(CNN) -- Titleholders Inter Milan gave newcomers Tottenham a Champions League lesson on Wednesday night before the English club's young winger Gareth Bale underlined his status as one of football's most promising prospects.
Oct 21, 2010
Inter survive Spurs fightback as Bale scores San Siro hat-trick
(CNN) -- Titleholders Inter Milan gave newcomers Tottenham a Champions League lesson on Wednesday night before the English club's young winger Gareth Bale underlined his status as one of football's most promising prospects.
French protesters march in Paris as lawmakers vote
Galaxy is most distant object yet
A tiny faint dot in a Hubble picture has been confirmed as the most distant galaxy ever detected in the Universe.
Russia earmarks 900 state firms for public sale
Russia has announced further details of plans for its biggest privatisation since the 1990s - which could raise up to 1.8 trillion roubles ($60bn; £38bn)
Gene linked to depression 'fixed' in mice
Gene therapy in mice appears to be able to "correct" a gene defect strongly linked to depression in people.
Abnormal behaviour in mice lacking a gene in a specific brain region was reversed after injections of a modified virus.
India malaria deaths hugely underestimated, says report
The number of people dying from malaria in India has been hugely underestimated, according to new research.
The data, published in the Lancet, suggests there are 13 times more malaria deaths in India than the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates.
Settlers start 600 new homes after ban ends: watchdog
Jewish settlers have started building more than 600 homes in the West Bank since a building freeze expired last month, an Israeli pressure group says.
Toyota to recall over a million cars in US and Japan
Toyota has announced a recall of more than 1.5 million cars worldwide over brake and fuel pump defects.
French workers vow to step up pension protests
French workers will step up their protests against pension reforms next week, a top trade union leader says.
Bernard Thibault, head of the CGT workers' confederation, made the statement as union leaders prepared to discuss plans to hold a seventh day of national protests across FranceBBC News - Spending Review: Osborne defends 'fairness' of cuts
George Osborne said some call his cuts too harsh, while others say they don't go far enough
Chancellor George Osborne has defended the "fairness" of his UK spending cuts after Labour claims they were reckless and would hit the poorest hardest.
He told the BBC that, including Budget measures, the top 10% of earners would be hit hardest but everyone was making a contribution to cutting the deficit.He said "the path to economic ruin" lay ahead if the deficit was not tackled.
BBC News - UN drops award sponsored by Equatorial Guinea's Obiang
A United Nations agency has suspended plans to grant a prize sponsored by Equatorial Guinea President Teodor Obiang Nguema after lobbying by human rights groups.
BBC News - Court allows Pentagon to re-instate ban on gay soldiers
An appeals court has ruled the US military can temporarily reinstate a ban on openly gay people serving, in a move adding to disarray on the issue.
Gunbattles stir panic in 2 Mexican border cities
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico – Mexican soldiers battled gunmen in two cities across the border from Texas on Wednesday, prompting panicked parents to pull children from school and factories to warn workers to stay inside. Assailants in a third city threw a grenade at an army barracks.
Young woman decapitated in Ciudad Juarez
20-year-old woman becomes top cop in violent Mexican municipality
Israel marks 15th anniversary of Rabin's assassination
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- Obama's 4-day campaign swing is his longest yet (AP)
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- Report faults state prisons' treatment of mothers (AP)
- Study: Women give more to charity than men (AP)
- Israeli settlers building 544 new homes after building ban lifted (AP)
- Appeals court keeps military gay policy for now (AP)
Oct 20, 2010
Tibetan students in China protest over language policy
At least 1,000 ethnic Tibetan students in China have protested against what they call the erosion of their culture and language, a rights group says.
Pope Benedict picks 24 new cardinals
Pope Benedict XVI has chosen 24 new cardinals, including 10 Italians, as he moves to put his stamp on Vatican affairs.
Twenty of the new cardinals, who are the Pope's close advisers, are under the age of 80, making them eligible to choose the next pontiff.
Chilean politician alleges miners' warnings 'ignored'
A Chilean politician has alleged that on the day the San Jose mine collapsed trapping 33 men, workers voiced safety fears but were told to stay on shift.
Deputy Carlos Vilches said one of the miners had told him that managers refused their request to surface some three hours before the disaster.
Portugal transformed by green energy revolution
Pinera: Mining conditions must improve
London, England (CNN) -- Chile's president said Monday that conditions must improve in the country's mining industry, just days after 33 miners were rescued from a collapsed mineshaft at a copper mine in the country's remote Atacama Desert.
British aid worker released in Somalia
The aid worker, named as Zimbabwe-born Frans Barnard, was freed after tribal elders negotiated with his captors, Save the Children confirmed.
Saudi prince gets life in prison for murdering servant
London, England (CNN) -- A British court sentenced a Saudi prince Wednesday to the maximum penalty of life in prison for murdering his servant.
Fresh clashes as French protests continue
(CNN) -- Fresh clashes broke out Wednesday between protesters and police in France as hundreds of thousands rallied in opposition to planned pension reforms.
GEC To Stay At GCIC Until Dec. 31, Guam
Guam- 12 days are left until the General Election, and the Guam Election Commission is on track in its preparations for the big event.
In fact, the agency won't be moving out of the GCIC building anytime soon. GEC has a home at least until the end of the year. Executive Director John Blas told the Board of Directors during their Wednesday meeting that a check in the amount of $6,683.23 was cut for them to remain at GCIC until December 31. He also told members, the Department of Administration is working on the $534 still owed for their August rent to the landlord and $9,000 to utilize GCIC's second floor conference room. Board member Martha Ruth also suggested the use of the Department of Labor's conference room to save more money.
IT’S WAR: Public servants give TT government ultimatum
Wedding bells for five of Chile's rescued miners
Trapped miner Esteban Rojas hugs his wife Jessica Yanez after reaching the surface on October 13. They are now to be married in church, 25 years after their civil ceremony.
COPIAPO, Chile — Five of Chile's 33 rescued miners are to have church weddings after surviving for more than two months trapped underground.
WINNERS in Currency Wars, Oct 20, 2010
The return of “great power politics” - Stabroek News
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20, 2010 ... Smaller frontier economies could be the winners ... in the
same way conventional wars defined the 20th, some say.
Thaksin's zero-sum game is a road to self-destruction
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand if his proxy Pheu Thai Party sweeps the next election and forms a one-party government, a satellite television station run by his family said recently
A life-and-death issue
With the Philippines remembering the first anniversary of the days when the deadly and destructive storms 'Ondoy' (Ketsana) and 'Pepeng' (Parma) struck Metro Manila and a great part of Luzon, now is a good time to remind ourselves of the causes of the great flood. One of them was the unprecedented volume of water that Ondoy brought: about six months’ worth of rain in just 24 hours. But this was aggravated by other causes, like discarded plastic bags clogging esteros, canals and other waterways.
A neglected necessity
Sooner or later someone you know will likely be busy scurrying back and forth to a hospital, caring for a child or spouse who has a high fever and a low hemoglobin count. All sorts of tips will come flooding in from friends, such as guava juice to raise the HB count, and dried worm pills for stamina. However, pending a diagnosis to determine whether the patient has dengue or a mysterious new disease, they may be forced to wait in a temporary ward — or worse, in the hallway — as all the beds are occupied.
Pakistan’s cloak-and-dagger democracy
The simmering crisis in Pakistan deepens with the government attempting a swingback to the Musharraf era in terms of its dealings with the judiciary. In a development that is almost unparalleled, the chief justice of the Supreme Court has sought an explanation on the reported move to subjugate the judges once again. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Geelani has advanced a feeble denial, couched in the sanctimonious cant that the Pakistani Peoples Party (PPP) leaders “have sacrificed their lives for the independence of the judiciary”.
Scientists say Asia's corals dying en masse
Coral reefs in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean are dying from the worst bleaching effect in more than a decade, Australian marine scientists said Tuesday.
Surabaya offers an appealing alternative
It is neater, cleaner and more orderly - quite unlike Jakarta’s oppressiveness
To many Malaysians, Surabaya - Indonesia’s second largest city - is a mystery.
Certainly most of our businessmen head straight to Jakarta only to end up being overwhelmed by the capital’s sheer size and complexities.
India at the high table
India's uncontested elevation to a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, with endorsement from 187 of the UN's 192 member-states, erases the humiliation of 1996 when New Delhi unwisely contested against Japan and lost badly.
How deep runs the Commonwealh Games rot
mplications of the old saying about what happens when “thieves fall out” would appear to underlie the Congress’ imposing a gag order on Delhi state leader Sheila Dikshit and Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi. It was not merely to avoid embarrassment to the party, but a calculated damage-containment exercise. For when reacting to Sheila’s allegations against the CWG org
Prepared for ‘Juan’
The Philippines' capital Metro Manila may be heaving a sigh of relief after having been mostly spared by the wrath of Super-typhoon 'Juan' (international codename: Megi), but it should empathise with the plight of Northern Luzon that bore the brunt of the storm’s destructive crossing and must not rest its guard lest it be caught flat-footed again the way it was during 'Ondoy' (Ketsana). The supertyphoon has largely brought damage to the northeastern corridor of the archipelago, geographically the first landfall of storms and the most drenched and affected by Pacific howlers. Despite being weather-beaten and storm-tossed, the geographical location of that region and its relative inaccessibility have somehow also ensured that its beautiful flora and fauna are preserved and renewed, especially from the depredation of greedy loggers and the despoliation of tourist-wastrels.
Sandra Bullock Anne Fletcher Ryan Reynolds The Proposal
Hollywoodnews.com: Have you ever heard the famous bit of homespun Texas wisdom, “You dance with the one who brung you?” Bet Sandra Bullock, who has adopted the Lone Star state, knows it, so it makes sense to learn the actress is sticking with Warner Bros., the studio that successfully guided ..
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Hollywoodnews.com: All lists are subjective, and most movie lists are flawed. But if there’s a constant when it comes to compilations, it’s that they always stimulate great debate.
Hollywoodnews.com: All lists are subjective, and most movie lists are flawed. But if there’s a constant when it comes to compilations, it’s that they always stimulate great debate.
BBC News - Mel Gibson lands Hangover 2 cameo role
Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has landed a cameo role as a tattoo artist in the Hangover sequel, it has been reported.
Industry newspaper The Hollywood Reporter said the Braveheart star will join original cast members including Bradley Cooper in the movie.
The original film, about a disastrous stag ..
Bomber who killed seven at CIA base 'was not vetted'
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A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents at a meeting at a remote base in eastern Afghanistan in January had not been properly vetted, the CIA has said.
Spending Review 2010: Live
Chancellor George Osborne gets a pat on the back by colleagues after delivering the Comprehensive Spending Review Photo: PA
Dramatic solar eclipse pictured by Nasa
The moon passes between NASA'S Solar Dynamics Observatory and the sun Photo: NASA / BARCROFT
On October 7 the observatory's path around the Earth brought it in perfect alignment with the new Moon as it arced in front of the Sun.
Could the Government Seize Your Gold? Rules to Consider, Steps to Take
Could the government seize your gold?
It's a question that's being asked with increasing frequency these days. The United States is struggling with a post-financial-crisis economy that can't seem to get healthy, which has led to a ballooning budget deficit and a staggering national debt.
It's a question that's being asked with increasing frequency these days. The United States is struggling with a post-financial-crisis economy that can't seem to get healthy, which has led to a ballooning budget deficit and a staggering national debt.
Oct 19, 2010
Are we ready yet for that big reform pill?- Canada
Are Canadians ready for a health-care system that would, among other things, include:
Patient user fees or medicare premiums?
Doctors with their incomes capped but able to charge the privately insured for extra services?
Private hospitals operating alongside public ones with the same funding forumulas?
And "essential" drugs covered by the public system.
Patient user fees or medicare premiums?
Doctors with their incomes capped but able to charge the privately insured for extra services?
Private hospitals operating alongside public ones with the same funding forumulas?
And "essential" drugs covered by the public system.
Canadian citizenship: What it takes, Canada
Williams strangled 2nd murder victim, Canada
Col. Russell Williams pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Jessica Lloyd, 27.Jessica Lloyd died after Col. Russell Williams strangled her with a rope more than 12 hours after repeatedly sexually assaulting and abducting her from her home north of Belleville, Ont., a court hearing was told Tuesday. On Monday, Williams pleaded guilty to 88..
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- Military recruiters told to accept gay applicants (AP)
- Even in liberal bastions, GOP sees election chance (AP)
- Police label shots at Pentagon as a 'random event' (AP)
- O'Donnell questions separation of church and state (AP)
- State lawmakers preparing citizenship legislation (AP)
- Sculpture of comatose leader stirs Israeli emotion (AP)
Apple vs. Google: Who Wins This One?
The bickering between Apple and Google continues. It's gotten to the point where at just about every event where one of these companies has an announcement (at least within the mobile space), they take not so subtle jabs at one another.
Consumer Spending Slips Slightly In September
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index dipped in September due to a climbing tax burden and continued weakness in the housing market. The Index attempts to track consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.
Investment Bank Earnings Preview: Giants Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley To See Revenue Decline
Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) spurred a big run in financial stocks yesterday (Monday) after the commercial-banking giant beat Wall Street estimates by reporting a huge surge in quarterly profits.
Don't expect the same exuberant response to U.S. investment bank earnings reports.
Indeed, Wall Street analysts are expecting a very different set of results from the U.S. investment-banking sector, when giants Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) report their third-quarter results this week. Goldman reports today (Tuesday) and Morgan Stanley tomorrow (Wednesday).
Don't expect the same exuberant response to U.S. investment bank earnings reports.
Indeed, Wall Street analysts are expecting a very different set of results from the U.S. investment-banking sector, when giants Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) report their third-quarter results this week. Goldman reports today (Tuesday) and Morgan Stanley tomorrow (Wednesday).
Defense Suppliers Compete for a Piece of India’s Multibillion-Dollar Military Revamp
The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) is in talks with India for a $5.8 billion military aircraft deal as the country triples its defense budget, leading defense suppliers to compete for a piece of the multibillion-dollar action.
Investment Banking Earnings Highlight Wall Street’s New Vulnerabilities
The collapse of The Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (OTC: LEHMQ), the forced takeover of Merrill Lynch and the decisions by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to get commercial-banking licenses seemed to signal that the investment-banking business model was dead.
Yahoo News, Oct 19, 2010
- Democrats make pre-election pitch to help seniors (AP)
- French retirement protests take violent turn (AP)
- Judge likely to deny gov't on gay troops order (AP)
- Nurse's 911 call played at Fort Hood hearing (AP)
- Gunmen storm Parliament in Chechnya, 6 dead (AP)
- Bank of America posts $7.7B loss on special charge (AP)
Obama hits stride before 35,000 supporters in Ohio
Medvedev hands top state honours to Russian spies
PRESIDENT Dmitry Medvedev yesterday handed top state honours to the Russian spies deported from the United States in July in the biggest spy scandal since the Cold War, the Kremlin said.
"A ceremony took place in the Kremlin today to hand top state honours to a number of Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) employees, including the spies who were working in the United States and returned to Russia in July," Kremlin..
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