounter one deadly bomb after another. Lesley Stahl meets the inspiration for the lead character in the classic film Jurassic Park. Those stories and more on 60 Minutes...

  • Hackers; Andre Agassi

    9 Nov 2009 | 1:00 am
    On 60 Minutes, Could foreign hackers get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the world's infrastructure, such as the power grids, water works or even a nation's military arsenal, to create havoc? They already have. Steve Kroft reports. Katie Couric interviews the tennis champion about his drug use, the depression that made him use methamphetamine and other aspects of his personal life and tennis career in his first interview about his upcoming book. Those stories and more on 60 Minutes...

  • H1N1 Flu Vaccine, Yakuza

    1 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    On 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports on the manufacture and distribution of the H1N1 flu vaccine, and more importantly if it's safe to take. Lara Logan investigates the Yakuza, Japan's mafia, and how they may help foreigners jump the line in America for a life-saving liver transplant. Lesley Stahl looks into Hollywood Pirates...criminals who copy films and distribute them illegally before they hit theaters. Those stories and more on 60 Minutes.

  • Medicare and Medicaid

    25 Oct 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Medicare and Medicaid fraudsters are cheating U.S. taxpayers out of an estimated $90 billion a year using a billing scam that is surprisingly easy to execute. Steve Kroft investigates. More Americans suffer from epilepsy than Parkinson's, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined. Katie Couric reports on a disease that may not be getting the attention it deserves. Those stories and more, on 60 Minutes.

  • H1N1, cancer, Drew Barrymore

    20 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am
    Scott Pelley reports on the H1N1 virus and its growing toll on children and teens. Lesley Stahl speaks with John Kanzius, a man with leukemia who invented a radio wave machine to help cure his cancer. Finally, Anderson Cooper sits down with Drew Barrymore to discuss her transformation from a troubled child star, to a successful actress, producer and director.
 
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    Face the Nation

  • Kahlid Sheikh Mohammed; Fort Hood; Hall of Infamy

    15 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Today on Face The Nation: Afghanistan and the massacre at Fort Hood - Bob Schieffer has the latest with Dana Priest of The Washington Post and CBS News National Security Analyst Juan Zarate. But first, the mastermind of the 9-11 attacks will be tried just blocks from Ground Zero in New York. But should this trial even be happening? Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) of the House Intelligence Committee and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) weigh in. This and more on today's Face The Nation.

  • Health Care

    8 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Today on Face the Nation, what a week: An election shakes the Democrats; a tragedy at Fort Hood; and last night: Nancy Pelosi: The bill is passed. Bob Schieffer: The House passed the health care bill. We'll get the latest on all of it as we talk with the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Ike Skelton. Two key senators on defense issues--Republican Lindsey Graham and Democrat Jack Reed-- who also play key roles when the health reform bill gets to the Senate. Then we'll bring in Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat of Florida, and Republican political consultant Ed…

  • Afghan Run-off Election

    1 Nov 2009 | 12:00 pm
    Today on Face the Nation, one of the candidates in the Afghanistan run-off election has quit--will that delay President Obama's troop decision. Abdullah Abdullah withdrew because he feared the coming election would produce the same king of fraud as the last one--where does that put U.S. strategy now. Can the current government claim any legitimacy. We'll ask the top advisor to President Obama David Axelrod. We'll have that same question for Senator Joe Lieberman who wants more troops for Afghanistan now. We'll have plenty of questions, too, on health care. Then I'll have a Final Word on…

  • Afghanistan, Health Care

    25 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am
    Today on Face the Nation: McCain-Feingold...together again, but this time on opposite sides. Democratic Senator Russ Feingold and Republican Senator John McCain have written so much campaign finance legislation together that "McCain-Feingold" has almost become a brand name for reform. But on Afghanistan and health care reform they find themselves on opposite sides. McCain wants more troops in Afghanistan now; Feingold wants to draw down our forces there. On health care Feingold wants a government run insurance program; McCain says 'no-way'. We''ll get both sides and a fix on where these…

  • Rahm Emanuel on Afghanistan

    18 Oct 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Today on Face the Nation: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on Afghanistan, Health care and the economy. Plus, John Kerry, from Afghanistan. President Obama is only weeks away from announcing whether he'll send thousands more troops to Afghanistan. Could concerns over the unstable government there delay that decision? Will he change strategy? And does the President have to step up his efforts on health care reform? We'll ask his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel. We'll get reaction from Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas. AND we'll talk to Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign…
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    chidi opara reports

  • Citizen Report: Nuhu Ribadu Declared Wanted By Code Of Conduct Tribunal

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:27 am
    A citizen reporter in Abuja filed in a report this afternoon that the immediate past Executive Chairman of the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), Mr. Nuhu Ribadu have been declared wanted by the Code Of Conduct Tribuanl sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Constance Momoh. Ribadu, who is on self exile in Europe was arraigned at the tribunal for failure to submit his assets

  • The Achebe Colloquium on Nigerian Elections Holds On December 11, 2009 In Providence, Rhode Island

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am
                                              [Chinua Achebe] According to the organizers, "Conference themes will include problems, prospects and pathologies of 50 years of Nigerian independence; strategic interests of Nigeria and the United States; challenges of the Anambra Elections in 2010; lessons learned and problems ahead in monitoring Nigerian elections; strategies for free and fair polls

  • Inaugural Edition Of West African Forum On Access To Quality Medicines Holds November 24th, 2009 In Accra Ghana

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:35 am
                                              [Medicine] The inaugural edition of the West African forum on access to quality medicines, a programme of The Initiative for Public Policy Analysis, (IPPA Nigeria), Africanroundtable, IMANI – Ghana, the Health Access Network, and the mPedigree Network will hold on 24th November, 2009, at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel(Homowo Conference Centre) Accra

  • Article: Planting The Seeds Of Prosperity In Africa

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:48 am
                                             [Map Of Africa] Last month, the International Monetary Fund and the African Export-Import Bank made $800-million in credit available to Zimbabwe. This initiative is meant to help the country restore its ravaged economy. But for Zim and other nations that lack the basic institutions required to build wealth, simply loaning or giving them money is not an

  • Transparency International's Corruption Index

    Public Information Project Management(PIPROM)
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:18 am
                                                  [Interactive Map] Every year, Transparency International ranks 180 countries to create its corruption index. Find out how each nation does How endemic is corruption around the world - and where does it flourish? Transparency International's 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is the world's most credible measure of of domestic, public sector
 
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    The Next Women

  • The NextWomen’s Highlights of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 – Part 1

    As Global Entrepreneurship Week draws to a close, The NextWomen reflect on the week’s events: Wednesday 18th November – The NextWomen BIG Kitchen Dinner Organised to coincide with Women’s Enterprise Day, the Big Kitchen Dinner saw 83 women and men leading and investing in web 2.0 ventures enjoy a keynote from Stephanie Phair of theOutNet.com.  To get [...]

  • Stephanie Phair of theOutNet.com Talks to Female Entrepreneurs in Celebration of Women’s Enterprise Day

    Stephanie Phair On the day that the Women’s Enterprise Task Force announced its intention for a privately held women’s enterprise forum, The NextWomen took the lead as the first women’s enterprise forum with a focus on high growth business. In celebration of Women’s Enterprise Day, over 80 women came together in their most successful Kitchen [...]

  • Celebrate Women’s Enterprise Day 2009 with The NextWomen

    Today, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, it is Women’s Enterprise Day which celebrates the 680,000 majority women-owned businesses in the UK which are generating £45 billion to the UK economy. In the words of the organisers they: ‘want more women to unleash their talents and make their ideas happen’. In honour of the event, we have [...]

  • Winner of Innovation Awards is Women-Led Layar

    The winner of the Innovation Awards is the Dutch first mobile augmented reality browser Layar, of which Claire Boonstra is one of the founders. She features in our Women in Tech series. The winning pitch can be seen here: Claire’s advice: Don’t opt out of science subjects. Math & Science can provide access to almost any [...]

  • Deal of a Female Co-Founder: Forbes acquires FlipGloss Media

    Forbes Media has acquired online photo content and ad distributor FlipGloss Media for an undisclosed sum.  Female Internet Hero Robyn VanTol,  VP, Product of FlipGloss is one of the four Co-Founders of FlipGloss and reponsible for product strategy, development and content operations. FlipGloss was founded in 2008 with funding from Forbes Media and Elevation Partners. USP [...]
 
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    NetNewsDaily

  • Manchester United fans top Smokefree United league

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:30 pm
    While Chelsea may be top of the Premier League, Manchester United are celebrating a different win. They’re number one in the Smokefree United league, a virtual club encouraging players and supporters to quit. 274 Manchester United fans have pledged to quit, while only 77 Chelsea fans are signed up. Premier League Head of Community Simon Morgan said: “The Premier League is right behind Smokefree United. We are fully committed to improving the quality of thousands of people’s lives through the many health initiatives that our clubs run. For example, our Premier League Health…

  • Susan Boyle album makes history for pre-ordering on Amazon

    NATHAN ADAM
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm
    The Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who was discovered on the last series of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, has made history on online supermarket Amazon after her new album became the biggest CD pre-order in their history. The album, named ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ will be released by Sony on Monday. It is named after Boyle’s first performance of the Les Misérables song in April on the ITV talent show. Amazon have said that the album quickly became the biggest CD pre-order in their 14 year history. Julian Monaghan, head of music buying at Amazon.co.uk, said: “She…

  • Russian police investigating body sale to kebab shop

    NATHAN ADAM
    14 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm
    Russian police are investigating a case involving three vagrants killing a man and then eating parts of his body. After this they sold it on to a kebab shop. The three men involved have been arrested and charged with murdering a 25-year-old. Police say that the attack was out of “personal hostility”. They are being held in Perm, a Russian city which is 1,400km east of the capital Moscow. The men have not been named. It is not immediately known if any human body parts have been consumed by customers of the kebab shop. Was there something sinister in any of their kebabs?

  • Ex-Congressman Jefferson sentenced to 13 years in prison

    SCOTT CAMPBELL
    13 Nov 2009 | 2:51 pm
    Former Congressman William Jefferson has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for 16 counts of crimes including solicitation of bribes, money laundering and racketeering, according to Fox News. This is a developing story – please check back for updates. Related Posts:'Chuckie' Taylor sentenced to 97 years in prison13-Year-Old Accused Of Robbing BankGreek Convicts Escape High Security PrisonMurderer Escapes From Western Maryland PrisonMadoff Gets 150 Years

  • Harry Potter star denies drug allegations from the Daily Mirror

    NATHAN ADAM
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm
    The Daily Mirror, a tabloid newspaper in the UK, has posted photos of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe allegedly smoking cannabis at a party. Radcliffe has strongly denied these allegations. The Daily Mirror published a photo of Radcliffe which is believed to show the star smoking cannabis, whilst donning a comedy moustache. The newspaper claims they received their information from a “fellow reveller” at the party. A spokesperson for Daniel Radcliffe said, “We categorically deny the allegations regarding Daniel Radcliffe published in today’s Daily Mirror.”…
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    The Demotix Blog

  • Demotix supports the Artists' Bill of Rights

    andyheath
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:04 am
    You already know that Demotix is passionate about protecting photographers' rights, so it's fantastic to be able to announce today that Demotix has become an official supporter of the Artists' Bill of Rights.

  • Demotix in the Final Round of the Open Web Awards!

    Turi
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:38 am
    We're in the last 5, and we're battling it out against the likes of HuffPo and the BBC. Please help us out by voting for us here:

  • Demotix: faster than Usain Bolt on rollerskates

    andyheath
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:46 am
    Thanks for your patience over the last few days as we migrated the server. We hoped the move wouldn't be noticeable - but it had a severe impact on the site speed. The move is now complete, and we hope you see the difference. The server switch not only speeds up the website but also adds a new safety net for your images which are now doubly protected.

  • Phil Coomes and Emma Lynch: First Viewfinder Judges

    Turi
    3 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    Phil Coomes and Emma Lynch - the amazing Picture team at BBC News Online - are Viewfinder's first judges. Every month, we'll hold a different competition, judged by a different team of picture editors from around the world. Check out Phil's Blog here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/photoblog/

  • Viewfinder: the monthly competition

    andyheath
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am
    VIEWFINDER Demotix, in partnership with Blurb and Moo, is launching VIEWFINDER - a monthly competition with some great prizes. VIEWFINDER, November: FEATURES For November, we are putting the focus on features - stories of people and places around the world. It's time to think about news differently and to find stories which haven't yet been told. Documentary Photojournalism has been dying for years - Demotix is the perfect place to revive it. Your community is now 10,000 strong, and nobody cares more about the stories the rest of the world is forgetting. There are no restrictions on how often…
 
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    The Faster Times

  • In Vino Labels, Decorative Arts Veritas?

    Andrew Myers
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:06 pm
    In vino veritas, or “in wine there is truth,” is a phrase famously coined by Gaius Plinius Secundus, a Roman scientist who lived from 23-79 CE. The knowledge of the ancients was very much in the air (and the mouth) last Tuesday evening at 7:30PM on the patio of Beverly Hills’ Bond St, were Spectrum Group International hosted a wine tasting to preface its first ever fine and vintage wine auction tomorrow (Saturday, November 21) at the Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point Why would a company that previously dealt primarily in coins, stamps, arms and armor delve headfirst…

  • New Moon Rises, Werewolves Attack: The Twilight Saga Returns

    Rebecca Taylor
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am
    It’s official: Keep your daughters close.  A new evil has been unleashed. “New Moon,” the latest installment of “The Twilight Saga” based on the Stephen King panned, best-selling books by Stephenie Meyer, has arrived on the big screen.  According to Forbes.com, the highly anticipated, hugely publicized movie has already become “the top advance ticket-seller in the 10-year history of Fandango” and is expected to gross more than 100 million dollars this opening weekend. Which means that if you were hoping to catch a matinee of “Fantastic Mr.

  • How Rainwater Can Make Urban Parks Cheaper and Greener

    Alec Appelbaum
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:36 am
    Realists know that urban real-estate projects can recoup spending on energy-efficient equipment but can face runaway costs from the measly supply of water. That’s right: while right-wingers spout about the economic threat of greenhouse-gas regulation, many cities are running out of water for new neighborhoods. A recreation site in Brooklyn hints at a new economic approach to this dilemma: it turns rainwater into a usable asset. The site is Brooklyn Bridge Park, an 85-acre project hugging 1.3 miles of Manhattan-facing waterfront. The park has earned hisses from some advocates for the…

  • Has Arlen Specter Always Been a Closet Liberal?

    The Faster Read
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:09 am
    Josh Marshall quips: “I’m not trying to be ungenerous but at what point do we see Sen. Specter showing up at the next WTO protest with a black t-shirt and a bandana around his head? Maybe he hits Copenhagen.” I think he’s referring to Specter’s announcement that he can’t support any additional troops in Afghanistan. Arlen Specter’s startling political transformation over a matter of weeks has, undoubtedly, been amusing to watch. Still, there’s a serious point to be made here. Has Specter always been a closet liberal? Is he still a Republican at…

  • Oprah Ending Show and More Batshit Crazy Celeb Stories

    The Faster Read
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:09 am
    One: Oprah Ending Talk Show in 2011 No! When reading this article, my first reaction was to break into tears and try to build a bomb shelter-fort out of my coffee table. Certainly, the world cannot go on without Oprah. After securing myself in my fort, I read the next paragraph. Oprah’s actually leaving to start her own cable channel–OWN, which either stands for the Oprah Winfrey Channel, or is a simple message that she owns the souls of middle-aged women across America. Really, though, this should be an economic story. A 24-hour Oprah channel means that we’ll probably lose…
 
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    LA Weekly | News

  • Hollywood's Catered Stimulus

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    “I don’t discuss my personal finances,” Tony Garcia says, sitting in his spacious photography studio on Melrose Avenue. In these hard times, with boarded-up storefronts lining the length of Melrose, Tony Garcia Photography seems to be a rare patch of prosperity....

  • When White Writers Do “Latino” Issues

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Crime and PunishmentIt was chaos this week in the Weekly’s virtual mailroom, which received a deluge of reactionary attitude in regard to Christine Pelisek’s cover story “Chaos ...
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    Keefe Editorial Cartoons from InToon.com

  • - Oprah to Pull Plug

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    TITLE: Oprah to Pull Plug PUBLICATION DATE: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: oprah, television, broadcast, tv, cable, winfrey Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post

  • - New York Terror Trials

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    TITLE: New York Terror Trials PUBLICATION DATE: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: trial, new, york, terror, terrorism, 9/11, twin, towers, panic, conservative, obama, khalid, sheikh, mohammed Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post

  • - Nonexistent Congressional Districts

    19 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    TITLE: Nonexistent Congressional Districts PUBLICATION DATE: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: stimulus, jobs, economy, nonexistent, congressional, district, oversight, recession, unemployment Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post

  • - Palin in 2012

    18 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    TITLE: Palin in 2012 PUBLICATION DATE: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: palin, 2012, sarah, moderate, republican, conservative, right, wing, election, campaign, president Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post

  • - Obama Asia Trip

    15 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    TITLE: Obama Asia Trip PUBLICATION DATE: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 KEYWORDS: obama, asia, china, economy, trip, recession, debt, visit, america Editorial cartoon by Mike Keefe of the Denver Post
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    LA Weekly

  • Movie Reviews: La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet, Planet 51, The Twilight Saga: New Moon

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    BLOOD EQUITY If you’ve already read Malcolm Gladwell’s excellent recent New Yorker article on the disturbing physical and mental deterioration that awaits professional football players after their careers are over, you’ll find next to nothing illuminating in thi...

  • When White Writers Do “Latino” Issues

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Crime and PunishmentIt was chaos this week in the Weekly’s virtual mailroom, which received a deluge of reactionary attitude in regard to Christine Pelisek’s cover story “Chaos ...

  • Hollywood's Catered Stimulus

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    “I don’t discuss my personal finances,” Tony Garcia says, sitting in his spacious photography studio on Melrose Avenue. In these hard times, with boarded-up storefronts lining the length of Melrose, Tony Garcia Photography seems to be a rare patch of prosperity....

  • L.A. WEAKLY — GET IT?! THAT'S FUNNY!

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    James Adomian tells us this about his show L.A. Weakly: "From the desert to the sea to all of Southern California, this is a show that celebrates our City of Angels, featuring the local celebrities and laid-back denizens of our smoggy oasis. This is the suntanned playground of Huell Howser, t...

  • Kiyokawa: So Sorry, So Good

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    View more photos in Anne Fishbein's Kiyokawa photo gallery.Kiyokawa is a small sushi bar on the southern edge of Beverly Hills, a couple of blocks south...
 
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    Wildfire Today News

  • Youth offender fire crew program to close in N.C.

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:14 pm
    Fire chiefs in North Carolina are getting together to try to figure out how to keep a program from shutting down that since 1986 has trained youthful offenders to be firefighters. It appears that the the successful BRIDGE program will be a victim of budget cuts in the state budget. Here is an excerpt from an article at BlueRidgeNow: BRIDGE stands for Building Rehabilitating Instructing Developing Growing and Employing. It’s joint effort of the N.C. Forest Service and the N.C. Division of Prisons. Since 1986 the agencies have trained inmates ages 18 to 25 help crews battle wildfires.

  • No arrest yet in Station fire

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:53 pm
    Investigators have concluded that the 160,000-acre Station fire near Los Angeles was arson, but in spite of arresting someone for starting a small fire in the same area, they have not charged anyone starting the fire that was the largest in the recorded history of Los Angeles County. Here is an excerpt from an article in the Los Angeles Times: Nearly three months after the Station wildfire turned into the biggest blaze in L.A. County history, killing two firefighters, investigators say they don’t have the necessary evidence to arrest anyone for the arson. Babatunsin Olukunle Sheriff’s…

  • DOI releases report on Aug. 20 SEAT crash

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:45 pm
    The Department of Interior’s Aviation Management Divison has released a report on the crash of the Single Engine Air Tanker in which the pilot, Dave Jamsa, was killed. The accident occurred on August 20 on the Hoyt Fire 125 miles northeast of Reno, Nevada. Wildfire Today reported on it HERE. The report, which is in addition to and separate from any report by the NTSB, concluded that the air tanker while attempting to drop retardant on the fire did not release any retardant and impacted the ground. Investigators found that the drop mechanism had not been armed, meaning it would have been…

  • Wildfire Today site maintenance

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:51 pm
    We are conducting some web site maintenance and expect to have everything back to normal soon. In the older posts, some of the photos and links to other Wildfire Today posts will be restored in a few days. Thank you for your patience. Bill G.

  • David Monington pleads guilty to forging fire training certificates

    Bill
    8 Nov 2009 | 7:16 pm
    In a case that Wildfire Today has been following since November 17, 2008, David Monigton pleaded guilty last week in a Rapid City, SD federal court to mail fraud for sending wildfire training certificates through the mail with forged signatures of fire training instructors. The original indictment for Mr. Monigton alleged he forged about 20 signatures of South Dakota firefighting officials in an attempt to gain certification from the National Wildfire Suppression Association. The documents included training certificates, position task books, and a performance rating. The documents…
 
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    CharlotteObserver.com: Breaking News

  • 'Dukes of Hazzard' actor tells his story

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:42 am
    (By Joe DePriest, jdepriest@charlotteobserver.com) Veteran character actor James Best played good and bad guys in 83 movies and 600 television shows.His resume is sprinkled with notable titles such as "The Caine Mutiny" with Humphrey Bogart, "Shenandoah" with Jimmy Stewart, "Firecreek" with Henry Fonda,"Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and "The Andy Griffith Show."

  • Man guilty of scaring elderly woman to death

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:45 am
    (by BETH SHAYNE / WCNC, WCNC) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A federal jury convicted Larry Whitfield, 20, of literally scaring a woman to death while running from the cops after attempting a bank robbery.The case involved the death of 79-year-old Mary Parnell, a retired Wachovia officer who was at home September 2008 when Whitfield tried to use her house as a safe haven.

  • N.C. revenue short $95 million

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:31 am
    (By Mark Johnson, mjohnson@charlotteobserver.com) North Carolina's revenue was $95 million short at the end of October, but state officials aren't stressed - yet.The state budget was built on a forecast of $5.88 billion in revenues by Oct. 31, but a little under $5.79 billion came in.

  • Duke concerned about drug resistant swine flu

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:31 am
    (By Sarah Avery, savery@newsobserver.com) A cluster of four Tamiflu-resistant cases of H1N1 flu at Duke University Medical Center has raised concerns that changes in the virus may make severe infections more difficult to treat.Three of the Duke patients died. All were adults, including two women and one man, and they had other major diseases, said Dr. Cameron Wolfe, an infectious disease specialist at Duke. He said a fourth patient remains hospitalized.

  • Judge: Lincoln County sheriff keeps job

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:31 am
    (By Joe DePriest, jdepriest@charlotteobserver.com) Embattled Lincoln County Sheriff Tim Daugherty will keep his job at least for a few more months.Superior Court Judge Richard Boner on Friday denied a petition filed by county attorney Jeff Taylor asking for Daugherty's immediate suspension. Daugherty faces another court hearing in January on the issue of whether he should be permanently removed from office.
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    Radio Quintana Roo

  • Demasiada suerte para ser cierto

    Radio Quintana Roo
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:23 pm
    Demasiado bueno para ser verdad, ya que se aprovechan de los limitantes que ofrece la camara de seguridad en blanco y negro, aun asi el video llega ser interensante para verlos un par de veces

  • Mutacion de la influenza humana en Noruega

    Agencias
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:08 pm
    La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) informó hoy que el Instituto Noruego de Salud Pública le notificó de una mutación del virus H1N1 descubierta en las dos primeras víctimas fatales de la influenza humana en el país. No obstante, la OMS aclaró que no existen indicios de que esta mutación reste efectividad a la vacuna [...]

  • Maltrato de la Policia de Cancún

    Radio Quintana Roo
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:23 pm
    Colaboración y/o denuncia de Enrique Garcia Perez. Recuerda hacer la tuya aquí en Radio Quintana Roo Es lamentable contar con una policía prepotente, sin preparación y sin criterio, por que lo digo, el día de ayer al ir circulando por la calle el table para incorporarme a la avenida kukulkan esto en el kilómetro cero [...]

  • Crean sábana capaz de regenerar tejidos humanos

    Agencias
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:33 am
    Sábanas hechas de quitina, una sustancia cicatrizante derivada del caparazón de crustáceos y moluscos, que pueden regenerar heridas y prevenir infecciones, es el invento desarrollado por el Instituto Tecnológico Textil, junto a una empresa valenciana. La investigación del Instituto demostró que la quitina tiene una estructura muy similar a la de la celulosa, desarrollando así una [...]

  • Maleantes del Perú mataban gente para vender su grasa

    Agencias
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:27 am
    Las autoridades peruanas han detenido al menos a cuatro personas y buscaban este jueves a otras siete por su presunta pertenencia a una red que podría haber asesinado a decenas de personas para obtener su grasa y comercializarla para su uso en cosméticos. Los detenidos vendían un litro de grasa humana por hasta 15.000 dólaresLa Justicia [...]
 
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    FRONTLINE - Reports | PBS

  • Next on FRONTLINE: The Card Game

    24 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 9pm on PBS (Check local listings). FRONTLINE and The New York Times join forces to investigate the changing nature of the consumer credit business. With new regulations coming, what are the new terms and products banks will be offering customers?

  • A Death in Tehran

    17 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Available for viewing online. At the height of the protests following Iran's controversial presidential election this summer, a young woman named Neda Agha Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran. Her death -- filmed on a cameraphone, then uploaded to the web -- quickly became an international outrage, and Agha Soltan became the face of a powerful movement that threatened the hard-line government's hold on power. With the help of a unique network of correspondents in and out of the country, FRONTLINE investigates the life and death of the woman whose image remains a potent symbol…

  • Close to Home

    27 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pm
    Available for viewing online. Producer Ofra Bikel chronicles how the middle class is faring in this recession through the stories of the people who she's come to know at the hair salon she's frequented for the past twenty years. The film reveals the struggles of a small business owner to stay afloat, her sister's risk of imminent foreclosure on her Florida home, and the various clients whose lives intersect at this New York City salon--from well-to-do bankers to struggling actors, each with a story to tell about how they're getting by in these turbulent times.

  • The Warning

    20 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pm
    Available for viewing online. In the devastating aftermath of the economic meltdown, FRONTLINE sifts the ashes for clues about why it happened and examines critical moments when it might have gone much differently. Looking back into the 1990s, veteran FRONTLINE producer/director Michael Kirk (Inside the Meltdown, Breaking the Bank) discovers early warnings of the crash, reveals an intense battle among high-ranking members of the Clinton administration, and uncovers a concerted effort not to regulate the emerging, highly complex, and lucrative derivatives markets, which would become the…

  • Obama's War

    13 Oct 2009 | 7:00 pm
    Available for viewing online. Tens of thousands of fresh American troops are now on the move in Afghanistan, led by a new commander and armed with a counterinsurgency plan that builds on the lessons of Iraq. But can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires"? FRONTLINE producers Martin Smith (Beyond Baghdad, Return of the Taliban) and Marcela Gaviria (In Search of Al Qaeda, The War Briefing) once again make the dangerous journey to the front lines of America's biggest fight. Through interviews with the top U.S. commanders on the ground, embeds with U.S. forces and…
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  • Spain launches new campaign for F&V consumption

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:19 am
    The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture MARM has launched the campaign “Fruit all year” with the aim of increasing fruits and vegetables consumption.

  • Kenya further invests in biodiesel industry

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:35 am
    Kenya’s Ministry of Energy has launched a new five-year policy to boost biodiesels, as a measure to contribute to the fight to global warming as well as to reduce the country’s dependence on imported fossil fuels.

  • Russia bans junk foods' advertizing

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:54 am
    Further to an agreement with leading multinationals, from January 2010 advertising of snacks, burgers, fries and sugary drinks addressing children under 12 years will no longer be allowed in Russia.

  • EU Fruit School Scheme, concrete actions still to come

    19 Nov 2009 | 6:46 am
    Kicked off at the beginning of the 2009/2010 school year, the effective implementation of the School Fruit Scheme (SFS) across Europe seems to be delayed - warns European industry association Freshfel.

  • UK, one third less organic products in supermarkets

    12 Oct 2009 | 2:25 am
    Despite claiming to support the recovery of the organic segment, Britain's Tesco and Asda have actually recently reduced by a third the range of organic products on their supermarket shelves, according to a new report published on October 10.
 
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