Nov 5, 2010
Trend Micro Talks Small Businesses, Data Loss | SmallBusinessNewz
Small businesses are aware of many of the technological issues that could pose threats to their operations, according to new statistics from Trend Micro. Which is good news, so long as you adhere to the "knowledge is power" school of thought. The problem is that some small businesses may not be quite worried enough about data loss.
Republican Midterm Election Victories Could Crush Stocks and Bonds Before Sending Them Higher
By Shah Gilani, Contributing Editor, Money Morning
Markets have rallied on the belief that resounding Republican victories in yesterday's (Tuesday's) midterm elections will reset Washington agendas and lead to more business-friendly policies.However, market participants may be surprised to find that the successful pursuit of three major Republican principles could initially sink stocks and bonds before creating a base from which they might rally later in 2011.
Mosque Bombings in Pakistan Kill Dozens
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—A teenage bomber struck a packed mosque during Friday prayers in the troubled northwest of Pakistan, killing at least 50 worshippers, the latest in a series of attacks by militants targeting religious places and shrines.
Later in the day, three grenade blasts killed four people at a mosque near Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Later in the day, three grenade blasts killed four people at a mosque near Peshawar, the capital of the northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
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U.S. Faces G-20 Opposition Over Fed Stimulus
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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble
Economy Adds 151,000 Jobs
Nonfarm payrolls rose by a greater-than-expected 151,000 last month as private-sector employers added 159,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. The September number was revised to show payrolls fell by 41,000, less than an original estimate of a 95,000 decline.
Republican Victory and Fed Easing Means It’s Time to Shift From Commodities to U.S. Stocks
By Martin Hutchinson, Contributing Editor, Money Morning
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Tomas Bears Down on Haiti
Residents of Haiti's earthquake camps ignored warnings to leave their makeshift homes as Tropical Storm Tomas began its assault on the flood-prone nation.
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Cuban Plane Crashes With 68 Aboard
A Cuban airliner flying from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba to the capital crashed Thursday night with 68 people aboard, including 28 foreigners, state media reported. -
Bank Appeals Ruling in Terror Case
Arab Bank launched a final effort to avoid disclosing its records in a terror finance case that could have repercussions for other international banks. -
Pakistan Mosque Bombings Kill Dozens
A teenage bomber struck a packed mosque during Friday prayers in the troubled northwest of Pakistan, killing at least 50 worshippers, and a second attack in the same region killed three.
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China Raises Diplomatic Stakes Over Liu
China issued an ultimatum to foreign governments over Liu Xiaobo, the jailed Chinese dissident who won the Nobel Peace Prize last month. - Conflicting comments from top Chinese officials on global economic issues suggested a lack of policy coordination that could make it more difficult for China to reach an agreement at the coming summit of the Group of 20 major economies.Subscriber Content Read Preview
China Comments Suggest Policy Divide
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Iraqi Civilians Sue U.K. Over Abuse
Lawyers for 222 Iraqi civilians are suing the U.K. government, claiming their clients were subjected to a regime of systematic abuse by British soldiers and interrogators. -
Georgia Arrests 13 Accused of Spying for Russia
Georgia's government announced the arrests of 13 people, including four Russian citizens, who are accused of spying for Russia's armed forces. -
Obama Faces Chillier Reception Abroad
Obama steps back onto the world stage for two economic summits in Asia after an electoral rebuke. But his troubles will not ease overseas.
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Rolls-Royce Blamed in Engine Failure
Qantas said the design of Rolls-Royce engines could have caused a midair failure that forced an emergency landing of one of its A380s in Singapore. A second Qantas plane landed Friday after engine problems.
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Romania Uncovers Holocaust Grave
A Holocaust-era mass grave containing the bodies of an estimated 100 Jews killed by Romanian troops has been discovered in a forest. -
Plane Crashes Near Karachi; 21 Killed
A small, private plane chartered to an international oil company crashed near the airport in Pakistan's largest city Friday after the pilot warned of engine trouble, killing all 21 people on board, officials said.
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EU Seeks Tougher Online Rules
The EU proposed new privacy rights for citizens sharing personal data with websites like Facebook and Google—threatening to heighten tensions between European regulators and tech companies.
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WikiLeaks Faces New Competition
WikiLeaks, the document-leaking website that has come under intense pressure after publishing classified U.S. military documents, is facing a new challenge: competition. -
Pakistan al Qaeda Aids Yemen Plots
Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders are believed to be providing guidance from Pakistan to the Yemen-based group Washington says was behind last week's package-bomb attempt.
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Indian Security Clears Plane's Cargo
A flight that landed in emergency conditions at Mumbai was searched for suspicious cargo, but security agencies later cleared the aircraft. -
Cardinal Decries Berlusconi's Lifestyle
A prominent Italian cardinal lashed out at Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's lifestyle, bringing the country's Roman Catholic Church into the fray at a time of increasing political uncertainty in Italy. -
Greek Police Destroy Suspicious Parcel
Greek police said they intercepted and conducted a controlled detonation of a package addressed to the French embassy that they rightly suspected to be booby trapped, causing traffic tie-ups in Athens. -
Splinter Group Admits Turkey Bombing
A splinter group of the Kurdish Workers' Party, or PKK, claimed responsibility for a weekend suicide bombing in central Istanbul that killed the bomber and wounded 32 others. -
Ivory Coast Vote Goes to Second Round
President Laurent Gbagbo will face Ivory Coast's main opposition leader in what is likely to be a tense runoff later this month that could restore stability to the country after a decade of unrest.
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Greek Local Elections Could Force Polls
Greek voters go to the polls Sunday in fraught local elections widely seen as a referendum on the government's austerity program. Poor results could force the ruling Socialists to call new nationwide polls after a year in office.
Myanmar Opposition Tries Cooperation
An alternative opposition movement is arising in Myanmar, and it is making waves by circumventing democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi and advocating compromise with the military dictatorship.
Life & Culture
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Church Joins the Club Scene
A crypt near St. Peter's Square has boasted tombs of cardinals for centuries. Today it is taking on a livelier vibe as a church-run nightclub.
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The Meaning of Bonfire Night
The most atavistic and hazardous of all English festivals will be marked by the snap and pop of distant fireworks struggling through the drizzle. -
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Drones Drive Taliban North
A U.S. drone campaign in Pakistan is driving some insurgents from a key haven on the Afghan border into other tribal districts. -
Death Toll From Volcano Climbs
Mt. Merapi unleashed another deadly surge of blistering gases early Friday, torching houses in one village and triggering a chaotic midnight evacuation. The death toll rose to 122.
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A Unit of Wal-Mart Is Probed in Japan
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Afghans See Karzai, Iran Hands in Poll
Afghanistan's election authorities are being pressured by President Hamid Karzai and by Iran to alter the preliminary results of September's parliamentary races, adding new controversy to a fraud-marred election, officials and candidates say. -
Vietnam to Sell Dollars
Vietnam's central bank said it will sell U.S. dollars on the local market to help relieve pressure on the sliding Vietnamese dong but a state official ruled out further devaluation of its currency this year. -
Japan Probes Intelligence Leak
Japanese police are investigating a potentially large leak of sensitive international antiterror materials such as names and addresses of informants from around the world. -
Emergency Grounds Qantas A380s
Qantas suspended flights of its six Airbus A380 superjumbo jets after a midair engine failure forced an emergency landing in Singapore.
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Hermès Heirs Put Safety in Numbers
The unity of the founding dynasty behind French fashion brand Hermès is being tested by Bernard Arnault -- who accumulated a 17% stake in Hermès International.
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- EU Rerates Rating Agencies, Again Credit rating agencies are just getting used to one new set of EU rules. Hold on... here comes another.
Greek Local Elections Could Force Fresh Polls
Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Contract firefighters clash with riot police during a protest for permanent jobs outside Parliament in Athens on Thursday.
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Tonga News : Politics
169 polling stations for Tonga's General Election
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: One hundred and sixty nine polling stations will be set up throughout Tonga on Election Day November 25, for registered voters to cast their votes and elect Tonga's new leaders under a new form of government.
04 Nov 2010, 13:31
Tonga News : Politics
42,067 registered voters for November 25 Election
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: With only three weeks left to the General Election on November 25, a total of 42,067 voters have registered to elect their new leaders in the polls under a new government system.
04 Nov 2010, 13:29
Tonga News : Royalty & Nobility
Group prepares to seek court declaration over 'Atalanga ownership
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: The Paati Langafonua Tu'uloa Inc. of Tonga is preparing to file legal proceedings in the Tongan courts to determine the King of Tonga's ownership of the 'Atalanga property, in Epsom, Auckland.
03 Nov 2010, 18:19
Tonga News : Law
Quashing of perjury charges raises questions
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: A former Attorney General of Tonga today said that the move to quash perjury charges against a Tongan law lord raised questions about the independence of the country's judiciary.
02 Nov 2010, 21:50
Tonga News : Police and Crime
22-year-old arrested for Neiafu shop robbery
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: A 22-year-old male suspected of robbing a Chinese shop in Neiafu, Vava'u, on October 22 was arrested by police in Tongatapu last week, Deputy Commander Taniela Faletau reported.
02 Nov 2010, 17:20
Tonga News : Royalty & Nobility
King warns Tu'uloa party not to interfere with 'Atalanga sale
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tonga's King through his Auckland solicitors has warned a group challenging the king's ownership of 'Atalanga to back-off or face a substantial counter claim for damages.
02 Nov 2010, 12:17
169 polling stations for Tonga's General Election
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: One hundred and sixty nine polling stations will be set up throughout Tonga on Election Day November 25, for registered voters to cast their votes and elect Tonga's new leaders under a new form of government.
04 Nov 2010, 13:31
Tonga News : Politics
42,067 registered voters for November 25 Election
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: With only three weeks left to the General Election on November 25, a total of 42,067 voters have registered to elect their new leaders in the polls under a new government system.
04 Nov 2010, 13:29
Tonga News : Royalty & Nobility
Group prepares to seek court declaration over 'Atalanga ownership
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: The Paati Langafonua Tu'uloa Inc. of Tonga is preparing to file legal proceedings in the Tongan courts to determine the King of Tonga's ownership of the 'Atalanga property, in Epsom, Auckland.
03 Nov 2010, 18:19
Tonga News : Law
Quashing of perjury charges raises questions
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: A former Attorney General of Tonga today said that the move to quash perjury charges against a Tongan law lord raised questions about the independence of the country's judiciary.
02 Nov 2010, 21:50
Tonga News : Police and Crime
22-year-old arrested for Neiafu shop robbery
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: A 22-year-old male suspected of robbing a Chinese shop in Neiafu, Vava'u, on October 22 was arrested by police in Tongatapu last week, Deputy Commander Taniela Faletau reported.
02 Nov 2010, 17:20
Tonga News : Royalty & Nobility
King warns Tu'uloa party not to interfere with 'Atalanga sale
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Tonga's King through his Auckland solicitors has warned a group challenging the king's ownership of 'Atalanga to back-off or face a substantial counter claim for damages.
02 Nov 2010, 12:17
Japanese concert in Nuku'alofa
6.0 undersea earthquake not felt by Tonga residents
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Tongan waters at 12:34 this afternoon but it was not felt by residents in the capital Nuku'alofa or in the outer islands of Vava'u and Ha'apai.
$1.2 million handout for Ashika families
THE Government of Tonga this morning, November 4 handed out about $1.2 million pa'anga to the next of kin of 14 victims who died in the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika ferry in August last year. Each family received a cheque of $80,000 pa'anga.
'Otuanga'ofa starts sailing north next month
THE exact date when the MV 'Otuanga'ofa will start its service to Vava'u and Ha'apai is yet to be confirmed, but Vaka'uta Pola Vi, the CEO of the Friendly Island Shipping Agency FISH is adamant that the 'Otuanga'ofa will begin its commercial operation next month.
Princess Regent commissions new ferry MV 'Otuanga'ofa, Tonga
Nov 4, 2010
EPOXI Will Fly By Comet Harley 2, Thursday, November 4, 2010
Mission controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California, are excited to announce that the EPOXI spacecraft will be conducting a close flyby of the Comet Harley 2 on November 4, 2010.
France tightens security measures after Bin Laden threats
PARIS, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- France has decided to tighten security measures after Bin Laden threatened to kill French people for its government's support of the war in Afghanistan and banning Muslim full-covered veils, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Wednesday
Flood death toll across Thailand rises to 122
Iran arrests "UK-linked terrorists"
TEHRAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Intelligence Ministry said it has arrested four UK-linked terrorists in the western city of Marivan, who carried out five assassinations in the last two years, the local satellite Press TV reported on Thursday.
Australia's Qantas suspends A380 flights
SYDNEY, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Qantas Airways suspended all of its A380 aircraft service after one of its A380 jumbo jets made a dramatic
Greek police detonate suspicious parcel addressed to French embassy
'A chance to show Korea’s potential'
With just a week remaining before the G20 Seoul Summit, the streets are refurbished, media outlets are all abuzz with news associated with the historic meeting and residents of the capital are being asked to smile to incoming guests.
'Hermione' Emma Watson finally shows her tears
Earned her fame playing Hermione in the movie Harry Potter, top actress Emma Watson, 20, has shared her distress of being well-known.
In a recent interview with Vogue megazine, she revealed there was time her campus life was a little tough.
Currently a student at Brown University, she had wanted to enjoy her life as a normal student without getting too much attention from others.
However, she freaked out when a number of classmates asked for her autograph.
Police inspect mails, parcels for G20 summit
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Blood type may affect IVF treatment
2010/11/04 10:25:00
Women with blood type O were at double the risk of having diminished ovarian reserve than women of other blood types. (0) News | Canada
Canada drops to 8th in quality of life ranking
2010/11/04 13:24:00
Canada falls four spots in UN quality of life ranking, as developing nations make gains in health and education. (1) HealthZone | News & Features
‘Spiral’ CT scans cut smoker deaths: study
2010/11/04 11:32:00
First trial of more than 53,000 current and former heavy smokers found the scans were better at spotting tumours than an... News | GTA
Memo to tenants: Snake missing in your building
2010/11/04 11:13:00
Website says metre-long pet snake missing in the St. James Town area building is not poisonous. (0) Sports | Maple Leafs
Readers share their Maple Leafs pain in our haiku contest
2010/11/03 13:05:00
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Qantas passenger: “The scariest thing I’ve seen”
2010/11/04 07:12:00
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Megamind: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a riff
2010/11/04 11:55:00
The superhero parody Megamind is a comic pile-on that riffs on Superman and many other pop-cult attractions. News | Canada
Lotto winners’ generosity touches hearts at home and abroad
2010/11/04 12:43:00
The phone hasn't stopped ringing at Allen and Violet Large's Nova Scotia home over news the “plain, old country folks” gave away almost $11.2 million. (0) News | Toronto G20 Summit
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2010/11/04 09:35:00
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YouTube video points police in Mexico to mass grave
2010/11/04 08:27:00
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Campbell says he lacked support of public, not party
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B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell says he feels he has the support of his party and his caucus but will step down because his plummeting popularity with voters is overshadowing the real issues facing the province. HealthZone | News & Features
New eye implants for the blind restore some sight
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Ottawa school survey to ask students about sexual orientation
2010/11/04 10:32:00
A survey by the Ottawa-Carleton Public School Board will ask Grade 7 to 12 students about their sexual orientation. News | Toronto Council
Defeated Bussin biggest spender on city council
2010/11/04 11:20:00
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Montreal - Arson guts deli import plant in Montreal
A fire has heavily damaged a deli import business in Montreal's Saint-Leonard district.
Berchicci Importing Ltd., which bills itself as the 'Italian Specialty Market' on its website, sells a wide selection of cheese, deli meats and sweets.
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MJ gets his own Cirque Du Soleil show - 'The Immortal World Tour'
Late Michael Jackson will be getting his own Cirque Du Soleil show, with his 'The Immortal World Tour' set to open in Canada next October.Isles hope to end slide in Ottawa
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Touring Shows, today announced exclusive discounts for Wintuk , the seasonal family show from presented at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, as well as discounted stays at its Wyn...Ottawa set to introduce bill against online sex ads
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The federal government has Craigslist firmly in its sights today as it prepares to curb online advertisements for sexual services. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says he will table legislation on T...BHP says it will keep talking to Ottawa after PotashCorp takeover blocked
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government's positive move to protect its consumers by regulating immigration consultants. Starting today, Québec's new regulation concerning immigration consultants is in force. All immig...Arson guts deli import plant in Montreal
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A fire has heavily damaged a deli import business in Montreal's Saint-Leonard district. Berchicci Importing Ltd., which bills itself as the 'Italian Specialty Market' on its website, sells a wide sel...Ottawa rejects Potash takeover by Australian mining giant
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PotashCorp mill general superintendent Trevor Berg holds a handful of chicklet potash at a potash holding centre at the Cory mine facilities near Saskatoon, August 19, 2010. BHP Billiton is focusing o...Garbage collection cut on Montreal's eastern tip
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People living at the eastern tip of the island of Montreal will have only one garbage collection per week beginning in January. The borough of Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles wants to encour...Et tu, Ontario? Cesar's pooch not welcome in province for Ottawa show
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Coach Cory Clouston never announces the Ottawa Senators starting goaltender until the morning of a game. On Wednesday, though, he didn’t make it difficult to guess who would start Thursday night ag...Ottawa rejects takeover by BHP Billiton
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The federal government says BHP Billiton’s $38.6-billion U.S. bid for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. does not represent a net benefit to Canada.The decision was announced Wednesday afternoon in O...Ottawa rejects Potash takeover, but gives BHP 30 days to revise offer
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PotashCorp mill general superintendent Trevor Berg holds a handful of chicklet potash at a potash holding centre at the Cory mine facilities near Saskatoon, August 19, 2010. BHP Billiton is focusing o...Ottawa critic leaves estate to music society
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A renowned Ottawa music critic has left most of his estate to the city's chamber music society. Jacob Siskind, who died in September at the age of 82, was a well-regarded critic who began his career ...Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson show set for Saskatoon
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REGINA — Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil — two of the biggest forces in the world of entertainment — are joining forces for a new production beginning October 2011.The estate of Michael Jac...
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