The large, cream and caramel coloured Karakachan pup was given to Mr Putin as a gift by his Bulgarian counterpart in November, after Moscow and Sofia signed a series of natural gas accords.
Dec 10, 2010
Tuition fee protests: Charlie Gilmour, son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, apologises for climbing Cenotaph
The Obamas switch on Christmas lights
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David Cameron called upon to stop climate change talks becoming a 'zombie conference'
Chris Huhne, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said the “knife-edge” talks in Mexico are in danger of becoming a “car crash” if countries cannot compromise.
One of the main sticking points is the future of the Kyoto Protocol, that commits rich countries to cutting emissions.
Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, News
Peripheral Euro-zone, Italy Default Insurance Costs Rise Wall Street Journal LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cost of insuring the sovereign debt of Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Italy using credit default swaps rose Friday as worries about ... See all stories on this topic » |
Ireland's Medicine Too Harsh for Others: David Blanchflower Bloomberg ... as Portugal, Greece, Spain and even Italy. Ireland is a good deal wealthier than these countries, and it has seen income rise more from euro membership. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Thinking the Unthinkable in Europe Project Syndicate With Ireland's troubles threatening to spill over to Portugal, Spain, and even Italy, it is time to rethink the viability of Europe's currency union. ... See all stories on this topic » |
EU reassures Greece on loan extension BusinessWeek ... the pressure in debt markets that forced Ireland's rescue last week and threatened to engulf Portugal as well as larger economies like Spain and Italy. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Italian Treasury Has More Than $40 Billion in Reserves, Debt Chief Says Bloomberg Italy's debt reached 1.76 trillion euros last year, more than that of Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Greece combined. At 116 percent of gross domestic product ... See all stories on this topic » |
Dollar climbs after Fitch cuts Ireland's ratings Bloomberg The European Union bailed out Ireland because of its soaring borrowing costs following the rescue of Greece in May. Investors are nervous that Portugal or ... See all stories on this topic » |
Bank of Ireland Has "Glitches" on Day of Budget Vote The New American Ireland has been following the path of Greece and Spain: Increasingly more of the national economy is, effectively, mortgaged to international organizations ... See all stories on this topic » |
Deutsche Bank Proposes Plan B to Help ECB Fight Debt Turmoil: Euro Credit Bloomberg For its part, Deutsche Bank's total net exposure to central and local governments in Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain totaled 10.1 billion euros ... See all stories on this topic » |
Financial news, money, banks, stock, economic, crisis ...
Introduction To Asian Financial Markets San Francisco Chronicle ADRs are negotiable certificates issued by a US bank representing a specified number of shares (or one share) in a foreign stock that is traded on a US ... See all stories on this topic » |
Charities and non-profits still feel the pinch Vancouver Sun The stock market crash of 2008 and the bailout of banks and multinational corporations shook the economic foundations of governments, and with so much money ... See all stories on this topic » |
China Raises Bank Reserve Levels to Curb Lending ABC News AP By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer China ordered its banks to increase their reserves Friday in a move to curb lending as financial markets watched for a ... See all stories on this topic » |
GREECE News, Dec 10, 2010
DIARY - Greece to December 31, 2010
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AT) AGM 21/12 0900 Hellas On Line (UNBr.AT) EGM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 GENERAL/ECONOMIC EVENTS ATHENS - Greek Parliament to vote on the 2011 budget bill. ...
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AT) AGM 21/12 0900 Hellas On Line (UNBr.AT) EGM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 GENERAL/ECONOMIC EVENTS ATHENS - Greek Parliament to vote on the 2011 budget bill. ...
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AFP to decide if Assange has broken law The Australian THE federal Attorney-General has again been unable to say what law WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may have broken. Robert McClelland has said it is illegal in Australia to obtain or distribute classified documents. The nation's first law officer came ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
Russia's Putin raps U.S. over leaked cables Reuters By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attacked the United States on Thursday over secret US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, saying the West had no right to preach to Russia about democracy. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
Heavy rains kill 10 in Panama, force Canal to close Fox News Panama City – Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli confirmed the deaths of eight people resulting from days of heavy rains, raising to 10 the number of fatalities from a storm that has forced authorities to temporarily close the Panama Canal. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
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Human Rights Around the Globe Still Uneven Voice of America It's been 62 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was written and the anniversary is marked around the world Friday, December 10. Femi Peters Junior is battling the Gambian authorities in order to get his father freed from prison. ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
River guide believed killed by crocodile in Congo CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Hendrik Coetzee was pulled from his kayak by a crocodile on the Lukuga River, according to the expedition sponsor's blog. (CNN) -- A renowned South African whitewater guide and outdoorsman was apparently pulled from his kayak by a ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
Lebanon holds its breath over leaked revelations Independent By Robert Fisk in Beirut Julian Assange may claim that WikiLeaks' disclosure of US documents is for the good of the world, but in Lebanon they have had an incendiary effect. The Hezbollah party is using the cables as proof of UN involvement with ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
Diplomats spoke of "fatal" Cuban economy in cable Reuters HAVANA (Reuters) - Diplomats from several countries said Cuba's economic situation could become "fatal" within two to three years while a Chinese diplomat groused that discussing reforms with the Cuban government was "a real headache," according to a ... See all stories on this topic » | |||||
Track Star Reportedly Among 14Detained in Inquiry in Spain New York Times By AP The world steeplechase champion Marta Domínguez and the doctor at the center of cycling's biggest doping investigation were among a reported 14 people detained across Spain by the Spanish Civil Guard in a new investigation. ... See all stories on this topic »
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WikiLeaks hackers threaten British Government
Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, is facing extradition
An army of computer hackers is planning to bring down British government websites if Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is extradited to Sweden. The 1,500-strong network of online activists has already sabotaged the websites of MasterCard, Visa and the Swedish government with millions of bogus visits.
An army of computer hackers is planning to bring down British government websites if Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is extradited to Sweden. The 1,500-strong network of online activists has already sabotaged the websites of MasterCard, Visa and the Swedish government with millions of bogus visits.
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Dec 9, 2010
Kevin Garnett tells George Karl he loves cancer patients
A little more than a month ago, Kevin Garnett(notes) raised the ire of the basketballing community when he called Charlie Villanueva(notes) — who has alopecia — a "cancer patient" while trash-talking during a game. It was a messy moment for one of the game's loudest on-court players, a point at which his insane competitiveness was shown to the world as a pretty damn nasty habit.
Garnett tried to clear things up by saying that he called Villanueva "cancerous to your team and our league," but no one quite believed that one. Yet that apology paled in importance to the one he had to give Wednesday night.[Related: Golfer wears pink pants in touching gesture]
In case you missed it, the Celtics played George Karl's Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Karl, as you may
Wall Street boosted by jobs data, euro weighs, BAH News
Stocks rose modestly after encouraging labor market data renewed optimism the fragile economic recovery was track, but gains were limited by a decline in the euro.
The Dow Jones industrial average was off 8.10 points, or 0.07 percent, to 11,364.38. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 1.62 points, or 0.13 percent, to 1,229.90. The Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 3.59 points, or 0.14 percent, at 2,612.75.
European shares hit a 26-month high on optimism US tax cuts would boost consumption, with technology stocks boosted after ASML lifted its booking forecast.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares was 0.3 percent higher at 1,122.96 points.
Japan's Nikkei average climbed 0.5 percent and briefly hit a seven-month high as foreign funds shifted their focus to financials from exporters in their continued buying spree in Tokyo stocks.
The benchmark Nikkei closed the day up 0.5 percent at
10,285.88. At one point it hit a seven-month high of 10,298.25.
The Dow Jones industrial average was off 8.10 points, or 0.07 percent, to 11,364.38. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 1.62 points, or 0.13 percent, to 1,229.90. The Nasdaq Composite Index edged up 3.59 points, or 0.14 percent, at 2,612.75.
European shares hit a 26-month high on optimism US tax cuts would boost consumption, with technology stocks boosted after ASML lifted its booking forecast.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares was 0.3 percent higher at 1,122.96 points.
Japan's Nikkei average climbed 0.5 percent and briefly hit a seven-month high as foreign funds shifted their focus to financials from exporters in their continued buying spree in Tokyo stocks.
The benchmark Nikkei closed the day up 0.5 percent at
10,285.88. At one point it hit a seven-month high of 10,298.25.
Fitch slashes Ireland to BBB+ on bank restructure, BAH News
Fitch Ratings slashed Ireland's credit rating by three notches to BBB+ from A+ and put it on a stable outlook, saying the downgrade reflected the additional costs of restructuring and supporting the banking system.
"The scale and pace of the deterioration of public finances, continuing contingent fiscal and macro-financial risks emanating from the banking sector means that Ireland's sovereign credit profile is no longer consistent with a high investment grade rating," Fitch said in a statement.
It added that while Ireland had received relative security via emergency funding from the EU and IMF, the highly uncertain economic outlook and loss of market access had also contributed to the downgrade.
"The scale and pace of the deterioration of public finances, continuing contingent fiscal and macro-financial risks emanating from the banking sector means that Ireland's sovereign credit profile is no longer consistent with a high investment grade rating," Fitch said in a statement.
It added that while Ireland had received relative security via emergency funding from the EU and IMF, the highly uncertain economic outlook and loss of market access had also contributed to the downgrade.
Clashes as UK parliament debates student fees, BAH News
Demonstrators threw missiles and placards at police in the square in front of parliament. Mounted police then tried to break up the crowd in increasingly chaotic scenes.
Police said they had attempted to contain protesters in the square after flares, snooker balls and paint balls were thrown at them. The protesters tried to push the police back using metal barriers.
Commentators said the vote was the biggest challenge faced by the coalition during its seven months in office.
"The vote on tuition fees will be the first ... acid test of how the coalition holds together," said Ben Page, chief executive of pollsters Ipsos MORI.
The honeymoon is over for the coalition parties, he said, but securing recovery from recession is voters' biggest worry.
"Tuition fees may be a storm in a teacup ... the state of the economy is absolutely the issue," Page said.
Inside parliament, the government defended the plans ahead of the vote on an issue which has divided the coalition and already sparked violent protests in London last month.
The bill is expected to pass in a vote today evening, but some members of the Liberal Democrats, the junior partner in the Conservative-led coalition, were expected to oppose it.
A handful of Conservatives may also rebel.
'Criminal organizations are taking advantage of out-of-control immigration,' Mayor Macri says
Amidst the controversy that arose after the violent eviction process in Villa Soldati, city mayor Mauricio Macri blamed the current situation on "criminal organizations" taking advantage of "out-of-control immigration," and advised people who buy property "in good faith" not to do it again since "the government is not going to allow the purchase of public space."
Gendarmería promete agilizar los trámites en la frontera, TDF news
El Segundo Comandante de Gendarmería y Jefe de la Sección Reforzada Río Grande, Virgilio Ferreira Ortellado, en Radio Fueguina manifestó que se aumentó la cantidad de personal en San Sebastián y se duplicó el sistema informático. Dijo que no solicitarán la RTO.
Boyadjian alertó sobre las “cartoneras” radicadas en la ciudad , TDF News
A raíz del reclamo formulado por vecinos de Río Grande, la concejal Miriam Boyadjian advirtió la situación que existe en las denominadas “cartoneras” y recordó que esta vigente “la prohibición de hacer acopio a cielo abierto” además manifestó que hay lugares dónde “existe mucjavascript:void(0)ha desidia”.
Distress in Antarctica: Cruise Ship Faces 30-Foot Waves - TIME NewsFeed
Outer island berths ready for MV 'Otuanga'ofa ferry
TONGA'S new inter-islands ferry, moored in the Nuku'alofa harbour since it arrived on October 15, was moved to its new berth place at the Queen Salote Wharf yesterday, December 8 - leaving everyone guessing on when the ferry will make its maiden run to Vava'u and Ha'apai.
Tongan dress impresses Miss SP Pageant
WITHOUT the support of her family Mafi Tu'inukuafe, Tonga's Miss Heilala 2010-11, would not have been able to represent Tonga at the Miss South Pacific Pageant held in Papua New Guinea from November 21-27, where she impressed the judges with her fabulous traditionally-inspired dress.
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