Dec 2, 2010
BBC News - Eminem leads Grammy nominations
Eminem is the leading contender for the Grammy Awards with 10 nominations including album of the year. The 38-year-old rapper was followed by Bruno Mars with seven nods, while Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and country group Lady Antebellum all netted six nominations.
UK acts including Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons and Susan
UK acts including Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons and Susan
BBC News - Coca leaves first chewed 8,000 years ago, says research
Peruvian foraging societies were already chewing coca leaves 8,000 years ago, archaeological evidence has shown. Ruins beneath house floors in the northwestern Peru showed evidence of chewed coca and calcium-rich rocks. Such rocks would have been burned to create lime, chewed with coca to release more of its active chemicals.
BBC News - Index finger length prostate cancer clue
Babies are exposed to hormones in the womb. The length of a man's fingers can provide clues to his risk of prostate cancer, according to new research. A British Journal of Cancer study found men whose index finger was longer than their ring finger were significantly less likely to develop the disease. Researchers made the discovery after comparing the hands of 1,500 prostate cancer
BBC Sport - Football - World Cup vote live - decision day
Fifa will name the hosts for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Zurich on Thursday, with the US - hoping to stage the tournament for the first time since 1994 - in the running for 2022. Sport
BBC News - Qantas begins legal action against Rolls-Royce
Qantas has begun legal action against the engine supplier Rolls-Royce following the explosion of an engine on one of the airline's Airbus A380s.
It said the legal action was back-up in case a settlement could not be reached.
BBC News - Snow leaves travellers facing further severe disruption
Travellers across parts of the UK face further misery as airports, roads and rail continue to be badly hit by snow.
The closure of Gatwick Airport has been extended until at least 0600 GMT on Friday, after a further heavy snowfall.
NASA’S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT | Weekly World News
December 2nd, NASA will announce that they have found evidence of xtraterrestrial life on Mars and Jupiter.
NASA has stated that they will make a big announcement over on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010, at 2 PM Eastern time.
WWN has inside sources at NASA and has learned that they will announce that
NASA has stated that they will make a big announcement over on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010, at 2 PM Eastern time.
WWN has inside sources at NASA and has learned that they will announce that
Today News, World
Ivory Coast Election Body 'Still Working' on Results BusinessWeek By Pauline Bax and Olivier Monnier Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Ivory Coast's election commission said it was still tabulating ballots from the country's Nov. 28 presidential runoff, missing a key deadline amid calls from international groups to announce a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
Further weather chaos for Europe BBC News Heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures are set to cause another day of disruption on road and rail networks, and at airports across northern Europe. Temperatures dropped to as low as -26C (-14.8F) in Poland, where eight people died of exposure. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
Opposition cries foul in Egypt Pittsburgh Post Gazette CAIRO -- Egypt's top two opposition movements on Wednesday pulled out of parliamentary elections after they were all but shut out in a first round of voting, in a surprise response to widespread allegations of fraud. The move by the fundamentalist ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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Spain Reveals Plan to Reduce Its Giant Debt New York Times By RAPHAEL MINDER MADRID — The Spanish prime minister, José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero, introduced measures Wednesday intended to distance Spain from Ireland and other ailing European countries. Mr. Zapatero said the state would sell stakes in several ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
Belarus agrees to give up its stock of weapons-grade uranium Washington Post By Glenn Kessler and Mary Beth Sheridan ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN - In a surprise victory for President Obama's campaign to secure nuclear material worldwide, the government of Belarus announced Wednesday that it will give up its stock of highly enriched ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
U.S. sees time for Iran diplomacy, says sanctions bite Reuters By David Lawder and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday there is still time for a diplomatic solution with Iran but the increasingly defiant state must take "tangible steps" to address concerns about its nuclear ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
China, Brazil Say Debate on Kyoto Accord Threatens Climate Talks Bloomberg By Alex Morales and Kim Chipman - Thu Dec 02 06:29:23 GMT 2010 China and Brazil led developing nations in saying Japan's refusal to help extend the Kyoto Protocol to curb greenhouse gas emissions may halt work on a global accord to combat global ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
Passport ring served terrorists, police say Boston Globe By Raphael Minder and J. David Goodman MADRID — Police in Spain and Thailand arrested 10 people suspected of operating a counterfeiting network that provided fake European passports to terrorist groups linked to Al Qaeda in order to smooth their entry ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
Suu Kyi sees role as facilitator of network for Myanmar democracy Monsters and Critics.com Singapore - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi said she wanted to act as a facilitator for an international network to promote democracy in her military-ruled country, a Singapore news report said Thursday. The 65-year-old Nobel Peace laureate, ... See all stories on this topic »
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LIFESTYLE News, Dec 02, 2010
The List: Every event worth listing Thu., Dec. 2-Wed., Dec. 8
Creative Loafing Sarasota (blog)
Mame Based on the novel Auntie Mame, the dramatic bohemian Mame Dennis's eccentric lifestyle is interrupted when her late brother's son is entrusted to her ...
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Creative Loafing Sarasota (blog)
Mame Based on the novel Auntie Mame, the dramatic bohemian Mame Dennis's eccentric lifestyle is interrupted when her late brother's son is entrusted to her ...
See all stories on this topic »
Dec 1, 2010
Chile Cautiously Awaits Wikileaks Publication Of Communications Between Santiago and Washington
Tongans listening to polling results
Locking the ballot boxes at 9:00 am, Nai Tonga an electoral officer
With early results coming in from individual polling stations the names of the leading candidates in Tonga's General Election are expected to be clear by 9:00 pm tonight after thousands of people turned out for the polls on an overcast day.
With early results coming in from individual polling stations the names of the leading candidates in Tonga's General Election are expected to be clear by 9:00 pm tonight after thousands of people turned out for the polls on an overcast day.
Yahoo News
- Lame-duck agenda features political votes (AP)
- 2 million lose jobless benefits as holidays arrive (AP)
- Official: Feds won't end drilling ban off Fla. (AP)
- Lawyer: Assange is being persecuted in Sweden (AP)
- Stocks rise sharply on signs of economic growth (AP)
- Winds lash the East, knock out power; roads flood (AP)
NASA - Solar Observation Mission Celebrates 15 Years
This coronal mass ejection -- observed by SOHO's EIT 195 instrument on April 7, 1997 -- was the first visual image of such an ejection headed for Earth. It appeared as the lead story on the national news. Credit: SOHO/ESA/NASA On December 2, 1995, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory or SOHO was launched into space from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas IIAS rocket. The joint ESA/NASA project began its work observing the sun at a time when the term "solar weather" was almost never used.
NASA - NASA Offers Space Shuttle Tiles To Schools And Universities
WASHINGTON -- As the Space Shuttle Program nears retirement, NASA is looking for ways to preserve the program's history and inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists and engineers. Beginning Wednesday, NASA is offering 7,000 shuttle heat shield tiles to schools and universities that want to share technology and a piece of space history with their students.
Stage set for World Cup bids - Sport
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Thursday's vote by the executive committee of Fifa, football's world governing body,
Venezuela hit by deadly mudslides
Over 50 000 people have been directly affected by floods in Venezuela [AFP]
Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 21 people in Venezuela over the last week. Thousands fled their homes on Tuesday as swollen rivers and continuing rain threatened to cause more damage.
"The rains will carry on for the next three days at least," Elias Jaua,
Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 21 people in Venezuela over the last week. Thousands fled their homes on Tuesday as swollen rivers and continuing rain threatened to cause more damage.
"The rains will carry on for the next three days at least," Elias Jaua,
US mulls legal action on WikiLeaks - Americas - Al Jazeera English
With controversy raging around the release of secret documents, what legal repercussions will WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, face? Assange is neither a US citizen nor a resident, so the extent of the reach of US law is in question.
Interpol called for the arrest of Assange as his site's dumping of secret US cables exposed deep tensions between the United States and Pakistan over nuclear arms safety.
Interpol called for the arrest of Assange as his site's dumping of secret US cables exposed deep tensions between the United States and Pakistan over nuclear arms safety.
Kazakhstan hosts security summit - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English
Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev urged leaders to revive the role of the OSCE [Reuters]
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe opened its summit in Kazakhstan's capital
to discuss issues ranging from Afghanistan to terrorism and drug trade.
Security was tight as world leaders including Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, and Hillary
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe opened its summit in Kazakhstan's capital
to discuss issues ranging from Afghanistan to terrorism and drug trade.
Security was tight as world leaders including Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, and Hillary
Yahoo News
- NKorean soldier at border wishes for peace (AP)
- WikiLeaks website blocked behind Chinese firewall (AP)
- Social Security cuts are part of deficit plan (AP)
- In WikiLeaks wake, whistle-blower bill set to pass (AP)
- 2 million lose jobless benefits as holidays arrive (AP)
- Clinton seeks more European help in Afghanistan (AP)
Today News, World, Dec 01, 2010
U.S. condemns Palestinian report on Western Wall Reuters WASHINGTON Nov 30 (Reuters) - The US State Department condemned on Tuesday an official Palestinian report last week asserting that Jerusalem's Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites, is not Jewish. Al-Mutawakil Taha, deputy information minister ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
North Korea Claims Major Advance in Nuclear Program Voice of America Photo: AP South Korean middle school students learn how to use gas masks in a supposed chemical attack in Seoul, as tensions rise with North Korea, Nov. 30, 2010. North Korea has declared a major advance in its nuclear program a week after launching a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
Bono calls on Sydney to wipe out AIDS ABC Online TONY EASTLEY: To mark World Aids Day the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, the New South Wales Premier, Kristina Keneally, and Bono, the lead singer of U2, gathered last night to symbolically light the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House red. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
Torrential rains leave 21 dead in Venezuela The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 21 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery. The death toll rose on Tuesday as authorities confirmed eight ... email: info@als-alexander.org or interalex2@gmail.comSee all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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Pakistan suicide blast kills six BBC News Six people died when a suicide bomber on foot targeted a police van in north-western Pakistan. Nearly 20 others were wounded in the blast in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, close to the Afghan border. Among the dead was at least one policeman and, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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Some Republicans say START debate possible this year Reuters By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans signaled a willingness on Tuesday to debate the New START nuclear treaty with Russia in the final weeks of the year but indicated it could happen only if Democrats drop other priorities to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||||||||
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Fresh collapse at Pompeii sparks more concern Reuters A long section of a rustic retaining wall in the garden of the House of the Moralist is seen after collapsing following heavy rains in Pompeii November 30, 2010. By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Another part of the 2000-year-old Roman-era site at ... See all stories on this topic »
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LIFESTYLE News, Dec 01, 2010
Charlotte Observer This year's gala will be a fashion-themed cocktail party, serving heavy hors d'oeuvres, with live music and entertainment, a silent auction, an art showcase ... See all stories on this topic » |
Nov 30, 2010
Americans Say Small Businesses Are Critical To Future of The Economy
Half of Americans believe the recent election did not affect their employment outlook at all, while the rest are split on if it helped or hurt their job prospects according to a new poll by Zogby conducted for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).
Three Ways to Profit as China Dumps Japanese Debt
By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning
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Norfolk Island: Abundant bounty in predatory seas
With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers. Photo / Supplied
With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers. Photo / Supplied Shrink
With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers.
With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers. Photo / Supplied Shrink
With only two landing places on Norfolk, boats are launched through nifty work from skippers and helpers.
Cook Islands: On island time in paradise
Along Fiji's royal road
An island holiday can be more than lying on a beach, discovers a culturally enriched, exhilarated and exfoliated Andrew Stone.
Tourists sweating after clearing customs in the tropical heat of Nadi usually head straight to the air-conditioned comforts and kidney-shaped pools of Denarau's resorts.
Tourists sweating after clearing customs in the tropical heat of Nadi usually head straight to the air-conditioned comforts and kidney-shaped pools of Denarau's resorts.
Niue: Tranquillity at its finest hour - Destination Pacific Islands
Jeff Jeffarian, an American who visited Niue in 2007 and never left, says that after your first visit to the island you'll be back. Photo / Geoff Thomas
I had a workshop with eight mechanics in Grey Lynn but after 27 years I left the rat race and came back to Niue. I love it here," said Willie Saniteli, as he dropped another flying fish bait over the side of his 5m tinny, Sarah. "She's named after my daughter," who lives in Auckland.
I had a workshop with eight mechanics in Grey Lynn but after 27 years I left the rat race and came back to Niue. I love it here," said Willie Saniteli, as he dropped another flying fish bait over the side of his 5m tinny, Sarah. "She's named after my daughter," who lives in Auckland.
Cook Islands: A rocky road to Raro - Destination Pacific Islands
Despite having to adjust his expectations of an island idyll, father of three Liam Dann manages to have a good time in the Cook Islands.
Edgewater Resort Rarotonga. Photo / Cook Island Tourism
In the thick of chaos lie the remnants of my .
Edgewater Resort Rarotonga. Photo / Cook Island Tourism
In the thick of chaos lie the remnants of my .
Rarotonga: Sultry nights at ultimate hideaway, Cook Islands
Romance is almost compulsory at the Rumours Luxury Villas and Spa, where visitors can make the most of bubbly on arrival, four-poster beds and pampering massages. Photo / Supplied
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